Switzerland Zürich Emigration and Immigration

The cantonal archives of Zürich have published a list of emigrants leaving from Canton Zürich to the Americas and Australia between 1848-1870, who obtained passports before departing. This list can be accessed here . The list is derived from passport control volumes, held at the archive, and usually contains the name of the emigrant, his town of origin, his occupation, his age, those traveling with him (usually family members), destination, date the passport was checked, and volume reference number. The original volumes are only accessible at the cantonal archives.