Bidogno Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Bidogno Parish, Ticino, 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 former municipality of Bidogno is in the district of Lugano in the Ticino canton and is located on the right side of Cassarate. The former Lupo hamlet is included.

History
Bidogno merged into the municipality of Capriasca on 20 April 2008. Other former municipalities merged include:
 * Corticiasca
 * Lugaggia

The population history of Bidogno is: 1574 - 270 inhabitants 1801 - 539 inhabitants 1850 - 489 inhabitants 1900 - 543 inhabitants 1950 - 401 inhabitants 2000 - 296 inhabitants

In 1487, the Saint-Barnabé church was consecrated. It was built on an older apse. In 1615, the parish of Bidogno separated from the Tesserette parish. In 1646, the Sainte-Marie-des-Grâces or Notre-Dame-de-Majesté oratory was built on a raised site.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Bidogno can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Bidogno prior to 1900, along with any known soprannomi. For more information about soprannomi, click here.

Related sources
The town's website (in Italian) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Ticino

Societies
Società Genealogica della Svizzera Italiana (SGSI)