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==Records to Search | ==Indexed Records Created in Italy== | ||
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There are many types of indexed records that cover parts, even large parts of Italy. Searching those indexes by name only can turn up several entries of the same name. '''Never jump to an immediate conclusion that you have found an entry that matches your ancestor'''. Study the information for other clues that verify the match. | |||
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*Make sure the person you found in Italian records '''left Italy'''. Look for them in marriage and death records of the same vicinity. See whether they have children a generation later in the vicinity. These things prove they remained in Italy and would rule them out as your ancestor. | |||
*Match '''any other relationships'''. If you already know the parents' names, spouse's name, and/or siblings' names, make sure they match the parents' names, spouse's name, and/or siblings' names of the person you are considering in the Italian records. The parents and grandparents will usually be listed in birth records found in [[Italy Church Records|'''church records''']] or [[Italy Civil Registration|'''civil records''']]. Search for siblings' birth records and any marriage before leaving Italy in the same index. | |||
*Study '''all available entries for that name born at the same approximate time''', not just the first possible match you see. | |||
*Consider the '''coverage of the database''' you are using. Does it cover all of Italy? Or could there be many other records not covered that could hold your ancestor's record. For example, if the database is for just one province, there are 110 other provinces which could have your ancestor's record. | |||
*Make sure the details you have learned about the person after they immigrate have '''no discrepancies''' with the person you found in Italian records. | |||
===Italy Records Databases to Try=== | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/GuidedResearch:Italy '''Italy Guided Research'''] | |||
*[[Italy Civil Registration|'''Italy Civil Registration''']], government birth, marriage, and death records are available online for many provinces from the early 1800s to the early or mid-1900s. These records can name grandparents in addition to parents, and towns for residence and/or birth for both. | |||
*There are several [[Italy Church Records|'''Italy Church Records''']] online. | |||
*See [[Italy Emigration and Immigration|'''Italy Emigration and Immigration''']] for records of Italians immigrating, including some online digitized records and indexes. | |||
*See [[Italy Online Genealogy Records|'''Italy Online Genealogy Records''']] for other databases that might hold clues. | |||
==Records of the Country of Destination== | |||
* '''Church Records:''' If your ancestor immigrated to a European or a South American/Hispanic country, church records can be detailed enough to identify a former residence or birthplace in the home country. These countries, unlike the United States, had state churches. In many countries, these state churches were used by the country to keep birth, marriage, and death records. Even though your ancestor was born in his former country, he may have married, and certainly died in his new country. Marriage and death records can state birthplace. | |||
*'''Civil Registration:''' Eventually, most governments began keeping birth, marriage, and death records. These tend to be quite detailed. Again, if your ancestor was possibly married and certainly died in their new country, those records can state birthplace. | |||
*'''Citizenship Records:''' If your ancestor became a full citizen, those records probably name birthplace and former residence. | |||
*'''Online Genealogy Records:''' See [[Online Genealogy Records by Location|'''Online Genealogy Records by Location''']] and find the online genealogy record page for your country to see other indexed collections that can be consulted. | |||
==Records to Search Created in the United States== | ==Records to Search Created in the United States== | ||