Italy, Kingdom of Napoli, Catasto Onciario - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of taxation records of the Kingdom of Napoli as mandated by law dated 4 October 1740. The purpose of the Catasto was to establish a uniform method of taxation throughout the Kingdom of Napoli. In the Catasto Onciario, land owners were divided into categories: residing citizens, widows and unmarried women, residing foreigners, non-residing foreigners having properties (bonatenenti), the secular clergy, churches and other holy institutions. The Catasto is unique as it contains information about each member of the household including names, relationship to the head of household, occupation and age.

For Help Reading These Records
For help reading the records see Italy Language and Languages and Italian Genealogical Word List.

Collection Content
The records contain the following information:


 * Name of each member of the family
 * Their relationship to the head of household
 * Occupation
 * Age

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:


 * Name
 * Identifying information such as age or names of other family members

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the age to calculate an approximate birth date.
 * Use the place and approximate birth date along with the census place to search the civil registration and church records.
 * Use the names and relationships to create a new family record.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names.
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby localities.
 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Italy.


 * Italy Guided Research
 * Italy Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.