Coglio Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Coglio 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
Coglio is a former political municipality of the canton of Ticino, district of Vallemaggia, and has been part of the municipality of Maggia since 2003. Located on the left bank of the Maggia River, Coglio was the smallest in terms of population and was formerly one of the poorest communities in the lower valley.

History
The first mention of Coglio was in 1237 as Cono.

Maggia's municipal borders were created on 8 October 2003 when the following municipalities were united:
 * Aurigeno
 * Coglio
 * Giumaglio
 * Lodano
 * Maggia
 * Moghegno
 * Someo

The population history of Coglio is: 1591 - 100 inhabitants 1719 - 122 inhabitants 1801 - 94 inhabitants 1850 - 195 inhabitants 1900 - 135 inhabitants 1950 - 73 inhabitants 2000 - 96 inhabitants 2003 - 99 inhabitants

Coglio was part of the parish of Maggia, from which it separated around 1698, after the Mother Church had resisted various attempts at division in the 16th century. The parish church of S. Maria di Monte Carmelo was constructed towards the end of the 17th century and consecrated in 1703.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Coglio can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Coglio 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)