Italy, Catanzaro, Civil Registration, State Archive - FamilySearch Historical Records

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

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Record Description
This collection includes civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the State Archive of Catanzaro (Archivio di Stato di Catanzaro) for the years 1809 to 1865. It includes marriage banns (pubblicazioni; notificazioni); baptismal records; marriage memorandums (atti di memorandum); diverse records (atti diversi); and marriage supplemental documents (processetti). Availability of records is largely dependent on time period and locality.

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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

Related Wiki Articles
Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records

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