Thunstetten Parish, Bern, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Thunstetten parish, Bern, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Surrounding Parishes
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Thunstetten Gemeinde
It consists of about 3.7 square miles and had a population of about 1800 persons in 1850.

Surnames
The community or gemeinde of Thunstetten was the heimat or ancestral home for about 30 different surnames. The Register of Swiss Surnames provides the surnames associated with every gemeinde or community in Switzerland. The register provides correct spellings for surnames and place names.

Locations
A map that shows the villages in Thunstetten centuries old; namely, Thunstetten, Büztberg, etc

Genealogies
There are numerous compiled genealogies that have been created since 1900; however, they need to be verified by researching the parish registers since it has been proven that a percentage of them are inaccurate.

The following genealogies have been researched for Thunstetten families:


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Church Records
There is an article describing the challenges of using the online collection and a general description of the records. i.e. Taufen, Heiraten, Toten, Auswärtige, and Ausbürger. Thunstetten registers are available on microfilm, CD, or online. The German Word List has many of the words you will find in the registers.
 * available for loan at FamilySearch Centers
 * Thunstetten registers on CD at Picton Press
 * Thunstetten online registers can be view at FamilySearch Centers around the world, and by members of the supporting organization, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from home computers. ................................................................................................................ The parish registers for Thunstetten were recorded in the following volumes, as numbered by the Cantonal Archive of Bern:

Related Sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Bern