Italy, Biella, Borriana, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
Registri Ecclesiastici della Chiesa Cattolica di Biella, Borriana, Italia

Record Description
This is a collection of Catholic Church records from the parish of San Sulpizio in Biella for the years 1740-1938. The collection includes baptisms, marriages, and burials. The records are generally kept in bound registers consisting of approximately 100-400 pages per volume. Some registers include an index at the end of each volume. Volumes prior to 1815 were handwritten by the parish priest in narrative form with details of the event; after 1815, the records were handwritten in printed forms. The text of the records is in Italian; some earlier registers may have the text in Latin. The original registers were kept in the parish archive and a copy was sent to the diocesan archive. This collection was acquired from the custodian of the records at Borriana Archive in Biella, Italy.

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Record History, Content and Use
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Related Websites

 * Catholic Church in Italy – Hierarchy
 * Chiesa Cattolica Italiana

Related Wiki Articles

 * Italy Church Records
 * Italy Church History
 * Italian Marriage Records More Than You Think

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 * "Delaware Marriage Records," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org): accessed 4 March 2011, entry for William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, married 23 November 1913; citing marriage certificate no. 859; FHL microfilm 2,025,063; Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.


 * “El Salvador Civil Registration,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 21 March 2011), entry for Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, born 9 April 1880; citing La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal de San Salvador.

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