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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.]
Guide to '''Italy ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
 
==Information==
== Jurisdictions  ==
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>
 
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 *. It is further divided into 109 provinces (''provincie'') and 8,101 municipalities ''(comuni'').
 
*Records are kept at the town level.


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=== Regions  ===


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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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1 [[Abruzzo]] <br>2 [[Aosta Valley]] *<br>3 [[Apulia (Puglia)]] <br>4 [[Portal:Basilicata|Basilicata]] <br>5 [[Portal:Calabria|Calabria]] <br>6 [[Portal:Campania|Campania]] <br>7 [[Portal:Emilia-Romagna|Emilia-Romagna]] <br>8 [[Portal:Friuli-Venezia Giulia|Friuli-Venezia Giulia]] *<br>9 [[Portal:Lazio|Lazio]] <br>10 [[Portal:Liguria|Liguria]]<br>


==Jurisdictions==
| 11 [[Portal:Lombardy(Lombardia)|Lombardia (Lombardia)]] <br>12 [[Portal:Marche|Marche]] <br>13 [[Molise]] <br>14 [[Portal:Piedmont (Piemonte)|Piedmont (Piemonte)]] <br>15 [[Portal:Sardinia(Sardegna)|Sardinia (Sardegna)]] *<br>16 [[Portal:Sicily(Sicilia)|Sicily (Sicilia)]] *<br>17 [[Portal:Trentino-Alto Adige|Trentino-Alto Adige]] *<br>18 [[Portal:Tuscany(Toscana)|Tuscany (Toscana)]] <br>19 [[Portal:Umbria|Umbria]] <br>20 [[Portal:Veneto|Veneto]] <br>
===Regions===
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.
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    <li>[[Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Abruzzo]]</li>
    <li>[[Aosta Valley, Italy Genealogy|Aosta Valley]]*</li>
    <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===
== 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/#form=catalog 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&nbsp;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://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/Italy.pdf BYU Research Guide for Italy]
    <li>[[Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Bologna, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
 
    <li>[[South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Genealogy|Bolzano or South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]</li>  
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    <li>[[Brescia, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Brescia, Lombardy]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Brindisi, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Brindisi, Apulia]]</li>  
== Research Strategies  ==
    <li>[[Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Cagliari, Sardinia]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Caltanissetta, Sicily]]</li>
*[[Italy Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Strategies for locating births marriages, and deaths]]  
    <li>[[Campobasso, Molise, Italy Genealogy|Campobasso, Molise]]</li>
*[[Italy Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
    <li>[[Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Caserta, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Caserta, Campania]]</li>
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    <li>[[Catania, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Catania, Sicily]]</li>
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    <li>[[Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Catanzaro, Calabria]]</li>
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    <li>[[Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Chieti, Abruzzo]]</li>
'''Locating<br>birth records'''<br>
    <li>[[Como, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Como, Lombardy]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Cosenza, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Cosenza, Calabria]]</li>
*[[Italy - Birth - 1520-1808|1520-1808]] <br>  
    <li>[[Cremona, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Cremona, Lombardy]]</li>
*[[Italy - Birth - 1809-1865|1809-1865]] <br>  
    <li>[[Crotone, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Crotone, Calabria]]</li>
*[[Italy - Birth - 1866-Present|1866-present]] <br>
    <li>[[Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Cuneo, Piedmont]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Enna, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Enna, Sicily]]</li>
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    <li>[[Fermo, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Fermo, Marche]]</li>
'''Locating<br>marriage records'''<br>
    <li>[[Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Florence, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Florence (Firenze), Tuscany]]</li>
*[[Italy - Marriage - 1520-1808|1520-1808]] <br>  
    <li>[[Foggia, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Foggia, Apulia]]</li>
*[[Italy - Marriage - 1809-1865|1809-1865]] <br>  
    <li>[[Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>  
*[[Italy - Marriage - 1866-Present|1866-present]]<br>
    <li>[[Frosinone, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Frosinone, Lazio]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Genoa, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Genoa (Genova), Liguria]]</li>
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    <li>[[Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
'''Locating<br>death records'''<br>
    <li>[[Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Grosseto, Tuscany]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Imperia, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Imperia, Liguria]]</li>
*[[Italy - Death - 1520-1808|1520-1808]] <br>  
    <li>[[Isernia, Molise, Italy Genealogy|Isernia, Molise]]</li>
*[[Italy - Death - 1809-1865|1809-1865]] <br>  
    <li>[[La Spezia, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|La Spezia, Liguria]]</li>
*[[Italy - Death - 1866-Present|1866-present]] <br>
    <li>[[L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|L’Aquila, Abruzzo]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Latina, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Latina, Lazio]]</li>
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    <li>[[Lecce, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Lecce, Apulia]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Lecco, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Lecco, Lombardy]]</li>
*'''Browse:''' [[:Category:Italy|Pages for Italy]]
    <li>[[Livorno, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Livorno, Tuscany]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Lodi, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Lodi, Lombardy]]</li>
=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections  ===
    <li>[[Lucca, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Lucca, Tuscany]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Macerata, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Macerata, Marche]]</li>
Online collections containing these records are located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org]
    <li>[[Mantua, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Mantua (Mantova), Lombardy]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Massa and Carrara, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Massa and Carrara, Tuscany]]</li>
Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:
    <li>[[Matera, Basilicata, Italy Genealogy|Matera, Basilicata]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Medio Campidano, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Medio Campidano, Sardinia]]</li>
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Italy_Births_and_Baptisms_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Itay Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
    <li>[[Messina, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Messina, Sicily]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Milan, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Milan (Milano), Lombardy]]</li>
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Italy_Civil_Registration_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Italy Civil Regisgration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
    <li>[[Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Modena, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Monza and Brianza, Lombardy]]</li>
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Italy_Deaths_and_Burials_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Italy Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records]
    <li>[[Naples, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Naples (Napoli), Campania]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Novara, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Novara, Piedmont]]</li>
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Italy_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Italy Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
    <li>[[Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Nuoro, Sardinia]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Ogliastra, Sardinia]]</li>
== Featured Content  ==
    <li>[[Olbia-Tempio, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Olbia-Tempio, Sardinia]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Oristano, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Oristano, Sardinia]]</li>
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...]]  
    <li>[[Padua, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Padua (Padova), Veneto]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Palermo, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Palermo, Sicily]]</li>
== Did you know?  ==
    <li>[[Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Parma, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Pavia, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Pavia, Lombardy]]</li>
*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.
    <li>[[Perugia, Umbria, Italy Genealogy|Perugia, Umbria]]</li>
*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.
    <li>[[Pesaro and Urbino, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Pesaro and Urbino, Marche]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Pescara, Abruzzo]]</li>
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    <li>[[Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
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    <li>[[Pisa, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Pisa, Tuscany]]</li>
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    <li>[[Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Pistoia, Tuscany]]</li>
*(Your Bullet)
    <li>[[Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
*(Your Bullet)
    <li>[[Potenza, Basilicata, Italy Genealogy|Potenza, Basilicata]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Prato, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Prato, Tuscany]]</li>
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    <li>[[Ragusa, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Ragusa, Sicily]]</li>
*(Your Bullet)
    <li>[[Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
*(Your Bullet)
    <li>[[Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Reggio Calabria, Calabria]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
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    <li>[[Rieti, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Rieti, Lazio]]</li>
*(Your Bullet)
    <li>[[Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Rimini, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
*(Your Bullet)
    <li>[[Rome, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Rome (Roma), Lazio]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Rovigo, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Rovigo, Veneto]]</li>
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    <li>[[Salerno, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Salerno, Campania]]</li>
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    <li>[[Sassari, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Sassari, Sardinia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Savona, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Savona, Liguria]]</li>
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    <li>[[Siena, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Siena, Tuscany]]</li>
| style="font-family: verdana; background: rgb(238,238,238)" align="center" | '''Beginners Corner'''
    <li>[[Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Sondrio, Lombardy]]</li>
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    <li>[[South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Genealogy|South Tyrol (Bolzano – Alto Adige), Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]</li>
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    <li>[[Syracuse, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Syracuse (Siracusa), Sicily]]</li>
*Add content here
    <li>[[Taranto, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Taranto, Apulia]]</li>
*Add content here
    <li>[[Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Teramo, Abruzzo]]</li>
*Add content here
    <li>[[Terni, Umbria, Italy Genealogy|Terni, Umbria]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Trapani, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Trapani, Sicily]]</li>
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    <li>[[Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Genealogy|Trento (Trent), Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]</li>
| style="font-family: verdana; background: rgb(238,238,238)" align="center" | '''News and Events'''
    <li>[[Treviso, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Treviso, Veneto]]</li>
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    <li>[[Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Turin, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Torino (Turin), Piedmont]]</li>
*'''New! '''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/education_research_series_online.asp?ActiveTab=2#italyBeginningResearch '''Italian Research class online!''']  
    <li>[[Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
*Hot off the Press!
    <li>[[Varese, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Varese, Lombardy]]</li>
*Current Events
    <li>[[Venice, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Venice (Venezia), Veneto]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont]]</li>
more...
    <li>[[Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Vercelli, Piedmont]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Verona, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Verona, Veneto]]</li>
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    <li>[[Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Vibo Valentia, Calabria]]</li>
| style="font-family: verdana; background: rgb(238,238,238)" align="center" | '''Topics'''
    <li>[[Vicenza, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Vicenza, Veneto]]</li>
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    <li>[[Viterbo, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Viterbo, Lazio]]</li>
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*[[Italy Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]  
*[[Italy Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Italy Census|Census]]  
*[[Italy Church Directories|Church Directories]]  
*[[Italy Church History|Church History]]  
*[[Italy Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]  
*[[Italy Court Records|Court Records]]  
*[[Italy Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Italy Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Italy Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
*[[Italy Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
*[[Italy Handwriting|Handwriting]]  
*[[Italy Heraldry|Heraldry]]  
*[[Italy Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]  
*[[Italy History|History]]  
*[[Italy Jewish History|Jewish History]]  
*[[Italy Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
*[[Italy Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]  
*[[Italy Letter Writing Guide|Letter Writing Guide]]  
*[[Italy Maps|Maps]]  
*[[Italy Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Italy Minorities|Minorities]]  
*[[Italy Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]  
*[[Italy Nobility|Nobility]]  
*[[Italy Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]  
*[[Italy Other Records|Other Records]]  
*[[Italy Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
*[[Italy Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
*[[Italy Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]]  
*[[Italy Schools|Schools]]  
*[[Italy Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]  
*[[Italy Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Italy Taxation|Taxation]]  
*[[Italian Genealogical Word List|Word List]]
 
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*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Italy_Births_and_Baptisms_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Italy Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
 
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Italy_Deaths_and_Burials_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Italy Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
 
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Italy_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)#Collection_Time_Period Italy Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
 
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Italy,_Nuoro_Province_Civil_Registration_(FamilySearch_Historical_Collection) Italy, Nuoro Province Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
 
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Getting started with Italian research[edit | edit source]

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Welcome to the Italy Page!
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.

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 *. 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 Lombardia (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]

Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

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FamilySearch Historical Record Collections[edit | edit source]

Online collections containing these records are located in FamilySearch.org

Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:

Itay Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Italy Civil Regisgration (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Italy Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records

Italy Marriages (FamilySearch Historical 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...

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.
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