Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Davos / Tavau, Graubünden, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.

Church Records
Original church records are held in the local municipal archive or civil registration office.

Davos-Dorf

 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1680-1825
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1825-1836
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875

Davos-Glaris

 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1710-1746
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1746-1763
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1776-1822
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1822-1836

Davos-Monstein

 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1772-1836

Davos-Platz

 * Baptisms 1559-1596
 * Baptisms 1597-1647
 * Baptisms 1712-1836
 * Baptisms 1817-1836
 * Baptisms 1837-1875
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1633-1817
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1817-1837
 * Marriages 1817-1836
 * Burials 1817-1836
 * Marriages, burials 1837-1875
 * Confirmations 1818-1836

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Davos:
 * 1835
 * 1838
 * 1848
 * 1850
 * 1850, form C

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876.

Duplicate civil registration registers are located at the Graubünden State Archives. The following records are available:
 * Both A and B registers are available through 1916-1917 and are open without restriction.
 * Family registers are available from at latest 1860 through 1910; these records are viewable but require permission to access. For more information, contact the State Archive.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Davos prior to 1875:

Related sources
The town's website (in Romansh and German) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Graubünden

Societies
Rätische Vereinigung für Familienforschung (RVFF)

Società Genealogica della Svizzera italiana (SGSI)