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

Title in the Language of the Records
Italia, Roma, Stato Civile (Archivio di Stato)

Record Description
This collection consists of civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the State Archive of Roma (Archivio di Stato di Roma). Availability of records is largely dependent on time period and locality. This collection of civil registrations records covers the years 1866-1929.

May also include the following records:
 * Supplemental documents (allegati)
 * Marriage banns (notificazioni o pubblicazioni)
 * Ten-year indexes (indici decennali)
 * Residency records (cittadinanze)

These records are written in Italian.

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

Image Visibility
Whenever possible, FamilySearch makes images available for all users. However, ultimate rights to view images on our website are granted by the record custodians. Italian Data Privacy rules prohibit making certain records publicly available for viewing. This includes birth records under 110 years old, and marriage or death records under 70 years old. The Italy, Roma, Civil Registration, State Archive collection is available to the Family History Library, FamilySearch Centers, and to members of the supporting organization, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The images are also available to all viewers at The Portale Antenati (Ancestors Portal).

Search the Collection
To search the collection by name: Fill in the requested information in the boxes on the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the individuals in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to look at the information on several individuals comparing the information about them to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:
 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names, or variations of their name, throughout their life.
 * If your ancestor used an alias or a nickname, be sure to check for those alternate names.
 * 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.

To search by image: To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the appropriate “Province” ⇒Select the appropriate “Comune or Frazione” ⇒Select the appropriate “Record Type and Year” 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.

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


 * Italy Language and Languages
 * Italian Genealogical Word List

Related Websites
ItalianGenealogy.com Genealogy.About.com - Helpful Articles Daddezio.com - helpful links

Related Wiki Articles
Italy, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records) Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records

Citations for This Collection
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