Rossura Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Rossura Parish, 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 municipality of Rossura (now part of Faido municipality) is in the Leventina district and the Ticino canton. Rossura is located in the middle of the Leventina valley on the left slope at an elevation of 1,056 meters. The Figgione, Tengia and Molare hamlets are also included.

History
In 1201, Rossura was first mentioned with the name of Resora, Resura, and Rossur. Until 1837, Rossura was part of Chiggiogna municipality. Rossura is in the Leventina district and the Ticino canton. Rossura merged into the Faido municipality in 2006. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Calonico
 * Chiggiogna

The population history of Rossura is: 1745 - 351 inhabitants 1801 - 389 inhabitants 1850 - 335 inhabitants 1900 - 209 inhabitants 1950 - 154 inhabitants 2000 - 55 inhabitants 2005 - 62 inhabitants

Until 1837, Rossura became a parish when it was part of the Chiggiogna parish. The village of Molare became a parish in 1840. In 1247, the parish church of Saints-Laurent-et-Agathe was mentioned. It was reorganized in the 15th century and enlarged in the 17th century.

Church Records
The parish of Rossura was established in 1837. Before 1837, it belonged to the parish of Chiggiogna. In 1840, the parish of Molare was established from Rossura.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Rossura can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Rossura prior to 1875, 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)