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

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

Image Visibility
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Record Description
This collection contains civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the State Archive of Firenze (Archivio di Stato di Firenze).

For the most part, this collection contains records for the modern region of Tuscany (Toscana). Additional smaller portions of the collection are for the modern regions of Emilia-Romagna, Liguria, and Umbria. The provinces represented in the collection include the following:


 * Arezzo
 * Firenze
 * Forlì-Cesena
 * Grosseto
 * La Spezia
 * Livorno
 * Lucca
 * Massa e Carrara
 * Perugia
 * Pisa
 * Pistoia
 * Prato
 * Siena

The availability of records is largely dependent on time period and locality.

The collection covers the years 1804 to 1874.

For a list of film numbers currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

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Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

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)

How to Use the Record
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To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select "Browse" link in the initial collection page ⇒ Select the “Comune o frazione” category ⇒ Select the “Registro e L'Anno” category which takes you to the images.

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Known Issues with This Collection
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Related Websites

 * Italian Civil Records
 * Italian Genealogy

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.