Genestrerio Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Genestrerio 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
The former municipality of Genestrerio is in the Mendrisio district and the Ticino canton. It is located in the Campagna Adorna and the hills of Novazzano surround it.

History
Genestrerio is in the Mendrisio district and the Ticino canton. Genestrerio merged into the municipality of Mendrisio on 5 April 2009. Other former municipalities merged include:
 * Arzo
 * Capolago
 * Mendrisio
 * Rancate
 * Tremona

The population history of Genestrerio is: 1591 - 160 inhabitants 1643 - 180 inhabitants 1769 - 260 inhabitants 1801 - 272 inhabitants 1850 - 414 inhabitants 1900 - 458 inhabitants 1950 - 394 inhabitants 2000 - 827 inhabitants

In 1578, the parish church of Saint-Antoine-le-Grand was mentioned. The current church from the 17th century was enlarged in the 19th century and then restored in 1992.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Genestrerio can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Genestrerio 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)