Lotzwil Parish, Bern, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Lotzwil parish, Bern, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Geography
It consists of about 6 square miles and had a population of about 2700 people in 1850.

Surrounding Parishes
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Lotzwil Gemeinde
It consists of about 2½ square miles and had a population of over 1100 in 1850.

Surnames
The community or gemeinde of Lotzwil was the heimat or ancestral home for over 20 different surnames. The Register of Swiss Surnames provides the surnames associated with every gemeinde or community in Switzerland. The register provides correct spellings for surnames and place names.

Locations
A google map that shows the villages in Lotzwil centuries old; namely, Lotzwil, etc

Genealogies
There are numerous compiled genealogies that have been created since 1900; however, they need to be verified by researching the parish registers since it has been proven that a percentage of them are inaccurate.

The following genealogies have been researched for Lotzwil families:


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Church Records
(see here for an article describing the Bern Church records)

The parish registers for Lotzwil were recorded in the following volumes, as numbered by the Cantonal Archive of Bern:

Related Sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Bern