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Tracing Your Italian Roots
Posted on Sunday, February 27 @ 05:54:18 EST by odyssey |
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dpeddie writes "Locating where your Italian ancestors originated can be a very tedious task. By following the provided checklist and utilizing some useful references, many of your immigrant Italian ancestors can be found.
I. American Record Sources
A. Family records: official do*****ents, letters, diaries, miscellaneous
family records.
B. Immigration and Naturalization Service records since 26 Sep 1906.
C. Immigration Passenger Lists ( See "Guide to Genealogical Records in
the National Archives".
D. U.S. Customs Passenger Lists
E. Local and County Histories and genealogies
F. Federal and State censuses
G. Vital statistics (marriage and death certificates)
H. Newspapers (see Gergory "American Newspapers..."): obituaries,
biography or other newsworthy article on ancestor.
I. American church records.
J. Cemetery records.
K. Land and Property records : Grantee and Grantor deeds, Homestead
Acts
L. Naturalization records - "Declaration of Intention" or "Petition"
See above mentioned "Guide".
M. U.S. Military records, 1798-1884 (on microfilm at LDS Genealogical
Department Library).
N. Societies and Fraternal organization records.
II. Reference Aids in locating Place of Origin of Immigrant Ancestor
(American sources).
A. "Ayer Directory of Publications" Philadelphia, Ayer, 1975.
B. Greenwood, Val D. "The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy",
Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973.
C. Gregory, Winifred, "American Newspapers 1821-1936, A Union List of
Files available in the United States and Canada", NY, Wilson, 1937.
D. "Guide to Genealogical Records in the National ARchives", Washington
DC, General Services Administration.
E. Miller, Olga K., "Migration, Emigration, Immigration", Loga,
Everton, 1974.
F. Neagles, James C. and Lila Lee, "Locating Your Immigrant Ancestor.
A Guide to Naturalization Records", Logan, Everton, 1975.
III. Italian Sources
A. Genealogical Library of County Guelfo Guelfi-Cmajani, Via Torta 14,
Firenze, Italy. - surname index with over 4,000,000 surnames, very
expensive for them to do research.
B. Regional genealogies and histories at the LDS Genealogical
Department Library.
C. Province known -- see state archives for records. Addresses found
in "Archivum: Revue Internationale des Archives", Paris, Presses
Universitaires de France, Vol V, 1955, pp. 141-154. Includes leva
(conscription records), passport and emigration records,
certificato di famiglia (Ufficio Anagrafe).
D. Indexes in State Archives to localize surnames : Leva; birth,
marriage, and death records in major cities; notarial records;
genealogical and heraldic collections; other indexes depending on
archive.
Civil Registration in Italy
I. Ufficio Anagrafe ( Registration Office)
A. Certificato di Stato di Famiglia (Situazione di Famiglia): head of
household and all family members, date and placer of birth of each
family member, this form follows family as it moves, receives copy of
vital statistics each year to update forms.
II. Ufficio Dello Stato Civile
A. Birth certificates (Certificato di Nascita): date of birth, place
of birth, parent's names (including maiden name of mother).
B. Marriage Certificates (Certificato di Matrimonio): date of
marriage, place of marriage, name of bride and groom, place and
dates of birth of bride and groom, sometimes gives parents' names
and occupations of bride and groom.
C. Death Certificates: date of death, place of death, date and place
of birth (or age at death).
III. Use of Gazetteers and where to write for civil records in Italy
A. "Nuovo Dizionario dei Comuni e Frazioni di Comuni", 22nd edition,
Roma, Dizinario Voghera dei Comuni, 1954. Find the name of comune
(town). If not there look under name of frazione or try variant
spelling. Find the name of the province - indicated after name of
comune.
B. Write to appropriate agency in comune forrecords (Province name in
parenthesis). Ufficio dello Stato Civile (and) Ufficio di Anagrafe.
IV. History of Civil Registration in Italy
A. Northern Italy: Napoleonic area (1803-1815). Bolzano and Trento
(16th century to present).
B. Tuscany region (1808 to present).
C. Southern Italy and Sicily (1820 to present).
D. Rest of Italy (1869 to present).
Church Records in Italy
I. Catholic Parish REgisters (Registri parrocchiali)
A. Most begin about 1546 or later (since 1493 in Fiesole)
B. In local parish custody
C. Information found in local registers: date and place of birth or
baptism, sex of child (shown by word for "born" nato or nata), name
of child, names of parents, sometimes names of grandparents, names
of godparents, residence, names of witnesses or proxies (if
godparents not present), etc.
D. Often diocese has duplicate copies of marriage records with
baptismal certificates of bride and groom.
E. Marriage records: names and residence of bride and groom (sometimes
ages), date and place of marriage, names of parents of bride and
groom (sometimes maiden names of mothers), marital status (single,
divorced, widowed, etc), names of witnesses (sometimes ages and
residences).
F. Death and burial records: date from about 1600. Give name and
often age of deceased. date and place of death, residence at time
of death, sometimes names of parents and spouse, place and date of
burial.
II. Protestant Parish Registers
A. Mostly in North (Waldensians)
B. Date from about 1685
C. Contain basically same information as Catholic registers
D. 16 Waldensian parishes filmed in Pinerolo district (in LDS
Genealogical Department Library).
III. Clerical Survey (Status Animarum)
A. Taken at discretion of parish.
B. Shows family groups within a parish
C. Some include biographical data such as birth dates, marriages. etc.
IV. Diocesan Records and Other Ecclesiastical Records
A. Confirmation books (Libri di Cresimati)
B. Excommunication books (Libri de Scommunicati)
C. Special permission for persons permitted to marry relatives.
D. Church property records.
E. Records of Protestants who were converted to Catholocism.
F. Biographical data on clerics (bishops, priests, etc).
G. Information relating to members of religious orders.
Extending Your Pedigree Where There are Gaps in Civil and Church Records
1. Notarial Records (Atti Notarili)
A. Marriage contracts
B. Dowery agreements
C. Wills and probate agreements
D. Donations of land and other property transactions
E. Name of father of parties often name in notarial records.
F. Known also as insinuazioni (Northern Italy) and extensioni (other
parts of Italy).
G. Kept in State archives
H. Ususally being in 1300's and 1400's (some earlier)
Venezia 828
Firenze 1092
Genova 1154
Siena 1220
Bologna 1226
Padova 1228
Sondrio 1254
Udine 1259
Modena 1271
II. Property Appraisal Records (Estimi)
A. Periodic apprqisal of property for tax purposes.
B. Date back early (1300's)
C. Gives names of parents or property owners
D. Estimi for Parma and Bergamo on microfilm at LDS Genealogical
Department Library
III. Tax Lists (Catasti)
A. Lists head of household and dependents
B. Occupations and places of origin of individuals also given
IV. List of Human Mouths and Harvests (denuncie delle bocche umane e de'
raccolti). Lists complete family groups and ages. Used for tax
purposes.
V. Census of Travel Permits (Catasti degli patenti)
VI. Citizenship Records (Cittadinanza). Gives place of origin of new
citizens, their parentage, and other miscellaneous data. Covers early
time period (1569 to 1796 in Venice).
VII. Golden Books (Libri d'Oro). Lists of Nobility and distinguished
citizens.
Printed and Other Secondary Sources in Italy
I. Regional and Local Histories
General source. Provides good background. Names important people of
the area. In the LDS library mostly in Northern Italy and Sicily, a few
for the rest of Italy.
II. Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
A. Helps localize surnames. Indicates mostly nobility or
distinguished citizens.
B. "Chi e?" Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani di Oggi
C. "Dizionario Storico-Blasonico delle FAmigle Nobili e Notabili
Italiane"
D. "Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiane"
III. Periodicals
A. Few in Italy. Most deal with noble families. Good for locating
surnames. No index - hard to use. Some regional periodicals.
IV. Family Histories and Genealogies
A. Mostly nobility. Few in the LDS Genealogical Library. Usually
excellent if one pertaining to ancestor is found.
V. Reference Aids
A. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Genealogical
Society. "Major Genealogical Record Sources for Italy", Series G.,
No. 2, Salt Lake City.
B. Leese de Breffny, Brian M. " Finding your Italian and Italian-Swiss
Ancestors and Emigration from ITaly to the New World" World
Conference on Records, Salt Lake City, 1969, F-11.
C. Leese, Brian M., "Report on Genealogical Sources for the
Waldensians of the Piedmont Region in Northern Italy"
D. Cappelli, Adriano, "Dizionario di Abbreviature Latine ed Italiane",
Milano, 1967.
E. "Atlanta Econometrico delle Regioni d'Italia", Milano, 1967.]
F. Italy. Istituto Geographico Militare. "Carta d'Italia"
G. "Nuovo Dizionario dei Comuni e Frazioni di Comuni", 22nd ed, Roma,
Dizionario Voghera de Comuni, 1954."
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