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Record Finder Table for Italy

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Order of Records

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List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Italy topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration	Military Records
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration	Genealogy Biography Nobility Periodicals
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration

Maiden Names and Family Members

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Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration Census
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories	Societies Periodicals

Immigration and Country of Origin

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Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.	Census Military Records
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration Gathering Information to Locate Place of Origin	Church Records Census Military Records

Residences and Locations

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Residence	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Directories Military Records

Personal Details and Affiliations

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Nobility	Nobility Heraldry	Biography Periodicals
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Notarial Records
Religion	Church Records	Biography
Social activities	Social Life & Customs	History
Physical description	Military Records Emigration and Immigration	Biography

Reading the Records

Vocabulary	Language and Languages Latin Genealogical Word List Italian Genealogical Word List French Word List German Word List Italian Birth Document Translation (pre-unification) Italian Birth Document Translation (post-unification) Italian Marriage Document Translations Italian Civil Death Document Translation (pre-unification)
Handwriting	Italy Handwriting
Naming patterns	Naming Customs Social Life & Customs
Writing for records	Italy Letter Writing Guide

Provinces

The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each provinces, including links to actual records.

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+*[[Italy Gathering Information to Locate Place of Origin|Gathering Information to Locate Place of Origin]]
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+*[[Italy Military Records|Military Records]]
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+*[[Italy Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
+*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
+*[[Italian Genealogical Word List|Italian Genealogical Word List]]
+*[[French Word List]]
+*[[German Word List]]
+*[[Italian Birth Document Translation|Italian Birth Document Translation (pre-unification)]]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/d/d3/Atti_di_Nascita_post-1875.pdf Italian Birth Document Translation (post-unification)]
+*[[Italian Marriage Document Translations|Italian Marriage Document Translations]]
+*[[Italian Civil Death Document Translation|Italian Civil Death Document Translation (pre-unification)]]
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+*[[Italy Handwriting]]
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-*Names, personal
+*[[Italy Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
+*[[Italy Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]
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-| align="left" |Online classes
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+*[[Italy Letter Writing Guide]]
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-|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each jurisdiction, including links to actual records.'''
+|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each provinces, including links to actual records.'''
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+{|
-{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
 |-
-| Birth date and birthplace
+|
-| [[Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Italy Church Records|Church Records]]
+<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
-| [[Italy Military Records|Military Records]]
+    <li>[[Agrigento, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Agrigento, Sicily]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Alessandria, Piedmont]]</li>
-| Country of foreign birth
+    <li>[[Ancona, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Ancona, Marche]]</li>
-| [[Italy Church Records|Church Records]], [[Italy Census|Census]]
+    <li>[[Aosta, Valle d'Aosta, Italy Genealogy|Aosta, Valle d’Aosta]]</li>
-| [[Italy Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Italy Military Records|Military Records]]
+    <li>[[Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy| Arezzo, Tuscany]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy Genealogy| Ascoli Piceno, Marche]]</li>
-| Death information
+    <li>[[Asti, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Asti, Piedmont]]</li>
-| [[Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Italy Church Records|Church Records]]
+    <li>[[Avellino, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Avellino, Campania]]</li>
-| —
+    <li>[[Bari, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Bari, Apulia]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia]]</li>
-| Emigration information
+    <li>[[Belluno, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Belluno, Veneto]]</li>
-| [[Italy Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Italy Census|Census]]
+    <li>[[Benevento, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Benevento, Campania]]</li>
-| [[Italy Military Records|Military Records]]
+    <li>[[Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Bergamo, Lombardy]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Biella, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Biella, Piedmont]]</li>
-| Language helps
+    <li>[[Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Bologna, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
-| [[Italy Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
+    <li>[[South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Genealogy|Bolzano or South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]</li>
-| Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
+    <li>[[Brescia, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Brescia, Lombardy]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Brindisi, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Brindisi, Apulia]]</li>
-| Living relatives
+    <li>[[Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Cagliari, Sardinia]]</li>
-| [[Italy Directories|Directories]], [[Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]
+    <li>[[Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Caltanissetta, Sicily]]</li>
-| [[Italy Societies|Societies]], [[Italy Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+    <li>[[Campobasso, Molise, Italy Genealogy|Campobasso, Molise]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia]]</li>
-| Maiden name
+    <li>[[Caserta, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Caserta, Campania]]</li>
-| [[Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Italy Church Records|Church Records]]
+    <li>[[Catania, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Catania, Sicily]]</li>
-| —
+    <li>[[Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Catanzaro, Calabria]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Chieti, Abruzzo]]</li>
-| Marriage information
+    <li>[[Como, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Como, Lombardy]]</li>
-| [[Italy Church Records|Church Records]], [[Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Italy Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+    <li>[[Cosenza, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Cosenza, Calabria]]</li>
-| [[Italy Biography|Biography]], [[Italy Nobility|Nobility]], [[Italy Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+    <li>[[Cremona, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Cremona, Lombardy]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Crotone, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Crotone, Calabria]]</li>
-| Naming customs
+    <li>[[Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Cuneo, Piedmont]]</li>
-| [[Italy Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
+    <li>[[Enna, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Enna, Sicily]]</li>
-| [[Italy Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
+    <li>[[Fermo, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Fermo, Marche]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
-| Noble families
+    <li>[[Florence, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Florence (Firenze), Tuscany]]</li>
-| [[Italy Nobility|Nobility]], [[Italy Heraldry|Heraldry]]
+    <li>[[Foggia, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Foggia, Apulia]]</li>
-| [[Italy Biography|Biography]], [[Italy Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+    <li>[[Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Frosinone, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Frosinone, Lazio]]</li>
-| Occupation
+    <li>[[Genoa, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Genoa (Genova), Liguria]]</li>
-| [[Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]], [[Italy Church Records|Church Records]]
+    <li>[[Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
-| [[Italy Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
+    <li>[[Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Grosseto, Tuscany]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Imperia, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Imperia, Liguria]]</li>
-| Parents, children, and other family members
+    <li>[[Isernia, Molise, Italy Genealogy|Isernia, Molise]]</li>
-| [[Italy Census|Census]], [[Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]
+    <li>[[La Spezia, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|La Spezia, Liguria]]</li>
-| [[Italy Church Records|Church Records]]
+    <li>[[L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|L’Aquila, Abruzzo]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Latina, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Latina, Lazio]]</li>
-| Physical description
+    <li>[[Lecce, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Lecce, Apulia]]</li>
-| [[Italy Military Records|Military Records]], [[Italy Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+    <li>[[Lecco, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Lecco, Lombardy]]</li>
-| [[Italy Biography|Biography]]
+    <li>[[Livorno, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Livorno, Tuscany]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Lodi, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Lodi, Lombardy]]</li>
-| Places of residence
+    <li>[[Lucca, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Lucca, Tuscany]]</li>
-| [[Italy Census|Census]], [[Italy Church Records|Church Records]], [[Italy Directories|Directories]], [[Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]
+    <li>[[Macerata, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Macerata, Marche]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Mantua, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Mantua (Mantova), Lombardy]]</li>
-| Places of residence when you know only the province
+    <li>[[Massa and Carrara, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Massa and Carrara, Tuscany]]</li>
-| [[Italy Directories|Directories]], [[Italy Census|Census]], [[Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]
+    <li>[[Matera, Basilicata, Italy Genealogy|Matera, Basilicata]]</li>
-| [[Italy Church Records|Church Records]], [[Italy Military Records|Military Records]]
+    <li>[[Medio Campidano, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Medio Campidano, Sardinia]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Messina, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Messina, Sicily]]</li>
-| Religion
+    <li>[[Milan, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Milan (Milano), Lombardy]]</li>
-| [[Italy Church Records|Church Records]], [[Italy Biography|Biography]], [[Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]
+    <li>[[Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Modena, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
-| Cemeteries, [[Italy Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Italy History|History]], [[Italy Church History|Church History]]
+    <li>[[Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Monza and Brianza, Lombardy]]</li>
-|-
+    <li>[[Naples, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Naples (Napoli), Campania]]</li>
-| Social Activities
+    <li>[[Novara, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Novara, Piedmont]]</li>
-| [[Italy History|History]], [[Italy Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
+    <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 (Torino), 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|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>
+</ul>
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