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

Italy

What is in the 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.

These records are written in Italian.

Image Visibility
Whenever possible, FamilySearch makes images available for all users. However, ultimate 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 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The images are also available to all viewers at The Portale Antenati (Ancestors Portal).

Collection Contents
For details about the contents of these records, their history, and help using them see the wiki article: Italy, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records).

How Do I Search the Collection?
To search by image: ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the appropriate “Province” ⇒Select the appropriate “Comune or Frazione” ⇒Select the appropriate “Event Type and Year” which takes you to the images

To search by index: 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.


 * 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.

For tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks.

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

Citing this Collection
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