Italy, Prato, Civil Registration (State Archive) - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
Italia, Prato, Stato Civile (Archivio di Stato)

Image Visibility
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Record Description
This collection contains civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the State Archive of Prato.

It includes:


 * Supplemental documents (allegati)
 * Residency records (cittadinanze)
 * Ten-year indexes (indici decennali)
 * Marriage banns (pubblicazioni)

The modern provinces represented in the collection include the following: Firenze, Grosseto, and Prato. Availability of records is largely dependent on time period and locality. The collection covers the years 1866 to 1923.

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)

Language Help
These records are in Italian. For help reading the records see the wiki articles:


 * Italy Language and Languages
 * Italian Genealogical Word List

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To search by image: ⇒ Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒ Select the appropriate “Province” ⇒ Select the approptiate “Comune or Frazione” ⇒ Select the appropriate “Record Type and Year” which takes you to the images.

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Related Websites
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Related Wiki Articles
Italy, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records) Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records

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