Madulain Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Madulain / Madulein 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.



Geography
Madulain is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the canton of Graubünden. Before 2017, the municipality was situated in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja district, after 2017 it was part of the Maloja Region. It is the smallest of the eleven municipalities in the district and is located in the upper Engadin valley between La Punt Chamues-ch and Zuoz about 15 minutes from St. Moritz on the Inn River. It includes the Haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Madulain on the Inn at an elevation of 1,684 m (5,525 ft). Until 1943, Madulain was known as Madulein. Madulain (as of the 2004/09 survey) had an area of 16.28 km2 (6.29 sq mi). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 30.7% - agricultural purposes
 * 14.5% - forested
 * 2.6% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 52.2% - unproductive land

History
In 1137-39, Madulain was first mentioned as Madulene. Until 1943, Madulain was known as Madulein. The Madulain municipality is in the Graubünden canton.

The population history of Madulain is: 1850 - 63 inhabitants 1860 - 87 inhabitants 1870 - 73 inhabitants 1880 - 82 inhabitants 1888 - 72 inhabitants 1900 - 54 inhabitants 1910 - 90 inhabitants 1920 - 80 inhabitants 1930 - 97 inhabitants 1941 - 73 inhabitants 1950 - 77 inhabitants 1960 - 90 inhabitants 1970 - 84 inhabitants 1980 - 94 inhabitants 1990 - 120 inhabitants 2000 - 180 inhabitants 2010 - 194 inhabitants 2014 - 232 inhabitants 2020 - 206 inhabitants

In 1543, Madulain divided from Zuoz and became an autonomous community. A church in Madulain is recorded for the first time in 1370. The village church was built around 1510 and the Reformation was adopted in 1554. On the border with the municipality of Zuoz rests the abandoned chapel of S. Batrumieu.

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 FamilySearch center near you.

Catholic
The parish of Madulein was first mentioned in 1370; it became Reformed in 1554. Church records begin in 1663. Some records for Madulain between 1637-1684 may be found in La Punt-Chamues-ch. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1663-1846
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Madulain:
 * 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 Madulain 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)