Switzerland, Fribourg, Census, 1831 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Suisse, Fribourg, Recensement, 1831 (French) Schweiz, Freiburg, Volkszählung, 1831 (German)

Record Description
This collection is primarily a statistical census only--it gives the number of individuals living at a house, but very few names and those are often the proprietor rather than the occupant. Many images contain no names whatsoever. The original records are located in the Archives de l'Etat de Fribourg, Switzerland.

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These records are in French and German. For help with reading the records see the following wiki articles:


 * Switzerland Language and Languages
 * German Word List
 * French Wordlist

Related Websites
Switzerland World Vital Records

Related Wiki Articles

 * Switzerland
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