Malix Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Malix 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 former municipality of Malix was in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It includes the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Malix and the sections of Kreuz and Spina.

Malix (as of 2006) has an area of 12.6 km² (4.9 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 41.9% - agricultural purposes
 * 46.7% - forested
 * 4.8% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 6.6% - non-productive

History
In 1149, Malix was first mentioned by the name of in Umbilico.

Malix merged into the Churwalden municipality on 1 January 2010. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Churwalden
 * Parpan

The population history of Malix is: 1623 - 375 inhabitants 1850 - 426 inhabitants 1900 - 340 inhabitants 1950 - 450 inhabitants 2000 - 663 inhabitants 2008 - 709 inhabitants

In 1231, a priest was attested for the first time in Malix. In 1307, a parish was formed and in 1508, the church of St. Gallus was built. In 1526, the residents joined the reformation.

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
Established in 1307, the parish of Malix became Reformed in 1526. Church records begin in 1709. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1709-1807
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1807-1839
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875

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

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