Italy, Napoli, Acerra Civil Registration, Comune - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
Stato Civile di Acerra, Napoli, Italia

Record Description
This Collection will include records from 1809 to 1929.

This collection of civil registration records includes births, marriages, death, and supplemental documentation files. The registration of birth, marriage, and death were kept on separate registers. the original registers were kept in the municipality (Comune) archive, and a second copy was usually sent to the courthouse (Tribunale) archive, then after about 100 years the courthouse would forward their copy to the state archive (Archivio di Stato) for permanent conservation.

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Record History, Content 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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Related Websites

 * Italian Civil Records
 * Italian Genealogy

To locate cultural or historical information about a specific locality, or to determine in which municipality a hamlet (frazione) is located, use either of the following websites:


 * Non Solo Cap
 * Tuttitalia

Other information can also be found at Italian Genealogy.com

Related Wiki Articles

 * Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records
 * Italy - Birth - 1809-1865
 * Italy - Marriage - 1809-1865

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