Switzerland Genealogy

Welcome to the Switzerland page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Switzerland page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Swiss records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Switzerland page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

Getting started with Swiss research
I am currently working on my family tree and doing quite well with three out of four branches. My paternal grandfather is posing a distinct problem. I have found very little information during my research. I cannot approach relatives that would know because they have all passed. I am hoping someone can help me. This is what I know so far from ancestry.com, family records and research:

..........Bucher, Jacob, b 1867 in Switzerland, married in 1890 to Anna, also b in Switzerland. Immigrated to                                      NY, NY via Le Harve in 1890. Settled in Johnsonburg, Elk county, PA, USA

......................Children: Fritz (Jul 1894), Rosa (Apr 1896), Paulina ( Jan 1898), Lorence (Sep 1899), Lena                                          (1906), Edward (1907).

I would appreciate any hints or help.

Thanks,

Sandy Bucher Stauffer

Research Tools



 * The list of Switzerland Websites at the Family History Library will help you get started in your search for Swiss ancestors.
 * For German-speaking Swiss in Eastern Europe see the Germans from Russia Wiki page and the Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) Internet site.
 * Join the Switzerland Genealogy Research Community on Facebook and Skype!
 * BYU Research Outline for Switzerland
 * Swiss websites

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Switzerland Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Switzerland Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Switzerland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Switzerland, Canton of Basel-Stadt Church Records(FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Switzerland, Basel City Local Citizenship Requests (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Switzerland Church Book Extacts (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Switzerland Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Switzerland, Schaffhausen Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Switzerland, Canton of Vaud Land and Property Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Featured Content
Switzerland is a landlocked country surrounded by France, Austria, Germany and Italy. It is made up of several ethnic groups. In the east and central cantons, you will find mostly German speaking people making up about 65% of the total population. The French speakers are mostly in the western areas and are about 18% of the population. Italian language population in southern Switzerland, makes up about 10% of the population. In the canton of Graubunden, about 1% of the population has Romansch ancestry. To find out more about Switzerland, please go to the following links:


 * CIA - The World Factbook - Switzerland
 * Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Did You Know?
Did you know that Julius Billeter researched over 1200 Swiss families? Maybe yours is one of them! To check for these records click here Bibliography of the works of Julius Billeter.

For a listing of names searched see Billeter Works [in German]. A helpful commentary on Julius Billeter's work is found on the Swiss Genealogy on the Internet Web site.

Did you know that The Swiss Republic is now over 715 years old, making it the oldest republic in the World?

Help Wanted
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

(Additional Heading)
(Your text or images here, or use the table below:)