Russin Parish, Genève, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Russin Parish, 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
Though heavily influenced by Genève, Russin belonged to France since 1601. The area became Reformed in 1536, but was recatholicized in 1685 after the abolition of the Edict of Nantes. Both Reformed and Catholic faiths were allowed from 1749, when the town was ceded to Genève. Reformed residents belonged to the parish of Dardagny.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Russin 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)