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

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

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

The collection consists of civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the State Archive of Messina (Archivio di Stato di Messina). 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); and marriage supplemental documents (processetti). Availability of records is largely dependent on time period and locality.

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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)

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Related Wiki Articles

 * Italy
 * Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
"Italy, Civil Registration, 1805-1940." digital images, FamilySearch (https://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.