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Preface xix Introduction xxi

1798 Bürgerverzeichnisse Des Kantons [with modern spellings and modern designations] EG = Einwohnergemeinde or Heimat; KG = Kirchgemeinde or parish

DISTRICT BERN: Bern 1 [a Kirchgemeinde] 81 Habstetten [a village in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 82 Becher [a farm in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 83 Riesenried [a group of farms in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 83 Habstetten [again, see above] 84 Lutzeren [a group of farms in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 84 Wolfeich of a house in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 84 Geristein [a group of houses in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 84 Lutzeren [again, see above] 84 Wolfeich [again, see above] 84 Riedhalden [a house in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 84 Birchihübeli [a farm in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 84 Hinterhaus 85 Rothenegg [a house in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 85 Äbnit [a group of houses in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 85 Bantigen [a hamlet in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 85 Harfustat 85 Geristein [a group of houses and a school in KG Bolligen] 85 Rüti [a house in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 85 Worblaufen [a hamlet in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 85 Schermen [a group of houses and in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] . 86 Neühaus [a group of houses in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 86 [a hamlet in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 86 Papiermühle [also called Wegmühle; a group of houses and in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 87

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Worblaufen [again, see above] 87 Altikofen [a farm in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 88 Ittigenmoos [a house in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 88 Ittigen [again, see above] 88 Neühaus [a group of houses in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 88 Papiermühle [again, see above] 88 [a hamlet in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 88 Deisswil [several houses in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 89 Steingruben [a group of houses in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 89 Bern [again, see above] 89 Röhrswil [a farm and administration building in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 89 Wegmühle [see Papiermühle, above] 90 Röhrswil [again, see above] 90 Siehenhaus [evid Silberhäusli, a house in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] . 90 Ostermundigen [a hamlet in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 90 Rothhaus [a farm and administration building in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 90 Ferrenberg [a hamlet in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 90 Hofacher [a farm in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 90 Wiedmatt [a farm in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 91 Ferrenberg [again, see above] 91 Bantigen 91 Flugbrunnen [a hamlet in Kirchgemeinde Bolligen] 92 [possibly = Riedli, three small houses in KG Bolligen] 92

DISTRICT Albligen [a Kirchgemeinde] 92 Unregistered Citizens 95 Late oaths: [a Kirchgemeinde] 96 Late oaths: [a Kirchgemeinde] 96 Guggisberg [a Kirchgemeinde] 96 [a Kirchgemeinde]

DISTRICT : [a village and Kirchgemeinde in District Bern] 140 Grossaffoltern [a Kirchgemeinde in District Aarberg] 144 Wohlen [a town and Kirchgemeinde in District Bern] Uettligen vicinity [a village in Kirchgemeinde Wohlen] 153 Murzelen vicinity [a village in Kirchgemeinde Wohlen] 154 Berg vicinity [a village in Kirchgemeinde Wohlen] 156 CONTENTS v Oberdettingen vicinity [a village in Kirchgemeinde Wohlen] .... Aarberg vicinity [a village in Kirchgemeinde Wohlen]

DISTRICT NIEDERSEFTIGEN: Rüeggisberg [a Kirchgemeinde] 164 Rüeggisberg and Graben section [of Kirchgemeinde Rüeggisberg] Büttschel section [of Kirchgemeinde Rüeggisberg] 170 Fultigen section [of Kirchgemeinde Rüeggisberg] Zimmerwald and Englisberg [Zimmerwald is a Kirchgemeinde and Englisberg is a section of Kirchgemeinde ... 175 Thurnen [a Kirchgemeinde] 182 Kirchthurnen [an Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Thurnen] 184 Mühlethurnen [an Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Thurnen] 185 [an Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Thurnen] . . 186 [an Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Thurnen] . . 187 [an Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Thurnen] . 191 Rüthi [an Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Thurnen] Rümligen and [both are Einwohnergemeinde in Kirch­ gemeinde Thurnen] 197 [a Kirchgemeinde] 200 [a Kirchgemeinde] 208 [a Kirchgemeinde] 212 Belp [an Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde] Belpberg [an Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Belp] [an Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Belp] 221 [an Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Belp] 223 Reütigen [a Kirchgemeinde in District 225 [a Kirchgemeinde in District ] 229 [a Kirchgemeinde in District Thun] 236 [a Kirchgemeinde in District Thun] 240 [a Kirchgemeinde in District ] Kirchdorf [a Kirchgemeinde in District Seftigen] 255 Seedorf [a Kirchgemeinde in District Aarberg] 263 [a Kirchgemeinde in District Aarberg] 271 Lyß [a Kirchgemeinde in District Aarberg] 275 [a Kirchgemeinde in District ] Jegenstorf [a Kirchgemeinde and village] [an Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Jegenstorf, District Fraubrunnen] 284 vi CONTENTS Münchringen and [both are villages and Einwohnergemeinde in District Fraubrunnen] 285 [village and Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Jagenstorf, District Fraubrunnen] 286 Münchenbuchsee [a village, Kirchgemeinde, and Einwohner­ gemeinde in District Fraubrunnen] Münchenbuchsee 287 Hofwil [an agricultural school in Kirchgemeinde Münchenbuchsee] 290 Mooseedorf [a village and Einwohnergemeinde in same] 291 Deisswil [a village and Einwohnergemeinde in same] 292 [a village and Einwohnergemeinde in same] 293 Hirzenfeld [a hamlet in Kirchgemeinde and Einwohner­ gemeinde Münchenbuchsee] 294 [a Kirchgemeinde in District Aarberg] 295 Rapperswil [a Kirchgemeinde in District Aarberg] 303 [a Kirchgemeinde in District Aarberg] 309 Wengi [a village in District Büren] 313 Urtenen Urtenen [a village and Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Jagenstorf, District Fraubrunnen] 315 [a village and Einwohnergemeinde in same] 317 Ballmoos and Zuzwil [both are villages and Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Jagenstorf, District Fraubrunnen] 318

DISTRICT BURGDORF: Burgdorf [a Kirchgemeinde and Einwohnergemeinde] 320 [a Kirchgemeinde and Einwohnergemeinde] 328 Aefligen [a village and Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchge­ meinde Kirchberg] 338 Alchenflüh and Rüdligen [Alchenflüh is a small village in Einwohner­ gemeinde Rüdligen, both are in Kirchgemeinde Kirchberg] . . . 339 Ersigen [a village and Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchge­ meinde Kirchberg] 342 [same] 345 Kirchberg [an Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde in same] . . . 347 Lyssach and Rüthi [Lyssach is a village and Einwohnergemeinde; Rüthi is an Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde] 352 Niederösch [village and Einwohnergemeinde in KG Kirchberg] .... 354 Oberösch [a hamlet and Einwohnergemeinde in KG Kirchberg] .... 356 CONTENTS vii

Rumendingen [a hamlet and Einwohnergemeinde in same] 357 Oberburg [a village, Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde] .... 358 and Schwanden [farm and house; Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Kirchberg] 364 Hindelbank [village, Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde] .... 364 Hettiswil at Krauchthal a village and EG; an EG and KG] . . . 370 Bätterkinden [a village and Kirchgemeinde in District Fraubrunnen] . 373 Wynigen [a town and Kirchgemeinde in District Burgdorf] 377 Grafenried with Fraubrunnen an EG and KG; a village and Einwohnergemeinde, District Fraubrunnen] 387 Heimiswil [a village, Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde, District Burgdorf] 391 Krauchthal [same] 400 Utzenstorf, and Zielebach a village, EG and KG; a village in Kirchgemeinde Utzenstorf; a hamlet and EG in same] 405

DISTRICT BÜREN: Limpach, Buren zum Hof, and a village, EG and KG; and are EG in KG Limpach; all 3 District Fraubrunnen] . . 414 Oberwil [village, Einwohnergemeinde and KG, District Büren] .... Rüthi [village, Einwohnergemeinde and KG, District Büren] Leuzigen [village and EG in Kirchgemeinde Arch, District Büren] . . 425 Residents and servants 429 Arch [village, Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde, in same] . . . 430 Free residents 432 Lengnau [village, EG and KG in District Büren] 433 Diessbach, with Büetigen, Busswil, and Dotzigen Diessbach [village, EG and KG in District Büren] 436 Busswil [village and EG in KG Diessbach, District Büren] 440 Dotzigen [same] 441 Büetigen [same] 443 Büren and Meyenried is a small town, EG & KG in District Büren; is Einwohnergemeinde in KG Büren, District Büren] 445 Gottstatt Orpund, Schieren, St. Bartlome, and Zihlwil) town, EG and KG; village; hamlet, District ] . . 451 Gottstatt supplementary list 454 [village and EG in KG , District Fraubrunnen] . . 455 Messen [village, EG, KG, District Fraubrunnen] 456 Ruppelried [village and EG in Kirchgemeinde Messen] 457 viii CONTENTS Bangarten [same] 458 [same] 458 Mühlheim [same] 459 Schwadernau [hamlet in Kirchgemeinde Berglen, District Nidau] . . . 460 [large village in EG and KG Berglen, District Nidau] 461 Aegerten [small village in same] 463 Jens, Merzligen, Studen and Worben 464 Jens [large village, EG in KG Berglen, District Nidau] 465 Merzligen [small village in same] 466 Studen [small village in same] 467 Worben [small village in same] 467 Ipsach [small village in Kirchgemeinde Nidau, District Nidau] .... 469 Port [small village in same] 470 Bellmund [village in EG Bellmund, KG Nidau, District Nidau] .... 471 Nidau [town, Einwohnergemeinde, Kirchgemeinde in Dist. Nidau] . 472 Absent Bürgers 475 Mett [village, EG, and KG in District Nidau] 475

DISTRICT SEELAND: Kappelen 479 Vinelz [village, Einwohnergemeinde, Kirchgemeinde, District lach] 481 Lüscherz [village, EG in Kirchgemeinde Vinelz, District Erlach] . . . 484 Ins [large village, EG, and KG, in District Erlach] 486 Erlach [small town and Kirchgemeinde in District Erlach] 499 Tschugg [village and EG in Kirchgemeinde Erlach, District Erlach] . 503 [small village and EG in same] 505 Workers on the Jolimont [farm estate in Kirchgemeinde Gampelen] 505 Twann [town, EG and KG, District Nidau] 505 Those who don t belong to the Community 508 Gampelen [village, EG and KG, in District Erlach] 509 Bargen [village, EG and KG, in District Aarberg] 513 Taüffelen [village, EG and KG, in District Nidau] 515 Hermrigen and Ipsach Hermrigen [village, EG, in KG Taüffelen, in District Nidau] ... 519 Ipsach [same] 520 Sutz [village, Einwohnergemeinde & Kirchgemeinde, in Dist. Nidau] 521 Siselen [village, EG and KG, in District Aarberg] 524 Finsterhennen [village in Kirchgemeinde Siselen, District Erlach] . . 526 Ligerz [village, EG, and KG, in District Nidau] 528 CONTENTS ix [village, EG and KG, in District Aarberg] Kallnach and Niederried, not yet signed [Niederried is a small Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde in District Aarberg] . . 535 Walperswil [village, EG and KG, in District Nidau] 535 Bühl [village, EG, part of Walperwil Kirchgemeinde] 538

DISTRICT NIEDER-: Affoltern [small village, EG and KG, District Trachselwald] 539 [village, EG and KG, District Wangen] Klein Emmental [village, EG in Kirchgemeinde Ursenbach] .... 545 Sumiswald [village, EG and KG, District Trachselwald] 546 Dürrenroth [same] 568 Lützelflüh [same] 575 Huttwil [small town, EG and KG, District Trachselwald] 588 Eriswil [village, EG and KG, District Trachselwald] 600 Wyssachen Graben [EG in Kirchgemeinde Eriswil] 608 Trachselwald [village, EG and Kirchgemeinde, District Trachselwald] 616 Walterswil [same] 622

DISTRICT OBER-EMMENTAL: Langnau and Schangnau Langnau [village, EG and KG, District ] 627 Schangnau [same] 649 Rüegsau [village, EG and KG, District Trachselwald] 654 Rüderswil [village, EG and KG, District Signau] 662 [same] 671 Inner Lauperswil section [Einwohnergemeinde in KG .... 683 Lauperswil [village, EG and KG, District Signau] 685 Signau [same] 694 Eggiwil [same] 705 Röthenbach [same] 717

DISTRICT WANGEN: Niederbipp, Walliswil, and Schwarzhäuseren is a village, EG and KG in District Wangen; and are EG in Niederbipp] .... 724 Koppingen [village, EG and KG, District Burgdorf] . 734 Wangen [town, EG and KG, District Wangen] 742 Herzogenbuchsee [same] 748 Oberönz [village and EG in Kirchgemeinde Herzogenbuchsee] .... 753 x CONTENTS

Niederönz [same] 755 Inkwil, Wanzwil, Heimenhausen, Graben, Berken and Röthenbach Inkwil [same] 756 Wanzwil [same] 757 Heimenhausen [same] 758 Graben [same] 759 Berken [same] 760 Röthenbach [same] 761 , Hermiswil, and Bolodingen [same] 762 Thörigen [same] 767 Bettenhausen same] 770 Oberbipp [village, EG and KG, District Wangen] 772 Seeberg [same] 775 [village, EG and KG, District ] 782 Farnern [village, EG in Kirchgemeinde Oberbipp, District Wangen] . 789 Rumisberg [same] 791 Attiswil [same] 793 Wiedlisbach [same] 797 [same] 801

DISTRICT : Oberwangen, Niederwangen, Ried, Herzwil, Liebenwil, Schwanden, Moos, Bindenhaus, and the surrounding manors 802 Köniz and Schliern section 807 , and Golaten 815 [village, Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde] . . 821 Mühleberg (North) [village, EG and KG, District Laupen] [village, EG, District Laupen] 824 Gümmenen, Haßelholtz and [each is a group of houses in Kirchgemeinde Mühleberg, District Laupen] 824 Groß and Klein Mühleberg 825 Buch and Allenlüften [groups of houses in KG Mühleberg] 826 Oberei [a hamlet in Kirchgemeinde Mühleberg] 826 Buttenried [same] 827 Marfeldingen [same] 827 [same] 827 Mühleberg (South) "this side of the highway" Meienried and Stärzenrein [Meienried is a hamlet, KG Mühleberg] 828 Ledi [a hamlet in Kirchgemeinde Mühleberg] 828 CONTENTS xi Jüchlishaus, Breite, and Unter Forst [all, the same] 829 Ober Forst and Süri [same] 829 Spengelried [a village in Kirchgemeinde Mühleberg] 830 Rüpelisried [same] 830 Flümlenmühle and Eggenberg, Haselstuden and Trühlern a and house; several houses; a farm; is 3 houses, all in Kirchgemeinde Mühleberg, District Laupen] 830 Schnurenmühli and Mausholz [2 groups of houses in same] .... 831 Mauß [a village in Kirchgemeinde District Laupen] . 831 Roshäusern [same] 831 Dinki [a village, Einwohnergemeinde and KG in District Laupen] . . 832 [same] 834 Laupen (except those in the Dinki) [EG and KG, District Laupen] . . 838 Neüenegg [Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde, District Laupen] 842 [Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde, District Bern] . 848 The of Riedburg: Oberried, Mengistorf, Ober Scherli, Nieder Scherli, Halten, and the surrounding manors farms, - 5* are villages; 6* a hamlet, all in Kirchgemeinde Köniz, District Bern] 853

DISTRICT [now District ]: Kurzenberg [in Kirchgemeinde ] 859 and Heünibach (behind the Castle by Thun), and Goldiwil unter dem a hamlet, is 4 houses, a village, all in Kirchgemeinde Thun, District Thun] 865 Goldiwil ob dem Wald [above the woods] [a hamlet and Einwohn­ ergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Thun, District Thun] 868 Schwändi, Heiligenschwändi, and Eichholz a house; an Ein wohnergemeinde; a hamlet; all 3 in Einwohnergemeinde Heiligenschwändi, Kirchgemeinde , District Thun] . . 869 Heimberg and Zum Gscheit a village in Kirchgemeinde Steffisberg, District Thun] 871 Steffisberg [Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde, District Thun] 874 and [both Einwohnergemeinde in Kirch­ gemeinde Oberdiessbach, District Konolfingen] 882 and a village and Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Steffisburg; an Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Schwarzenegg, District Konolfingen] 889 xii CONTENTS Aeschlen, Bleiken, and an EG, a hamlet, an EG; all in Kirchgemeinde Oberdiessbach, District Konolfingen] 895 Oberdiessbach, Hauben, , and a hamlet, EG and KG; a house and EG; and 4* villages and Einwohnergemeinde, all in District Konolfingen] 899 , Linden, Attenbühl, , and Horrenbach a ham­ let and EG; a house; an EG; in EG Eriz; all in Kirchgemeinde Schwarzenegg. District Thun] 906 Homberg, , Buchen, Horrenbach, and Homberg [hamlet and EG in KG Steffisburg, District Thun] .... Teuffenthal [houses and EG in KG Hilterfingen, District Thun] . . 914 Buchen [house in EG Heimberg, KG Steffisburg, District Thun] . Horrenbach [hamlet in Einwohnergemeinde Eriz-schattseite, Kirchgemeinde Schwarenegg, District Thun] 916 Schwendibach [2 houses, EG in KG Thun, District Thun] 917 Ober and Nieder Wichtrach [both are hamlets in Kirchgemeinde Wichtrach, District Konolfingen] 918 and Kissene a village and EG, a village, both in Kirchgemeinde Wichtrach, District Konolfingen] 922

DISTRICT : Langenthai, with Schoren Langenthai [town, EG and KG, District Aarwangen] 925 Schoren [village and Einwohnergemeinde, District Aarwangen] . . 937 Those missing or not swearing 940 [small village, EG and KG, District Aarwangen] Strengelbach [now in Canton ] 941 [Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde, District Aarwangen] 942 [same] 943 Bleichenbach [same] 945 Aarwangen, with Aarwangen [EG and KG, District Aarwangen] 945 Bannwil [Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Aarwangen] ... 951 Niederwil [now in Canton Aargau] 954 Wynau [EG and KG, District Aarwangen] 964 Vordemwald [now in Canton Aargau] 968 Strengelbach [now in Canton Aargau] 973 CONTENTS xiii

Brittnau [now in Canton Aargau] 977 Riken [now in Canton Aargau] 986 Roggwil [EG and KG, District Aarwangen] 992 Melchnau [same] 1000 [EG in Kirchgemeinde Melchnau, District Aarwangen] . 1008 Rohrbach (except Sumiswald) [EG and KG, District Aarwangen] . . Ursenbach [EG and KG, District Wangen] 1032 [EG and KG, District Aarwangen] 1037 Leimiswil [EG in KG Rohrbach, District Aarwangen] 1045 Lotzwil [EG and KG, District Aarwangen] 1049 [EG and KG, District Aarwangen]

DISTRICT HÖCHSTETTEN: , including Vielbringen, Richigen, Wattenwil 1062 Worb section [village, EG and KG, District Konolfingen] .... Vielbringen section [village and EG in Kirchgemeinde Worb] . . Richigen section [same] 1070 Wattenwil section [same] 1072 Münsingen including , Gysenstein, Tägertschi 1074 Münsingen and Rubigen sections village, EG and KG, EG in Kirchgemeinde Münsingen; both District Konolfingen] . . . 1075 Gysenstein and Tägertschi sections [both villages: Einwohnerge­ meinde in Kirchgemeinde Münsingen, District Konolfingen] . 1085 Grosshöchstetten: divided into Höchstetten, Oberthal, Zaziwil, and sections 1095 Höchstetten section [village, EG, and KG, District Konolfingen] 1096 Oberthal section [small village and Einwohnergemeinde in Kirch­ gemeinde Grosshöchstetten, District Konolfingen] Zaziwil section [village and EG in same] Bowil section [same] [EG and KG, District Konolfingen] [village, EG, and KG, District Konolfingen] Wil Wil [a schloss; EG and KG, District Konolfingen] Oberhünigen [EG and KG in (Schloss) Wil] xiv CONTENTS

CANTON OBERLAND

DISTRICT BRIENZ: 1136

DISTRICT UNTERSEEN: (see also listing St. Beatenburg [EG and KG, District ] Habkeren [village, EG and KG, District Interlaken] DISTRICT INTERLAKEN parish [Kirchgemeinde] Aarmühle [village and Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchge­ meinde District Interlaken] Matten [same] Bönigen [same] Wilderswil [same] Isetwald [same] G'Steigwyler [same] 1178 Lütschenthal [same] 1180 Güntlischwand [same] 1181 Isenfluh [same] Saxeten [same] 1183 Grindelwald parish [Kirchgemeinde] Buzalp [scattered farms in Einwohnergemeinde and Kirch­ gemeinde Grindelwald, District Interlaken] Bach [same] Holzmatten [same] Grindel [same] 1191 Scheidegg [same] Märgisthal [same] Itramen [same] Lauterbrunnen parish [Kirchgemeinde] Grund [hamlet in Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde Lauterbrunnen, District Interlaken] Wengen [village in same] 1200 Gimmelwald [hamlet in same] 1202 [village in same] 1203

DISTRICT THUN: Thun, Strättligen, Buchholz, Gwatt, Scherzligen, Dürrenast, Thungaß, and Schoren CONTENTS xv Thun [city, Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde, District Thun] 1204 Strättligen [village and EG in Kirchgemeinde Thun, District Thun] 1212 Almendingen [village and EG in Kirchgemeinde Strättligen] ... Buchholz [village in Kirchgemeinde Sträattligen] 1213 Gwatt [village and EG in Kirchgemeinde Strättligen] 1213 Scherzligen, Dürrenast and Thungaß village, hamlet, all three in Kirchgemeinde Strättligen, District Thun] 1214 Schoren [village and EG in Kirchgemeinde Thun, District Thun] . . 1215 Hilterfingen parish: [Kirchgemeinde] Hilterfingen [EG and KG in District Thun] 1217 Oberhofen [EG in KG Hilterfingen, District Thun] 1219 Ringoldswyl [same] 1222 parish [Kirchgemeinde] Sigriswil [town, EG and KG, District Thun] 1222 Äschlen [village and Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Sigriswil, District Thun] 1224 Buchholz [several houses in Meiersmaad] 1225 Endorf [village] 1226 Gunten [village] 1227 Merligen [village] 1227 Meiersmaad and Schwanden: Meiersmaad [village] 1230 Schwanden [village] ' 1230 Tschingel [village] 1231 [village] 1232 Absentees - all villages Hilterfingen [above] 1233 Oberhofen [above] 1233 Ringoldswyl [above] 1233 Sigriswil [above] 1234 Äschlen [above] 1234 Endorf [above] 1234 Merligen [above] 1234, 1235 Schwanden [above] 1234 Tschingel [above] 1235 Sigriswil parish [Kirchgemeinde] Thun (also contained in overall list of the District) 1235 xvi CONTENTS DISTRICT UNTERSEEN: (see also listing above) Unterseen [small town, EG and KG, District Interlaken] 1243 Entire district, Bürgers 1247 Leisigen [village, EG and KG, District Interlaken] 1259 Därligen [village and Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Leisigen, District Interlaken] 1261

DISTRICT OBERHASLE: [im Weißland] 1263 Supplementary list 1287

DISTRICT FRUTIGEN: Frutigen [village, EG and KG, District Frutigen] 1289 Adelboden [same] 1307

DISTRICT AESCHI [now Frutigen]: Aeschi [village, Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde, in District Frutigen] 1314 [village, Einwohnergemeinde in Kirchgemeinde Aeschi] . [village, EG and KG in District Nieder-Simmenthal] Reichenbach [village, EG and KG in District Frutigen] Absentees and late oaths - all villages 1337 Those who haven't sworn: Aeschi [above] 1338 [above] 1338 [Spiez?] [above] 1339 Reichenbach [above] 1339

DISTRICT Saanen [village, Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde] Ablantschen [scattered houses, EG and KG] 1356 Lauenen [same] 1357 [village, Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde]

DISTRICT NIEDER-SIMMENTHAL: Erlenbach [village, Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde] .... Erlenbach late oaths: [village and Einwohnergemeinde] 1370 Ringoldingon [same] 1370 CONTENTS xvii Balzenberg [same] 1370 Eschlen [scattered houses] 1370 Erlenbach [see above] 1371 Thal [small village] 1371 again [see above] 1371 Balzenberg again [see above] 1371 Eschlen again [see above] 1371 Ringoldingon again [see above] 1371 Thal again [see above] 1371 [village, Einwohnergemeinde and Kirchgemeinde] Diemtigen [same] 1375 [same] 1381 Oberwil [same] 1385

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Citizenship Applications of foreigners in Canton Bern 1419 Foreigners who wish to have permission to in Canton Bern 1420 Glossary 1439 Place Name Index 1475 Every Name Index 1481