Italy, Messina, Civil Registration, State Archive - FamilySearch Historical Records

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

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Record Description
This Collection will include records from 1820 to 1865.

Civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the State Archive of Messina (Archivio di Stato di Messina).

It includes:
 * Supplemental records (allegati)
 * Residency records (cittadinanze)
 * Diverse records (atti diversi)
 * Inventories (inventari)
 * Cholera deaths (morti, colera)
 * Hospital deaths (morti, ospedali)
 * Burials (morti, sepolture)
 * Foundling births (nati, esposti)
 * Marriage banns (notificazioni)
 * Marriage memorandums (atti di memorandum)
 * Marriage supplemental documents (processetti)

Availability of records depends on time period and locality.

These records are written in Italian.

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

Language Help
These records are in Italian. For help reading the records see the wiki articles:


 * Italy Language and Languages
 * Italian Genealogical Word List

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Related Websites
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