Iseo Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Iseo 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
Iseo is a former municipality located in the district of Lugano and has been part of the municipality of Bioggio since 20 April 2008. The village is in upper Malcantone situated on a terrace on the western slope of Mount Santa Maria.

History
The first mention of Iseo is in 1335 as Yse.

The population history of Iseo is: 1626 - 232 inhabitants 1791 - 184 inhabitants 1850 - 104 inhabitants 1900 - 127 inhabitants 1950 - 59 inhabitants 1970 - 38 inhabitants 2000 - 69 inhabitants

In the late Middle Ages, Iseo belonged to the community of Santa Maria Giovena which also consisted of Cimo, Aranno and then Miglieglia. The parish church, located in the territory of Vernate, is recognized as early as 1378. Some claim that the name of Juvenia (Giovena) given to the church derives from Jupiter and that, therefore, a temple dedicated to his worship was in the same place in Roman times. Although this theory could not be confirmed, it can be said with certainty that a Christian sanctuary was built before 750.

According to records from 1571, Santa Maria-Iseo and Cimo Parish was part of the Agno Pieve. The Pieve was formed from the following parishes: In Swiss territory -

In what is now Italian territory. With the exception of Cremenaga, all these parishes were separated from Agno by 1633.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Iseo can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Iseo 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)