Calabria, Italy Genealogy

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Guide to Calabria, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Jurisdictions


Province (Provincia)

The region of Calabria is divided into five provinces (similar to counties in the United States):


 * Catanzaro
 * Cosenza
 * Crotone
 * Reggio Calabria
 * Vibo Valentia

Learn more about Calabria jurisdictions.

Research Tools
The State Archive (Ufficio dello Stato Civile) of each province is located in the provincial capital. Municipalities provided the state archives with copies of their original civil registration during the years 1809-1865.

The Archivio di Stato di Cosenza has begun to post their birth records online. This link was found to have some challenges working for unknown reasons, when it is not working please check back later to see if it is working again. Free access in English for towns in the Province of Cosenza. This archive should eventually cover all the towns in the province of Cosenza. You can search your town for your surnames, in English.

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The Archivio di Stato di Cosenza has begun posting their births database online. This archive should eventually cover all the towns in the province of Cosenza. You can search your town for your surnames, in English.

Civil Registration

 * 1784 - 1943 at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites
Calabria


 * Archivio di Stato - Vital records of births, deaths, marriages and military*
 * Regione Calabria - Official region website (In Italian)
 * Ancestors of Podargoni and Schindilifà, Italy (1809 - 1910) - This data base covers all family events (births,​ marriages and deaths).

Catanzaro


 * Family Search - Vital records from the comuni of Catanzaro Province
 * Provincia di Catanzaro - Official Province website (In Italian)
 * Portale della Storia Italiani - Some vital and military records
 * Sersale Vital Records - Hosts extractions of vital records from Sersale, Catanzaro

Cosenza


 * Archivio di Stato di Cosenza - hosts many birth, marriage, death &amp; military records
 * Archivio di Stato di Cosenza - Catasto Onciario records (tax records)
 * Cosenza Exchange - hosts vital &amp; church records for several comuni (towns) in this province.

Crotone


 * Family Search - Vital records from the comuni of Crotone (listed under Catanzaro)*


 * Portale della Storia Italiani - Some vital and military records

Reggio Calabria


 * Provincia di Reggio Calabria - Official Province Website (In Italian)
 * Calabria Exchange - Hosts extractions and vital records of comuni in Reggio Calabria
 * Africo Record Extractions - Extractions of Records from Africo, Reggio Calabria

Vibo Valentia


 * Provincia di Vibo Valentia - Official Province website (In Italian)
 * Family Search - Vital Records from the comuni of Vibo Valentia (listed under Catanzaro)
 * Portale Della Storia Italiani - Some vital and military records

Free access in English for towns in the Province of Cosenza.