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Georg Bergamin, Schleuis Switzerland
« on: Friday 01 January 16 23:42 GMT (UK) »
I found Georg Bergamin's baptism record as well as his marriage on microfilm.  He was baptized on 31 Mar 1832 in Ilanz, Switzerland and has citizenship in Schleuis, both are in the Kanton Graubunden.  He was the illegitimate son of Dorothea Unger, and no father is listed on either. My understanding is that paternity must have been established for him to have the last name Bergamin and that there should be court records regarding him but they aren't available on microfilm.  I am at a loss of where to look from here.  Any advice?

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Re: Georg Bergamin, Schleuis Switzerland
« Reply #1 on: Monday 17 July 23 20:55 BST (UK) »
Hi Karinann

You are right that an illegitimate child would get the surname of the mother if the father is not known.
Did you find these informations (Surname of mother and surname of child?) in the baptism record?

Do you know where Dorothea Unger lived? Is it likely that she married somebody called Bergamin and her illegitimate son was adopted?

It is more than not the case that the mother of an illegitimate child made an affiliation case in these times. For an inquiry about district court records it is the best to write to the county archive (Staatsarchiv Graubünden) in Chur, info@sag.gr.ch / www.staatsarchiv.gr.ch

Schleuis is the name used until 1983 for the todays place called Schluein which is situated near Ilanz anyway.

It would be interesting what was recorded in the place where Dorothea Unger had her citizenship. In the Register of Swiss Surnames for this period of time were very few places of citizenship for the surname Unger, see attachment. Safien is only "over the mountains" of Ilanz situated in the next valley direction Chur.

Most likely the church records of Safien, if they are existing, are in the states archive (Staatsarchiv) in Chur.

 
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Re: Georg Bergamin, Schleuis Switzerland
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 18 July 23 07:53 BST (UK) »
Welcome to this part of the forum 😁.
As suggested above, writing to the Cantonal archive is your first step. Don’t worry if you have to write in English. 
Another line of local enquiry is on the forum www.geneal-forum.com in the Switzerland section.
https://www.geneal-forum.com/phpbb/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=48
Instructions on joining and posting are in English, and you can post in English and the mods will translate. I have posted here for years with success. Go to the Graubunden section to post your query.
Good luck, and let us know how you get on.
Paul
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