Corticiasca, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Corticiasca, 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 Corticiasca is in the district of Lugano in the Ticino canton and is located on the slopes of Mount Bar. The former hamlets of Albumo and Carusio are included. Corticiasca is at 1,070 meters above sea level.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Corticiasca can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Corticiasca prior to 1900, 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)