Surrein Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Surrein / Surrhein 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
Surrein (German: formerly Surrhein) is a fraction of the political community Sumvitg, Graubünden. It consists of the core village of Surrein and several hamlets, including Val and Portas in the Val Sumvitg at the entrance to the Greina.

History
In 765, Surrein was first mentioned by the name of trans Vicum (copy).

The parish of Surrein was established in 1786 from the parish of Sumvitg.

From 1702, Surrein was a chaplaincy of Sumvitg. In 1786 the church of St. Placidus was elevated to the status of a parish church.

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.

Catholic
The parish of Surrein was established in 1786 from the parish of Sumvitg. Church records begin in 1744. See Sumvitg for earlier records. The following volumes are only available on microfilm at the Graubünden State Archives:
 * Baptisms 1744-1837; marriages, burials 1786-1837; confirmations 1787-1832
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1875; confirmations 1844-1875

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

Surrein is part of the municipality of Sumvitg. See Sumvitg for more information.

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Surrein is part of the municipality of Sumvitg. See Sumvitg for more information.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Surrein 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)