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HOW TO START: STEP 5

Genealogy Research in Southern Italy

You have exausted the civil records archive. You have, through acts of deaths, marriages, etc, reached approximate birth dates for ancestors in the early - mid 18th century. If you want to proceed further backwards in time, there are still three great resources, but for the great majority without indexes: catasto onciario (in archives, mostly in Naples and municipalities), parish books of deaths, baptisms and weddings (mostly in parish churches, some in central church archives) and notary acts (in state archives). Notary acts are usually the last step, since searching through them is very slow. For most of these the keepers of the resources (archives, municipalities, parishes) must be contacted to check the existence of records and obtain permission to make research. This means patience is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

  1. Research in the Catasto Onciario (1742 - 1755) in Abruzzo
    2. ­­­>Check if it is available in the archives
    Click on your province below to see if the years you need are available for your municipality and province - A new window will open, when you have checked close it and you'll be back here This is a great resource, since a kind of "census" was requested, listing all the possessions to be taxed but also, what is most interesting for the genealogist, the composition of all the families, with names and ages of all the members. We can perform this search for you if the catasto is available in archives in Abruzzo: listing all the families with the surname you are researching (they might be connected) and requesting photocopies from the archive for your families. We will translate a summary of the information included in the list of properties for your own family. The cost will depend on the numbers of inhabitants inthe place, and on the number of families bearing the researched surnames.
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  2. The Onciario for your municipality is not available in Abruzzo
    3. ­­­>Research in the onciario in Naples
    1. You can research in Naples - We cannot help you in this case. You'll have to go yourself or hire someone to do that for you
    2. You can order the microfilm/copies through us. This procedure is long, however we can buy the microfilm or a printed copy from the microfilm of the whole onciario. This is advisable only if the place is not too big. Send us an email and we'll request an estimate to Naples for that Onciario - when we send them the money, they'll prepare the microfilm/copies.
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