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

Italy

What is in This Collection?
This collection of civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the State Archive of Bergamo (Archivio di Stato di Bergamo). Includes marriage banns (pubblicazioni); ten-year indexes (indici decennali); residency records (cittadinanze); and supplemental documents (allegati). Availability of records is largely dependent on time period and locality. Records for this collection include the years 1866-1901.

Image Visibility
Whenever possible, FamilySearch makes images available for all users. However, 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, Bergamo, Civil Registration, State Archive collection is available to the Family History Library, FamilySearch Centers, and to members of the supporting organization. The images are also available to all viewers at The Portale Antenati (Ancestors Portal).

Reading These Records
For help reading these Italian records see the following wiki articles:
 * Italy Language and Languages
 * Italian Genealogical Word List
 * Script Tutorial for Italian
 * Italy Handwriting
 * FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
 * Reading Italian Handwritten Records

How Do I Search This Collection?
Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page:

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.

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page:
 * 1) Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page
 * 2) Select the appropriate “Province”
 * 3) Select the appropriate “Comune or Frazione”
 * 4) Select the appropriate “Event Type and Year” which takes you to the images

When Searching:


 * 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

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

"Italy, Bergamo, Civil Registration, 1866-1901." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Archivio di Stato di Bergamo [Bergamo State Archives, Bergamo].
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