Veyrier Parish, Genève, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Veyrier 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
The Catholic parish church of St. Mauritius in Veyrier was first mentioned in 1201.

Church Records: Genève State Archive
Parish records for Veyrier are available online from the Genève State Archive. To access images, click the link below, then click on "Affichage des images" on the right side of the page.
 * 1619-1804 Baptisms, marriages, burials (copy) at Genève State Archive - with gaps
 * 1752-1836 Baptisms, marriages, burials at Genève State Archive - with gaps
 * 1753-1804 Baptisms, marriages, burials (copy) at Genève State Archive - with gaps
 * 1765-1795 Baptisms, marriages, burials at Genève State Archive

Church Records: FamilySearch

 * 1619-1804 Baptisms, marriages, burials at FamilySearch - with gaps
 * 1793-1874 Baptisms, marriages, burials at FamilySearch

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1798 after Veyrier was annexed by France. Veyrier was merged with Etrembières (in France) from 1813-1816, when the two municipalities were separated.

Civil Registration: Genève State Archive
The following civil records for Veyrier are available online from the Genève State Archive. To access images, click the link below, then click on "Affichage des images" on the right side of the page.
 * 1798-1804 - see church records
 * 1804-1814 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1814-1821 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1822-1825 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1826-1827 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1828-1829 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1830-1831 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1832-1834 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1835-1837 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1838-1839 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1840-1841 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1842-1843 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1846-1847 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1848-1849 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1850-1851 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1852-1853 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1854-1855 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1856-1857 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1858 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1859 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1860-1861 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1862-1863 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1864-1865 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1866-1867 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1868-1869 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1870-1871 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1872-1873 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1874-1875 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1876-1877 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1878-1880 Births, marriages, deaths at Genève State Archive
 * 1881-1899 Births onsite at Genève State Archive
 * 1881-1929 Marriages onsite at Genève State Archive
 * 1881-1959 Deaths onsite at Genève State Archive

Civil Registration: FamilySearch

 * 1804-1829 Births, marriages, deaths at FamilySearch
 * 1830-1855 Births, marriages, deaths at FamilySearch
 * 1856-1869 Births, marriages, deaths at FamilySearch

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Veyrier 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)