Italy, Genova, Civil Registration (State Archive) - FamilySearch Historical Records

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

Record Description
The collection consists of civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the State Archive of Genova (Archivio di Stato di Genova). Also includes censuses (censimenti), ten-year indexes (indici decennali), and marriage banns (pubblicazioni). Availability of records is largely dependent on time period and locality. Records for this collection cover the years 1796-1812, 1838-1859, 1866-1899.

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)

Search the Collection
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 * Even though these indexes are very accurate they may still contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned.

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Known Issues with This Collection
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Related Websites

 * Italian Genealogy

Related Wiki Articles

 * Italy
 * Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records

Citations for This Collection
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