Rossura Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Rossura 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
The municipality of Rossura (now part of Faido municipality) is in the Leventina district and the Ticino canton. Rossura is located in the middle of the Leventina valley on the left slope at an elevation of 1,056 meters. The Figgione, Tengia and Molare hamlets are also included.

Church Records
The parish of Rossura was established in 1837. Before 1837, it belonged to the parish of Chiggiogna. In 1840, the parish of Molare was established from Rossura.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Rossura can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Rossura 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)