Lauffohr, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Lauffohr, Aargau, 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 Lauffohr is in the Brugg district and the Aargau canton. It is located between the mouth of the Limmat and the Reinerberg (522 m (1,713 ft).

History
Initially, Lauffohr was first mentioned by the name of Lufar. In 1281 as Lunvar and sometimes as Vollenfohr or Forenlauf. Lauffohr is in the Brugg district and the Aargau canton.

In 1823, part of the community of Lauffohr was merged into Brugg. In 1970, the rest of Lauffohr was merged into Brugg.

The population history of Lauffohr is: 1764 - 102 inhabitants 1850 - 248 inhabitants 1900 - 293 inhabitants 1950 - 596 inhabitants 1960 - 674 inhabitants

Until 1809, Lauffohr was part of the Rein parish.

Church Records
Lauffohr belongs to the parish of Rein. See Rein for more information.

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Lauffohr:
 * 1837 (images 261-265)
 * 1850: Form A (images 208-213)
 * 1850: Form B (image 214)

Civil Registration
The following church records are only available onsite at the Brugg city archive. Microfilm and digital copies of church records are available online at FamilySearch (with possible viewing restrictions):
 * Birth Register A 1876-1900 (images 4-76)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Bern (GHGB)