Sufers Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Sufers / Sur Parish, Graubünden, 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 Sufers (Romansh: Sur) is in the Viamala Region and the Graubünden canton. It is a Haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square).

Sufers (as of 2006) has an area of 34.6 km² (13.4 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 13.4% - agricultural purposes
 * 23.8% - forested
 * 1.2% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 61.6% - non-productive

History
In 831, Sufers was first mentioned by the name of Subere. Before 2017, Sufers (Romansh: Sur) is in the Rheinwald sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district and the Graubünden canton. After 2017, Sufers became part of the Viamala Region.

The population history of Sufers is: 1690 - 186 inhabitants 1807 - 224 inhabitants 1850 - 184 inhabitants 1900 - 104 inhabitants 1950 - 124 inhabitants 2000 - 115 inhabitants 2010 - 126 inhabitants 2020 - 146 inhabitants

The current church was built between 1618 and 1625.

Church Records
Original church records are held in the local municipal archive or civil registration office. Microfilm copies are available at the Graubünden State Archives.

Digital images of some church records are available on FamilySearch. These records have a restriction for use only at a FamilySearch center near you.

Reformed
The church in Sufers was built between 1618-1625. Church records begin in 1630. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1630-1834
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1830-1854

The following volume is only available on microfilm at the Graubünden State Archives:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1830-1875

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Sufers:
 * 1835
 * 1838
 * 1848
 * 1850
 * 1850, form C

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876.

Duplicate civil registration registers are located at the Graubünden State Archives. The following records are available:
 * Both A and B registers are available through 1916-1917 and are open without restriction.
 * Family registers are available from at latest 1860 through 1910; these records are viewable but require permission to access. For more information, contact the State Archive.

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Graubünden

Societies
Rätische Vereinigung für Familienforschung (RVFF)

Società Genealogica della Svizzera italiana (SGSI)