Tamins Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Tamins / Tumein 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 Tamins (Romansh: Tumein) is in the Imboden Region and the Graubünden canton. It is a small settlement north of the junction of the Hinterrhein and Vorderrhein. It includes the village of Tamins and since 1803 the village of Reichenau at the confluence of Hinterrhein and Vorderrhein. The Castle (Schloss) of Reichenau is located in the municipality.

Tamins (as of 2006) has an area of 40.7 km² (15.7 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 16.5% - agricultural purposes
 * 50.1% - forested
 * 1.4% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 32% - non-productive

History
In 1224, Tamins was first mentioned by the name of Tuminne. In 1225, it was also mentioned as Tvminnis and in 1399 as Tumins. Before 2017, Tamins (Romansh: Tumein) is in the Trins sub-district, of the Imboden district and the Graubünden canton. After 2017, Tamins became part of the Imboden Region.

The population history of Tamins is: 1850 - 770 inhabitants 1888 - 585 inhabitants 1900 - 863 inhabitants 1930 - 618 inhabitants 1950 - 781 inhabitants 2000 - 1,167 inhabitants 2020 - 1,226 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 31.3% were Roman Catholic
 * 54.2% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 1.54% were from another Christian church
 * 2.57% were Islamic

In 1459 Tamins separated ecclesiastically from Trin and in 1492, a new church was built in place of an older church. In 1540, the Reformation was adopted.

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 FamilySearch center near you.

Reformed
Tamins became an independent parish in 1459. In 1540, it became Reformed. Church records begin in 1652. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1652-1782
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1783-1859
 * Baptisms 1840-1875
 * Marriages, burials 1840-1875

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Tamins:
 * 1835
 * 1838
 * 1848
 * 1850 (through page 148)
 * 1850 (pages 149-156)
 * 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 Tamins 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)