Sunday, June 5, 2011

LDS Films for the Santo Stefano Quisquina Civil Records

Civil registraton began in Italy with the invasion of Napoleon in 1809. Referred to as the Napoleonic Records this system of record keeping was enforced as he gained control of the region. Even after his defeat in 1815 many areas continued civil registration. It wasn't until 1820 that Sicily adopted the process.
What you will find in the Civil Records are births, marriages and deaths. The records were generally kept in separate volumes by event and by year. In most cases there is an index appearing after the records. All the records are written in Italian. In most cases the records are pre-printed documents with the vital information hand-written; however that is not always the case. Some records are entirely hand-written and are difficult to read.
Birth records will include the child's name, sex and parents. The mother will almost always be listed by her maiden name. In some cases the grandparents will also be listed. The date the birth was reported will generally be at the top of the form and the actual birth date will generally appear in the body of the form and may appear as a reference to the day reported, for example "oggi" meaning today. In most cases the child's baptism will also be recorded. The person reporting the birth will also be included; this will almost always be the father but in some cases the mid-wife will report the birth.
Death records will include the name of the deceased, age (almost always incorrect), occupation, in most cases the parents and in some cases the spouse.
Here are some translations for the descriptions below:

Atti diversi - miscellanous records
Nati - Birth
Pubblicazione - Marriage banns
Matrimoni - Marriage
Morti - Deaths



Description Film/Placement
Nati, notificazioni, matrimoni, morti 1821-1826 1568899 Items 3-8
Nati, notificazioni, matrimoni, morti 1826-1832 1568900
Nati, notificazioni, matrimoni, morti 1833-1834, 1843-1842, 1835-1838 1568901
Nati, notificazioni, matrimoni, morti 1838-1841, 1844-1847 1568902
Nati, notificazioni, matrimoni, morti 1847-1853 1568952
Nati, notificazioni, matrimoni, morti 1853-1859 1568953
Nati, notificazioni, matrimoni, morti 1859 1568954 Item 1
Nati 1862-1888 2016233
Nati 1889-1910 -- Pubblicazioni 1866-1886 2016234
Pubblicazioni 1887-1907, 1938 -- Matrimoni 1862-1910 -- Atti diversi 1862-1865 -- Memorandum 1862-1865 -- Cittadinanze 1867-1910 -- Morti 1862-1865 2016235
Morti 1866-1910 2016338
Allegati (matrimoni) 1903-1904 -- Allegati (morti) 1904 2016736 Items 3 - 4
Nati 1911-1919 2280354 Item 6
Nati 1920-1929 -- Pubblicazioni 1912-1929 -- Matrimoni 1911-1929 -- Morti 1911 2280355
Morti 1912-1929 -- Cittadinanze 1914-1929 -- Indici decennali (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1906-1915 2280339 Items 1 - 4