Italy, Messina, Messina, Civil Registration, Comune - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
Stato Civile di Messina, Italia

Record Description
The collection consists of indexes to civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the town of Messina (Comune di Messina). Includes records from the town of Nizza di Sicilia (Comune di Nizza di Sicilia) and from the Messina Villages (Villaggi di Messina). Records for this collection include the years 1866-1910.

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Record Content, History and Use
For help reading the records see the following wiki articles:


 * Italy Language and Languages
 * Italian Genealogical Word List

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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To search the collection image by image you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒Select the "Comune o frazione" link ⇒Select the "Registro e L'Anno" category which takes you to the images

Known Issues with This Collection
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Related Websites

 * Italian Civil Records
 * Italian Genealogy

Related Wiki Articles

 * Italy
 * Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
"Italy, Civil Registration, 1805-1940." digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 22 April 2011). entry for Pietro Antonio De Lutis, died 8 May 1933; citing Civil Registrations, digital folder 4,404,467 image 00,103; Tribunale di Rovigo, Italy. Registri dello stato civile di Rovigo.