Canton Uri Research is Wonderful
Since about 1400 the "Landleutebuch" (book of citizens) has been kept : the citizenship was defined as citizenship of Uri, not the individual villages (as it is today, since 1883 for Uri). Still in existence is a copy of the late 16th century, which has been updated until modern times, and is now kept at Uri State Archive; only new citizenships were recorded. As poor citizens had to be supported by the villages where the families had lived for the last 15 years, however, there was a need for a more detailed family register. In 1831 Parliament felt that a cantonal Pedigree Book should be compiled - as late as 1844 this was finally decided. The clergyman Alois Müller (1804-1853) was the person to start this huge project; after his death the "Stammbuch" was continued by Ambros Baumann (1809-1861) and Josef Epp (1796-1870); after 1882 Dominik Wipfli finished the project until his death in 1925. Then the Stammbuch was handed over to the "Standeskanzlei"; Friedrich Gisler continued until 1954 to complement old data, but new data were only added until 1929.
The Stammbuch is a most helpful source for Uri genealogical research from the late 16th century until 1929 : it deals with approximately 280 families; about 100 families, already extinct in 1840, were not included. Another limitation is that (with few exceptions) only married people have been included.
Each record contains the father's name and often what village he was from; the wife's name incl. maiden name; their marriage date; then children of that marriage are listed, giving name, date of birth and marriage along with the spouse's name and parents. With the help of the numbering system the lines are easily followed through generations. Families are arranged (roughly) alphabetically by surname, and chronologically (marriage date) within a surname.
The Stammbuch is kept at Uri State Archive. I have actually seen and held one of those books. At first the were microfilmed and available in the USA. Now Canton Uri has put them online at
Last December I discovered that Canton Uri has put typed records on line. I believe that these new records are citizenship records. If you use both resources you will discover that sometimes the familys agree between each, but sometime one will have more information then the other, so it is good to check both. Also, I have found a few mistakes in the typed records, compared to the older hand written records.. You can access the typed records at
So if you are fortunate enough to have Uri ancestry these records will make research fun. Enjoy. And feel free to comment and let me know you main Uri lines.
Best Wishes,
Albin Dittli
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Agreed - the Stammbuch is a most helpful source !
You mention ...urnergeschlechter...: here I have to correct your assumption. This has nothing to do with the Uri State Archive - it is a private initiative and, yes, unfortunately it contains a fair number of typos. It is worth checking (e.g. for additional info) - but don't take any info there for granted unless you have checked the original sources.
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