Italy Record Finder

Italy Record Selection Table

The table below can help you decide which records to search.

• In column 1 find the goal you selected.
• Find in column 2 the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need. Then turn to that section of the Italy article.
• Additional records that may also be useful are listed in column 3.

The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same as the topic headings used in the Italy article. Records containing previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) could provide information for nearly all of the goals. These have not been repeatedly listed unless they are especially helpful for the goal.

1. If You Need	2. Look First In	3. Then Search
Age	Census, Civil Registration, Church Records	Military Records
Birth date	Civil Registration, Church Records	Military Records
Country of foreign birth	Church Records, Census	Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
Boundaries and origins	Gazetteers, Historical Geography	Maps, History
Children	Census, Civil Registration	Church Records
Death information	Civil Registration, Church Records
Historical background	History, Genealogy	Maps, History
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration, Census	Military Records
Living relatives	Directories, Civil Registration	Societies, Periodicals
Maiden name	Civil Registration, Church Records
Marriage information	Church Records, Civil Registration, Genealogy	Biography, Nobility, Periodicals
Occupations	Civil Registration, Church Records	Notarial Records
Other family members	Census, Civil Registration	Church Records
Parents	Census, Civil Registration	Church Records
Physical description	Military Records, Emigration and Immigration	Biography
Place-finding aids	Gazetteers, Historical Geography, Directories, Church Directories	History, Periodicals
Place of residence	Census, Church Records, Directories, Civil Registration
Place of residence when you know only the province	Directories, Census, Civil Registration	Church Records, Military Records
Previous research	Biography, Genealogy, Societies, FamilySearch™	Nobility, Periodicals
Record-finding aids	Archives and Libraries, Genealogy	Societies, Periodicals, Church Directories
Religion	Church Records, Biography, Civil Registration	Cemeteries, Genealogy, History, Church History
Social Activities	History, Social Life and Customs