Gentilino Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Gentilino Parish, Ticino, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
Agra, along with the hamlet of Bigogno, is situated at an elevation of 570 m (1,870 ft) at the foot of Monte Crocione. In 2004, the municipality merged with neighboring municipalities Gentilino and Montagnola to form a new and larger municipality Collina d'Oro.

Census
(See here for information regarding Ticino census records.)

The 1808 Ticino census for Gentilino can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Gentilino prior to 1875, along with any known soprannomi. For more information about soprannomi, click here.

Related sources
The town's website (in Italian) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Ticino

Societies
Società Genealogica della Svizzera Italiana (SGSI)