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Not all priests regularly kept church censuses. Where the censuses do exist, the registers list all family members living in a household and their ages or birth dates. Deceased children were not listed. Married children, if living in the same household, were recorded with the family but as a separate household. Familial relationships and addresses were also noted. | Not all priests regularly kept church censuses. Where the censuses do exist, the registers list all family members living in a household and their ages or birth dates. Deceased children were not listed. Married children, if living in the same household, were recorded with the family but as a separate household. Familial relationships and addresses were also noted. | ||
The information recorded in church books varied over time. Later records generally have more complete information than the earlier ones. | The information recorded in church books varied over time. Later records generally have more complete information than the earlier ones. | ||
==Indexes=== | ===Indexes=== | ||
*These registers were usually written in freehand with about three to eight entries per page. Sometimes you will find an alphabetical index arranged by Latinized given name at the beginning or end of the volume. [Correction. It is much more complicated than this. Actually, when inserted in the record (not the stand-alone index) the “internal” index may be in the beginning, the end, or anywhere in the middle of the record, or in the proceeding record or nowhere at all! There may be no index, one index, two indices or possibly even three indices per record. | *These registers were usually written in freehand with about three to eight entries per page. Sometimes you will find an alphabetical index arranged by Latinized given name at the beginning or end of the volume. [Correction. It is much more complicated than this. Actually, when inserted in the record (not the stand-alone index) the “internal” index may be in the beginning, the end, or anywhere in the middle of the record, or in the proceeding record or nowhere at all! There may be no index, one index, two indices or possibly even three indices per record. | ||
*When part of the record (as opposed to the stand-alone index) it is almost always organized alphabetically in a group based upon the first letter only, of the first name (nome) not family name (cognome) and may be in Latin (uncommon) Italian or Sicilian, or somewhat transliterated. | *When part of the record (as opposed to the stand-alone index) it is almost always organized alphabetically in a group based upon the first letter only, of the first name (nome) not family name (cognome) and may be in Latin (uncommon) Italian or Sicilian, or somewhat transliterated. | ||
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Duplicates, when they exist, are normally located at the ''curia vescovile'' (diocesan archives). | Duplicates, when they exist, are normally located at the ''curia vescovile'' (diocesan archives). | ||
== Records at the Family History Library == | === Records at the Family History Library === | ||
The Family History Library has records from many Italian parishes up to 1900 and some up to 1925. However, if a record has been destroyed, was never kept, has not been microfilmed, or is restricted from public access by the law, the Family History Library does not have a copy. | The Family History Library has records from many Italian parishes up to 1900 and some up to 1925. However, if a record has been destroyed, was never kept, has not been microfilmed, or is restricted from public access by the law, the Family History Library does not have a copy. | ||
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New records are continually added to the Family History Library collection from many sources. Do not give up if records are not available yet. Check the FamilySearch Catalog again every year or two for the records you need. | New records are continually added to the Family History Library collection from many sources. Do not give up if records are not available yet. Check the FamilySearch Catalog again every year or two for the records you need. | ||
== Records Not at the Family History Library == | === Records Not at the Family History Library === | ||
Italy has no single repository for church records. If the baptism, marriage, and burial records have not been microfilmed, you will have to contact or visit the local parish or archive in Italy. | Italy has no single repository for church records. If the baptism, marriage, and burial records have not been microfilmed, you will have to contact or visit the local parish or archive in Italy. | ||
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*Request for a complete copy of the original record. | *Request for a complete copy of the original record. | ||
*International reply coupon, available from the post office (optional). | *International reply coupon, available from the post office (optional). | ||
===Online Collections=== | |||
==Online Collections== | |||
'''Wiki articles describing online collections, including a link to the records, are found at:''' | '''Wiki articles describing online collections, including a link to the records, are found at:''' | ||
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*[[Italy, Trento, Diocesi di Trento, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Italy, Trento, Diocesi di Trento, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Italy, Vicenza, Casoni, Parocchia di San Rocco, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Italy, Vicenza, Casoni, Parocchia di San Rocco, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
== Search Strategies == | |||
Effective use of church records includes the following strategies: | |||
*When you find an ancestor’s birth or baptismal record, search for the births of siblings.<br> | |||
*Search for the parents’ marriage record. Typically, the marriage took place one or two years before the oldest child was born. You can also use information from the marriage record to find the parents’ birth records. | |||
*Search for the parent’s birth records. | |||
*If you do not find earlier generations in the parish registers, search neighboring parishes.<br> | |||
*Search the death registers for all known family members. | |||
===Reading the Language=== | |||
Catholic records were written in Latin into the twentieth century, but some have been written in Italian. Protestant church records were generally kept in Italian. In both Catholic and Protestant records from areas near the country’s borders, you will find records written in French, German, and other languages. Local dialects may have affected the spelling of some names and words in the church records. | |||
In most areas, printed forms were not used until the late nineteenth or early twentieth centuries. Printed forms were used as early as 1820 in the Trentino-Alto Adige region. | |||
== Records of Non-Catholic Religions == | |||
Although the Roman Catholic Church is the dominant religion in Italy, other churches do exist and have kept records. | |||
The Family History Library has some records for the following denominations: | |||
*'''Waldensians [''Valdesi''].''' These records follow the format of most church records but are written in French. | |||
*'''Eastern Orthodox [''Chiesa Ortodossa'' or ''Chiesa Greca''].''' Where they exist, these records are virtually identical to Roman Catholic Church records and are available at the local parishes. | |||
*'''Jewish [''Ebrei''].''' Jewish records are somewhat sparse. Two main record sources are available: the book of circumcisions and the marriage books. To identify where these records are today, contact an Israeli consulate. See also [[Italy Jewish Records]]. | |||
transcribed and photographed by Mott, George. Monuments of Irish Interest in St. Isidore's Rome. Photos of inscriptions of Irish persons in the church of the Irish Franciscan College in Rome. Also typewritten inscriptions. Surnames, Ball, Sherlock Meighan, Curran, Bryan. covers years 1626 and 1681. Article in The irish Ancestor Vol. X.no.1.1978, pages 15-17, Family History Library Salt Lake City, Ref. 941.5 B2i vol 10-11. | |||
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[[Category:Italy_Church_Records]] [[Category:Roman_Catholics]] [[Category:Church_Records_by_Country]] | [[Category:Italy_Church_Records]] [[Category:Roman_Catholics]] [[Category:Church_Records_by_Country]] | ||