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Guide to '''Italy ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Italy is a country in Southwestern Europe bordered by [[France Genealogy|France]], [[Switzerland Genealogy|Switzerland]], [[Austria Genealogy|Austria]], [[Slovenia Genealogy|Slovenia]], [[San Marino Genealogy|San Marino]], and [[Vatican City Genealogy|Vatican City]]. It became a unified country in 1861. The official language is Italian.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Italy," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy, accessed 24 March 2016.</ref>


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<br> Guide to '''Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.<br>


==Italy Map==
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Genealogy records are kept on the state, province, and local level in Italy.  Click on a province  or use the list of province links under Jurisdictions.
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==Jurisdictions==
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===Regions===
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Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (''regioni'', singular ''regione''). Five of these regions have a special autonomous status that enables them to enact legislation on some of their local matters, and are marked by an asterisk (*). It is further divided into 109 provinces (''provincie'') and 8,101 municipalities ''(comuni)''. Records are kept at the town level.
{{Click|Image:ItalyOGR.png|Italy Online Genealogy Records}}
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=== Getting started with Italian research.  ===
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    <li>[[Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Abruzzo]]</li>
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    <li>[[Aosta Valley, Italy Genealogy|Aosta Valley]]*</li>
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    <li>[[Basilicata, Italy Genealogy|Basilicata]]</li>
    <li>[[Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Calabria]]</li>
    <li>[[Campania, Italy Genealogy|Campania]]</li>
    <li>[[Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]*</li>
    <li>[[Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Lazio]]</li>
    <li>[[Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Liguria]]</li>
    <li>[[Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Lombardia (Lombardy)]]</li>
    <li>[[Marche, Italy Genealogy|Marche]]</li>
    <li>[[Molise, Italy Genealogy|Molise]]</li>
    <li>[[Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Piemonte (Piedmont)]]</li>
    <li>[[Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Puglia (Apulia)]]</li>
    <li>[[Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Sardegna (Sardinia)]]*</li>
    <li>[[Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Sicilia (Sicily)]]*
    <li>[[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Region, Italy Genealogy|Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]*</li>
    <li>[[Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Toscana (Tuscany)]]</li>
    <li>[[Umbria, Italy Genealogy|Umbria]]</li>
    <li>[[Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Veneto]]</li>
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===Provinces===
:'''Welcome to the Italy page of the FamilySearch Wiki.'''
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FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Italy page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Italian records of genealogical value. Please visit the help page to learn more about using the site. The Italy Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential! For more information on the history and geography of Italy, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy click here].&nbsp;
 
NEW! Join the Italy Genealogy Research Community on [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Italy-Genealogy-Research-Community/236564383083639?ref=tn_tnmn Facebook] or [[Join a Skype Research Community#Europe|Skype]]!
 
== Jurisdictions  ==
 
Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (''regioni'', singular ''regione''). Five of these regions have a special autonomous status that enables them to enact legislation on some of their local matters, and are marked by an asterisk (*). It is further divided into 109 provinces (''provincie'') and 8,101 municipalities ''(comuni)''.
 
Records are kept at the town level.
 
=== Regions  ===
 
[[Image:Italian regions provinces white no labels.svg.jpg|right|300px|Italy map with regions numbered.svg.png]]
 
#[[Abruzzo Genealogy|Abruzzo]]
#[[Aosta Valley Genealogy|Aosta Valley]] *
#[[Apulia Genealogy|Apulia (Puglia)]]
#[[Basilicata Genealogy|Basilicata]]
#[[Calabria Genealogy|Calabria]]
#[[Campania Genealogy|Campania]]
#[[Emilia-Romagna Genealogy|Emilia-Romagna]]
#[[Friuli-Venezia Giulia Genealogy|Friuli-Venezia Giulia]] *
#[[Lazio Genealogy|Lazio]]
#[[Liguria Genealogy|Liguria]]
#[[Lombardy Genealogy|Lombardy (Lombardia)]]
#[[Marche Genealogy|Marche]]
#[[Molise Genealogy|Molise]]
#[[Piedmont Genealogy|Piedmont (Piemonte)]]
#[[Sardinia Genealogy|Sardinia (Sardegna)]]
#[[Sicily Genealogy|Sicily (Sicilia)]] *
#[[Trentino-Alto Adige Genealogy|Trentino-Alto Adige]] *
#[[Tuscany Genealogy|Tuscany (Toscana)]]
#[[Umbria Genealogy|Umbria]]
#[[Veneto Genealogy|Veneto]]
 
== Research Tools  ==
 
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*[[Italian Records Available Through FamilySearch|Italian Records Available Through FamilySearch]]  
    <li>[[Agrigento, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Agrigento, Sicily]]</li>
*[[Italy Websites|Websites]]  
    <li>[[Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Alessandria, Piedmont]]</li>
*[[Italy Letter Writing Guide|Letter Writing Guide]]  
    <li>[[Ancona, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Ancona, Marche]]</li>
*[http://immigrants.byu.edu/Downloads/Italian_Extraction_Guide/Default.htm Interpreting Italian records]  
    <li>[[Aosta, Valle d'Aosta, Italy Genealogy|Aosta, Valle d’Aosta]]</li>
*[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/File:36580_italy_finding_ancestor_color.pdf Finding Records of Your Ancestors, Italy 1809-1910]  
    <li>[[Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy| Arezzo, Tuscany]]</li>
*[http://script.byu.edu/italian1/en/welcome.aspx Italian Script Tutorial]  
    <li>[[Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy Genealogy| Ascoli Piceno, Marche]]</li>
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]  
    <li>[[Asti, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Asti, Piedmont]]</li>
*[[Italy Surname Maps|Surname Maps]]
    <li>[[Avellino, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Avellino, Campania]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Bari, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Bari, Apulia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia]]</li>
*[[Italian Genealogical Word List|Italian Genealogical Word List]]  
    <li>[[Belluno, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Belluno, Veneto]]</li>
*[[Italian Birth Document Translation|Translation of printed civil birth forms]]  
    <li>[[Benevento, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Benevento, Campania]]</li>
*[[Italian Marriage Document Translations|Translation of printed civil marriage forms]]  
    <li>[[Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Bergamo, Lombardy]]</li>
*[[Italian Civil Death Document Translation|Translation of printed civil death form]]  
    <li>[[Biella, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Biella, Piedmont]]</li>
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Italy.pdf BYU Research Guide for Italy].
    <li>[[Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Bologna, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mmange/itengocc.html Italian Occupations List]<br>  
    <li>[[South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Genealogy|Bolzano or South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]</li>
*[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/File:36580_italy_finding_ancestor_color.pdf Finding Records of Your Ancestors, Italy 1809-1910]
    <li>[[Brescia, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Brescia, Lombardy]]</li> 
 
    <li>[[Brindisi, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Brindisi, Apulia]]</li>
    <li>[[Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Cagliari, Sardinia]]</li>
    <li>[[Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Caltanissetta, Sicily]]</li>
    <li>[[Campobasso, Molise, Italy Genealogy|Campobasso, Molise]]</li>
    <li>[[Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia]]</li>
    <li>[[Caserta, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Caserta, Campania]]</li>
    <li>[[Catania, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Catania, Sicily]]</li>
    <li>[[Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Catanzaro, Calabria]]</li>
    <li>[[Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Chieti, Abruzzo]]</li>
    <li>[[Como, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Como, Lombardy]]</li>
    <li>[[Cosenza, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Cosenza, Calabria]]</li>
    <li>[[Cremona, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Cremona, Lombardy]]</li>
    <li>[[Crotone, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Crotone, Calabria]]</li>
    <li>[[Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Cuneo, Piedmont]]</li>
    <li>[[Enna, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Enna, Sicily]]</li>
    <li>[[Fermo, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Fermo, Marche]]</li>
    <li>[[Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Florence, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Florence (Firenze), Tuscany]]</li>
    <li>[[Foggia, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Foggia, Apulia]]</li>
    <li>[[Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Frosinone, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Frosinone, Lazio]]</li>
    <li>[[Genoa, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Genoa (Genova), Liguria]]</li>
    <li>[[Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
    <li>[[Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Grosseto, Tuscany]]</li>
    <li>[[Imperia, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Imperia, Liguria]]</li>
    <li>[[Isernia, Molise, Italy Genealogy|Isernia, Molise]]</li>
    <li>[[La Spezia, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|La Spezia, Liguria]]</li>
    <li>[[L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|L’Aquila, Abruzzo]]</li>
    <li>[[Latina, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Latina, Lazio]]</li>
    <li>[[Lecce, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Lecce, Apulia]]</li>
    <li>[[Lecco, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Lecco, Lombardy]]</li>
    <li>[[Livorno, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Livorno, Tuscany]]</li>
    <li>[[Lodi, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Lodi, Lombardy]]</li>
    <li>[[Lucca, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Lucca, Tuscany]]</li>
    <li>[[Macerata, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Macerata, Marche]]</li>
    <li>[[Mantua, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Mantua (Mantova), Lombardy]]</li>
    <li>[[Massa and Carrara, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Massa and Carrara, Tuscany]]</li>
    <li>[[Matera, Basilicata, Italy Genealogy|Matera, Basilicata]]</li>
    <li>[[Medio Campidano, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Medio Campidano, Sardinia]]</li>
    <li>[[Messina, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Messina, Sicily]]</li>
    <li>[[Milan, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Milan (Milano), Lombardy]]</li>
    <li>[[Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Modena, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Monza and Brianza, Lombardy]]</li>
    <li>[[Naples, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Naples (Napoli), Campania]]</li>
    <li>[[Novara, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Novara, Piedmont]]</li>
    <li>[[Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Nuoro, Sardinia]]</li>
    <li>[[Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Ogliastra, Sardinia]]</li>
    <li>[[Olbia-Tempio, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Olbia-Tempio, Sardinia]]</li>
    <li>[[Oristano, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Oristano, Sardinia]]</li>
    <li>[[Padua, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Padua (Padova), Veneto]]</li>
    <li>[[Palermo, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Palermo, Sicily]]</li>
    <li>[[Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Parma, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Pavia, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Pavia, Lombardy]]</li>
    <li>[[Perugia, Umbria, Italy Genealogy|Perugia, Umbria]]</li>
    <li>[[Pesaro and Urbino, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Pesaro and Urbino, Marche]]</li>
    <li>[[Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Pescara, Abruzzo]]</li>
    <li>[[Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Pisa, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Pisa, Tuscany]]</li>
    <li>[[Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Pistoia, Tuscany]]</li>
    <li>[[Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
    <li>[[Potenza, Basilicata, Italy Genealogy|Potenza, Basilicata]]</li>
    <li>[[Prato, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Prato, Tuscany]]</li>
    <li>[[Ragusa, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Ragusa, Sicily]]</li>
    <li>[[Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Reggio Calabria, Calabria]]</li>
    <li>[[Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Rieti, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Rieti, Lazio]]</li>
    <li>[[Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Rimini, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Rome, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Rome (Roma), Lazio]]</li>
    <li>[[Rovigo, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Rovigo, Veneto]]</li>
    <li>[[Salerno, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Salerno, Campania]]</li>
    <li>[[Sassari, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Sassari, Sardinia]]</li>
    <li>[[Savona, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Savona, Liguria]]</li>
    <li>[[Siena, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Siena, Tuscany]]</li>
    <li>[[Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Sondrio, Lombardy]]</li>
    <li>[[South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Genealogy|South Tyrol (Bolzano – Alto Adige), Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]</li>
    <li>[[Syracuse, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Syracuse (Siracusa), Sicily]]</li>
    <li>[[Taranto, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Taranto, Apulia]]</li>
    <li>[[Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Teramo, Abruzzo]]</li>
    <li>[[Terni, Umbria, Italy Genealogy|Terni, Umbria]]</li>
    <li>[[Trapani, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Trapani, Sicily]]</li>
    <li>[[Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Genealogy|Trento (Trent), Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]</li>
    <li>[[Treviso, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Treviso, Veneto]]</li>
    <li>[[Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
    <li>[[Turin, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Torino (Turin), Piedmont]]</li>
    <li>[[Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
    <li>[[Varese, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Varese, Lombardy]]</li>
    <li>[[Venice, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Venice (Venezia), Veneto]]</li>
    <li>[[Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont]]</li>
    <li>[[Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Vercelli, Piedmont]]</li>
    <li>[[Verona, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Verona, Veneto]]</li>
    <li>[[Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Vibo Valentia, Calabria]]</li>
    <li>[[Vicenza, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Vicenza, Veneto]]</li>
    <li>[[Viterbo, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Viterbo, Lazio]]</li>
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==References==
'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''
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*[[Italy Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
[[Category:Italy]]
*[[Italy Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Itay Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
[[es:Italia - Genealogía|es:Italia - Genealogía]]
*[[Italy, Bologna, Bologna, Civil Registration, Tribunale (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]&nbsp;
[[pt:Itália]]
*[[Italy, Salerno, Vallo della Lucania, Civil Registration, Tribunale (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
[[fr:Italie]]
*[[Italy, Catania, Arcidiocesi di Catania, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Catania, San Biagio Parrish Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]&nbsp;
[[it:Italia]]
*[[Italy, Catania, Caltagirone Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Catania, Caltagirone Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Italy, Caserta, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Caserta, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*I[[Italy, Cuneo, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|taly, Cuneo Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Italy, Genova, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Genova, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Italy, Messina, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Messina, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Italy, Messina, Tribunale di Patti, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Messina, Tribunale di Patti, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*I[[Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (Family Search Historical Records)|taly, Napoli Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Italy, Oristano, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Oristano Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*I[[Italy, Nuoro, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|taly, Nuoro Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)&nbsp;]]
*[[Italy, Padova, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Padova, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Reoords)]]
*[[Italy, Pistoia Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Pistoia Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Italy, Potenza, Lagonegro Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Potenza, Lagonegro Civil Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Italy, Salerno, Padula, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy Salerno, Patula, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Italy, Salerno, Vallo della Lucania, Civil Registration, Tribunale (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>
*[[Italy, Teramo, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Teramo, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Italy Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records]]&nbsp;
*[[Italy Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]&nbsp;
*[[Italy, Waldensian Evangelical Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Waldensian Evangelical Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
== Research Strategies  ==
 
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| '''Locating births records'''
*[[Italy - Birth - 1520-1808|1520-1808]]
*[[Italy - Birth - 1809-1865|1809-1865]]
*[[Italy - Birth - 1866-Present|1866-Present]]
 
| '''Locating marriage records'''
*[[Italy - Marriage - 1520-1808|1520-1808]]
*[[Italy - Marriage - 1809-1865|1809-1865]]
*[[Italy - Marriage - 1866-Present|1866-present]]
 
| '''Locating death records'''
*[[Italy - Death - 1520-1808|1520-1808]]
*[[Italy - Death - 1809-1865|1809-1865]]
*[[Italy - Death - 1866-Present|1866-present]]
 
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== Featured Content  ==
 
Military Conscription Records ['''registro di leva'''] list all males by year of birth and provide the name, parents’ names, place of residence, birth date and place, vocation, literacy, and physical description. They also show the draft board’s decision regarding the draftee’s fitness for service. If the draftee had emigrated, the date and destination are noted.
 
[[Italy Military Records|Read more...]] See the Italian tutorials at FamilySearch.org for [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/basic-italian-research/246 "Basic Italian Research"], [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/italian-script-tutorial/93 "Italian Script"], and lessons [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-italian-handwritten-records-lesson-1-the-italian-alphabet/18 one],&nbsp;[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-italian-handwritten-records-lesson-2-words-and-phrases/19 two] and&nbsp;[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-italian-handwritten-records-lesson-3-reading-italian-records/20 three] on "Reading Italian Handwriting Records".
 
== Did you know?  ==
 
*Most Italian emigrants were from southern Italy and settled in New York, Chicago, and along the East Coast. Many emigrants from northern Italy settled in the coal and mineral mining towns across the United States. Other northerners later settled in northern California where a climate similar to their own existed.
*The Anglo-Italian Family History Society has [http://www.anglo-italianfhs.org.uk/transcriptions/census.htm online transcriptions of Italian names]&nbsp;in the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891 England censuses.
 
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Getting started with Italian research.[edit | edit source]

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Welcome to the Italy page of the FamilySearch Wiki.

FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Italy page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Italian records of genealogical value. Please visit the help page to learn more about using the site. The Italy Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential! For more information on the history and geography of Italy, click here. 

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Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (regioni, singular regione). Five of these regions have a special autonomous status that enables them to enact legislation on some of their local matters, and are marked by an asterisk (*). It is further divided into 109 provinces (provincie) and 8,101 municipalities (comuni).

Records are kept at the town level.

Regions[edit | edit source]

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  1. Abruzzo
  2. Aosta Valley *
  3. Apulia (Puglia)
  4. Basilicata
  5. Calabria
  6. Campania
  7. Emilia-Romagna
  8. Friuli-Venezia Giulia *
  9. Lazio
  10. Liguria
  11. Lombardy (Lombardia)
  12. Marche
  13. Molise
  14. Piedmont (Piemonte)
  15. Sardinia (Sardegna)
  16. Sicily (Sicilia) *
  17. Trentino-Alto Adige *
  18. Tuscany (Toscana)
  19. Umbria
  20. Veneto

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

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Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:

Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Locating births records Locating marriage records Locating death records

Featured Content[edit | edit source]

Military Conscription Records [registro di leva] list all males by year of birth and provide the name, parents’ names, place of residence, birth date and place, vocation, literacy, and physical description. They also show the draft board’s decision regarding the draftee’s fitness for service. If the draftee had emigrated, the date and destination are noted.

Read more... See the Italian tutorials at FamilySearch.org for "Basic Italian Research", "Italian Script", and lessons one, two and three on "Reading Italian Handwriting Records".

Did you know?[edit | edit source]

  • Most Italian emigrants were from southern Italy and settled in New York, Chicago, and along the East Coast. Many emigrants from northern Italy settled in the coal and mineral mining towns across the United States. Other northerners later settled in northern California where a climate similar to their own existed.
  • The Anglo-Italian Family History Society has online transcriptions of Italian names in the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891 England censuses.

Things you can do[edit | edit source]

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Links to articles, subcategories and images under the Category Italy[edit | edit source]


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