Seewis im Prättigau Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Seewis im Prättigau / Sievgia 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 church records are available on FamilySearch. These records have a restriction for use only at a family history center near you.

Seewis Reformed
Seewis became an independent parish in 1487. The parish became Reformed in 1587. Church records begin in 1644. Records for Schmitten were kept separately after 1696. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1644-1747
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1744-1822
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1823-1836
 * Baptisms 1837-1875
 * Marriages, burials 1837-1875

Schmitten Reformed
Church records begin in 1696. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1696-1796
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1767-1868
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Seewis im Prättigau:
 * 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 Seewis im Prättigau 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)