Lumino Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Lumino 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
As of 1997, Lumino has an area of 9.95 square kilometers (3.84 sq mi).

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 10.1% - agricultural purposes
 * 76.3% - forested
 * 5.3% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 1.5% - rivers or lakes
 * 4.1% - unproductive land

History
The first mention of Lumino was in 1168 as locus Lugomini. In German, it used to be known as Lugmin.

The population history of Lumino is: 1583 - 350 inhabitants 1698 - 358 inhabitants 1801 - 297 inhabitants 1850 - 522 inhabitants 1900 - 588 inhabitants 1950 - 600 inhabitants 2000 - 1127 inhabitants

In the 12th century, the assets of the Bishop of Como in Lumino were given to Capitanei of Locarno. In 1335, it is listed as part of the County of Bellinzona. By 1242, it already belonged to a community with Castione, which was dissolved in 1818. Several properties and the tithe were owned by the parish church of Bellinzona. The Church of St. Mamette was first recorded in 1237 and became a parish church before 1591. The border between Lumino and the Graubünden village of San Vittore was finally settled, after centuries of dispute, in 1776.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Lumino can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Lumino prior to 1875, 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)