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

Title in the Language of the Records
Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali

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. The collection generally covers the years 1531 to 1998.

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)

For help reading the records see the following wiki articles:


 * Italy Language and Languages
 * Italian Genealogical Word List

Search the Collection
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒Select the "Comune or Frazione" category ⇒Select the "Parish" cateogry ⇒Select the "Record Type" category which takes you to the images.

Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

Related Websites
Maplandia

Known Issues with This Collection
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Related Wiki Articles

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

Citations for This Collection
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