Italy, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
Italia, Palermo, Monreale Diocesi, Chiesa Records

Record Description
The collection consists of images of baptisms, marriages, and deaths from the Diocese of Monreale (Diocesi di Monreale), Palermo, Italy. Also includes confirmations (cresime); church censuses (stato delle anime); marriage banns (pubblicazioni); marriage contracts (contratti di matrimonio); marriage supplemental documents (documenti matrimoniali); ecclesiastical documents (documenti ecclesiastici); and family trees (alberi genealogici). Availability of records is largely dependent on time period and locality.

For a list of records by localities and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse.

Records for this collection include the years 1531-1998.

Citation for This Collection
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Record History, Content and Use
For details about the contents of these records, their history, and help using them see the wiki article: Italy Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

How To Use The Records
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: Select the "Browse" link in the initial collection page ⇒ Select the “Nome del Comune o Frazione” category ⇒ Select the “Nome della Parrochia” category ⇒ Select the “Tipo de Registro” category which takes you to the images.

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

Known Issues with This Collecton
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Related Websites
Maplandia

Related Wiki Articles

 * Church Records
 * Church History
 * Italian Marriage Records More Than You Think

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clementina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.

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