Italy, Massa e Carrara, Massa, Civil Registration, State Archive - FamilySearch Historical Records

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

Record Description
The collection consists of civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the State Archive of Massa (Archivio di Stato di Massa). Also includes marriage banns (notificazioni o pubblicazioni); marriage memorandums (atti di memorandum); marriage supplemental documents (processetti); annotations to death records (annotazioni di morte); and miscellaneous records (atti diversi). Records for this collection generally cover the years 1849 to 1865 but the availability is largely dependent on time period and locality.

Record History, Content and Use
For additional 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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Search the Collection
To browse 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 “Comune o frazione” category ⇒Select the “ Registro e L'Anno” category 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

 * Italian Genealogy
 * Italian Genealogy

Related Wiki Articles
Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records

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