Someo Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Someo 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
Someo municipality had an area of 32.73 km² and was located in the Vallemaggia district. The village is on the left bank of the Maggia, around 20 km from Locarno, and also includes the district of Riveo.

Maggia's municipal borders were created in 2004 when the following municipalities were united:
 * Aurigeno
 * Giumaglio
 * Lodano
 * Maggia
 * Moghegno
 * Someo

History
The first mention of Someo is in 807 as Summade and then in 1335 as Somay.

The population history of Someo is: 1591 - 450 inhabitants 1709 - 700 inhabitants 1801 - 374 inhabitants 1850 - 633 inhabitants 1900 - 368 inhabitants 1950 - 325 inhabitants 2000 - 254 inhabitants

In 1355, Someo is mentioned as a community. Until 1591, the village belonged to the parish of Cevio, after which it became a parish of its own. The parish church of Saints Placido ed Eustachio, mentioned in 1365 but perhaps dating back to the 13th century, was rebuilt in 1536 and modified several times between the 17th and 19th centuries.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Someo can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Someo 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)