Italy, Massa e Carrara, Massa, Civil Registration, State Archive - FamilySearch Historical Records

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

Record Description
The collection consists of civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the State Archive of Massa (Archivio di Stato di Massa). Also includes marriage banns (notificazioni o pubblicazioni); marriage memorandums (atti di memorandum); marriage supplemental documents (processetti); annotations to death records (annotazioni di morte); and miscellaneous records (atti diversi). Records for this collection generally cover the years 1849 to 1865 but the availability is largely dependent on time period and locality.

For a list of records by localities, document type and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse.

Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.

Record History, Content and Use
To search the collection, select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒ Select the “Comune o frazione” ⇒ Select the “ Registro e L'Anno” which takes you to the images.

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

For additional details about the contents of these records, their history, and help using them see the wiki article: Italy, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Related Websites
Archivi di Stato: Elenco

Related Wiki Articles
Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
"Italy, Civil Registration, 1805-1940." index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 22 April 2011). entry for Pietro Antonio De Lutis, died 8 May 1933; citing Civil Registrations, digital folder 4,404,467 image 00,103; Tribunale di Rovigo, Italy. Registri dello stato civile di Rovigo.