Feldis/Veulden Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Feldis/Veulden 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 Feldis/Veulden (Romansh: Veuldenderives) is in the Domleschg sub-district of the Hinterrhein district and the Graubünden canton. It is located on a terrace at an elevation of 1,469 m (4,820 ft) on the eastern side of the Hinterrhein valley. Feldis/Veulden (as of 2006) has an area of 7.6 km² (2.9 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 35.4% - agricultural purposes
 * 57.1% - forested
 * 1.8% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 5.7% - non-productive

History
In 1290-98, Feldis/Veulden was first mentioned by the name of Felden. Until 1943, Feldis/Veulden was known as Feldis. Feldis/Veulden (Romansh: Veuldenderives) is in the Hinterrhein district and the Graubünden canton. Feldis/Veulden merged into the Tomils municipality on 1 January 2009. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Scheid
 * Trans
 * Tumegl/Tomils

The population history of Feldis/Veulden is: 1803 - 156 inhabitants 1850 - 164 inhabitants 1900 - 130 inhabitants 1950 - 176 inhabitants 1980 - 107 inhabitants 2000 - 129 inhabitants 2007 - 140 inhabitants

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.

Reformed
The parish of Feldis/Veulden became Reformed in 1583, but was overseen by Tamins until 1638. Church records begin in 1754. The following volumes are only available on microfilm at the Graubünden State Archives:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1754-1841
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1832-1875

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Feldis/Veulden:
 * 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 Feldis/Veulden 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)