Versoix Parish, Genève, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Versoix Parish, Genève, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Church Records
Versoix first became an independent parish church after the Reformation in 1536. Catholicism was reintroduced in 1601, when Versoix was acquired by France, and reinforced in 1662. A Reformed church was established in 1858.

Church Records: Genève State Archive
Parish records for Versoix are available online from the Genève State Archive. To access images, click the link below, then click on "Affichage des images" on the right side of the page.
 * 1674-1715 Baptisms, marriages, burials (copy) at Genève State Archive - with gaps
 * 1716-1757 Baptisms, marriages, burials (copy) at Genève State Archive
 * 1758-1792 Baptisms, marriages, burials (copy) at Genève State Archive

Church Records: FamilySearch

 * 1674-1792 Baptisms, marriages, burials at FamilySearch - with gaps
 * 1793-1814 Baptisms, marriages, burials at FamilySearch

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1793. Versoix was transferred from France to Canton Genève in 1815.

Civil Registration: Genève State Archive
The following civil records for Versoix are available online from the Genève State Archive. To access images, click the link below, then click on "Affichage des images" on the right side of the page.
 * 1793-1799 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1799-1804 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1804-1808 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1809-1813 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1814-1815 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1816-1821 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1822-1825 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1826-1827 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1828-1829 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1830-1831 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1832-1834 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1835-1837 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1838-1839 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1840-1841 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1842-1843 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1844-1845 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1846-1847 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1848-1849 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1850-1851 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1852-1853 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1854-1855 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1856-1857 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1858 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1859 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1860-1861 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1862-1863 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1864-1865 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1866-1867 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1868-1869 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1870-1871 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1872-1873 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1874-1875 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1876-1877 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1878-1880 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1832-1851 Marriage supplements at Genève State Archive

Civil Registration: FamilySearch

 * 1793-1799 Births, marriages, deaths at FamilySearch
 * 1799-1821 Births, marriages, deaths at FamilySearch
 * 1822-1831 Births, marriages, deaths at FamilySearch
 * 1830-1837 Births, marriages, deaths at FamilySearch
 * 1838-1849 Births, marriages, deaths at FamilySearch
 * 1850-1859 Births, marriages, deaths at FamilySearch
 * 1860-1865 Births, marriages, deaths at FamilySearch
 * 1866-1869 Births, marriages, deaths at FamilySearch

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Versoix prior to 1875:

Related sources
The town's website (in French) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
Genève State Archive

Societies
Geneva Society of Genealogy (SGG)