![]() ![]() Search for the relative or ancestor you selected.Once you have established that the parish is cooperative and perhaps more willing to do more extensive research (for a fee), you might be able to ask them for more at a time. Limit tour requests to just one of these steps at a time. This search strategy will help you determine what to write for. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the microfilm. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. The magnifying glass indicates that the microfilm is indexed. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the microfilm listed for the record. Scroll down to the list of microfilm numbers.Click on the record title you are interested in searching. A list of available records will appear.A list of record categories will open up.Open the list "Places within Switzerland, Jura".Click on Switzerland, Jura FamilySearch Catalog.These records may have a restriction for use only at a FamilySearch Center near you. Births/Baptisms at Alle (Canton of Jura) ($)įamilySearch Microfilmed/Digitized Records Īll microfilmed parish records have been digitized.Details about indexed records requires a subscription to the society.įor information on the coverage and content of church records, read Switzerland Church Records. ![]() Some indexes of church records (organized by parish, then surname) can be found from the Cercle généalogique de l'ancien Evêché de Bâle. There may be restrictions on viewing these records. ![]() These records can be accessed from the FamilySearch Catalog (click on Places within Switzerland, Jura to select the parish). You will be able to write your request in French with the help of the French Letter Writing Guide.įamilySearch has digitized records for Canton Jura.Addresses for Civil Registration (ZivilStandesamt) Offices (.pdf).To understand the records available, read the Wiki article, Switzerland Civil Registration. Parishes in Canton Jura Ĭompiled Genealogies Ĭivil Registration Ĭivil registration began in Canton Jura in 1876. The canton celebrated its independence from the canton of Bern on 23 June 1979. In 1978 the split was made official when the Swiss people voted in favour of the constitution, and in 1979 the Jura joined the Swiss Confederation as a full member. This act caused dissention because the Jura was French-speaking and Roman Catholic, whereas the canton of Bern was mostly German-speaking and Protestant.Īfter World War II, a separatist movement campaigned for a secession of Jura from the canton of Bern and a constitution was accepted in 1977. The canton of Jura was a sovereign state within the Holy Roman Empire for more than 800 years but after the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 the Jura had close ties with the Swiss Confederation.Īt the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the Jura region became part of the canton of Bern. ![]()
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