Italy, Palermo, Civil Registration (Archdiocese of Palermo) - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths reported to the civil registration authorities in the municipality of Palermo. Decennial indexes were created by the civil registration authorities and published by an authorized printing company. The civil registration office would receive copies of these indexes for their daily use. Copies of these indexes were then sold by the publisher and purchased by various agencies such as schools, libraries, and businesses for their own use.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: Birth • 2 Marriage • 2 Death • 2

Collection Content
For details about the contents of these records, their history, and help using them see the wiki article: Italy, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records.

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