Italy, Catania, Caltagirone Civil Registration, Tribunale - FamilySearch Historical Records

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

Record Description
This Collection will include records from 1861 to 1941.

The collection consists of civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the Caltagirone Courthouse (Tribunale di Caltagirone). Includes annotations (annotazioni); supplemental records (allegati); and marriage banns (pubblicazioni). 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 link from the collection landing page.

Record Content
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)

Search the Collection
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Known Issues with This Collection
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Related Websites

 * Italian Civil Records
 * Italian Genealogy

Related Wiki Articles

 * Italian Civil Registration
 * Italy
 * Italy History

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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Citation for This Collection
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