Samnaun Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Samnaun / Samagnun Parish, 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. Microfilm copies are available at the Graubünden State Archives.

Digital images of some church records are available on FamilySearch. These records have a restriction for use only at a family history center near you.

Catholic
Samnaun, having a church since 1651, appears to have been affiliated with Ramosch since at least the Reformation. Church records begin in 1695. Records could also be found in Ramosch. The following volumes are only available on microfilm at the Graubünden State Archives:
 * Baptisms 1695-1764; marriages 1695-1782; burials 1695-1783; confirmations 1705-1765
 * Baptisms 1765-1837; marriages 1783-1836; burials 1783-1837; confirmations 1778-1821

The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1695-1875 (copy)
 * Baptisms 1765-1785 (copy)
 * Baptisms 1785-1876
 * Confirmations 1838-1870

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Samnaun:
 * 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 Samnaun 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)