Lumbrein Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Lumbrein 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 Lumbrein was in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The former municipality is situated in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district, though until 2000 it was part of the Glenner district. Lumbrein is located in the upper Lugnez valley. It includes the village of Lumbrein and the hamlets of St. Andriu, Nussaus on the road to Vrin and on the other side of the Glenner, Surin, Pruastg, and Silgin.

Lumbrein (as of 2006) has an area of 37.8 km² (14.6 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 47.2% - agricultural purposes
 * 23.7% - forested
 * 1.5% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 27.6% - non-productive

History
In 850, Lumbrein was first mentioned by the name of in villa Lamarine (copy) In 1231, it was also mentioned as de Lumarins. In 1750, the villages of Molina and Curtinatsch separated from Lumbrein and in 1900, Farglix left.

Lumbrein merged into the Lumnezia municipality on 1 January 2013. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Cumbel
 * Degen
 * Morissen
 * Suraua
 * Vignogn
 * Vella
 * Vrin

The population history of Lumbrein is: 1850 - 529 inhabitants 1900 - 531 inhabitants 1930 - 475 inhabitants 1950 - 584 inhabitants 2000 - 399 inhabitants 2011 - 363 inhabitants

The church of St. Martin was part of the parish of Pleif (St. Vinzenz) in 1345. In 1452, it was made an independent parish. The current parish church was built in 1646.

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.

Digital images of some church records are available on FamilySearch. These records have a restriction for use only at a FamilySearch center near you.

Catholic
Lumbrein has been an independent parish since before 1452. Church records begin in 1638. The following volume is available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1875

The following volumes are only available on microfilm at the Graubünden State Archives:
 * Baptisms, burials 1638-1782; marriages 1641-1782; confirmations 1744-1772
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials, confirmations 1783-1837
 * Status animarum 1708-1888

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Lumbrein:
 * 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 Lumbrein 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)