Campestro, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Campestro, 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 Campestro is in the district of Lugano in the Ticino canton. Campestro is on the south-west facing slope above Tesserete and includes the hamlet of Odogno.

History
In 1358, Campestro was first mentioned. The municipality of Campestro was incorporated into the neighboring community of Tesserete on 26 November 1974.

The population history of Campestro is: 1574 - 106 inhabitants 1850 - 161 inhabitants 1900 - 194 inhabitants 1950 - 229 inhabitants

First mentioned in 1375, the Saint-André church operated in this community.

Church Records
Campestro belonged to the parish of Tesserete.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Campestro can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Campestro 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)