Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Davos / Tavau, Graubünden, 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
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 church records are available on FamilySearch. These records have a restriction for use only at a family history center near you.

Reformed: Davos-Dorf
The parish of Davos-Dorf was established in 1680 from the main parish of Davos-Platz. Church records begin in 1680. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:


 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1680-1825
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1825-1836
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875

Reformed: Davos-Frauenkirch
The parish of Davos-Frauenkirch was established in 1680, created from Davos-Platz. Other records may possibly be at the parish church. Records after 1837 are likely recorded with Davos-Platz. The following volume is available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1817-1837

Reformed: Davos-Glaris
Initially a chapel within the parish of Davos-Platz, Glaris became an independent parish in 1654. Records begin in 1710. Records after 1837 are likely recorded with Davos-Platz. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:


 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1710-1746
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1746-1763
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1776-1822
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1822-1836

Reformed: Davos-Monstein
Initially, Monstein was part of Davos-Platz until 1654, when it was part of the newly-created parish of Glaris. In 1719, Monstein became an independent parish. Church records begin in 1772. Records after 1837 are likely recorded with Davos-Platz. The following volume is available on FamilySearch:


 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1772-1836

Reformed: Davos-Platz
Davos-Platz is the oldest and main church in the town, and the mother parish of Davos-Glaris and Davos-Monstein. The parish embraced the Reformation in 1526. Church records begin in 1559. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:


 * Baptisms 1559-1596
 * Baptisms 1597-1647
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1633-1817
 * Baptisms 1712-1836
 * Baptisms 1817-1836
 * Confirmations 1818-1836
 * Marriages 1817-1836
 * Burials 1817-1836
 * Baptisms 1837-1875
 * Marriages, burials 1837-1875

Lutheran: Davos
A Lutheran church was created in Davos at the end of the 1860s; the first pastor was established in the parish in 1874. Neither FamilySearch nor the Graubünden State Archives have records for the parish.

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Davos:
 * 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 Davos 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)