Soral, Genève, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Soral, 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
Residents of Soral belonged to the parishes of Thairy and Viry, both now located in Haute-Savoie, France. The area was conquered by Bern in 1536 and became Protestant; when it was returned to Savoy in 1567, it was recatholicized. A parish church was established in Soral in 1831. Records prior to 1831 were kept by the parish of Thairy.
 * 1599-1788 Baptisms, marriages, burials (copy) at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1599-1788 Baptisms, marriages, burials(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1600-1837 Baptisms, marriages, burials(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images (with gaps)
 * 1831-1877 Baptisms, marriages, burials(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Civil Registration
Soral was united with Laconnex from 1794-1850, and both communities were united with Avusy from 1813-1847. For records 1813-1847, see Avusy.
 * 1794-1802 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1802-1807 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1808-1813 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1813-1847 see Avusy.
 * 1848-1849 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1848-1861 Births, marriages, deaths(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1850-1851 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1852-1853 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1854-1855 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1856-1857 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1858 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1859 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1860-1861 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1862-1863 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1862-1869 Births, marriages, deaths(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1864-1865 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1866-1867 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1868-1869 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1870-1871 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1872-1873 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1874-1875 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1876-1877 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1878-1880 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive - images
 * 1881-1899 Births onsite at Genève State Archive
 * 1881-1929 Marriages onsite at Genève State Archive
 * 1881-1959 Deaths onsite at Genève State Archive

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Soral 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)