Sicilian Genealogy Records

Here are the types of Sicilian genealogical records:

• Manorial (land) Records

         - From the middle ages until the 1800s

• Riveli and Catasti (Tax Census records)

         -Every few decades post 1500

         -Available at the Palermo State Archive -https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Italy_Sicilian_Riveli_Records -[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Italy,_Sicily,_Riveli_di_Beni_... https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Italy,_Sicily,_Riveli_di_Beni_...)]

• Stato Civile (Vital statistics acts of birth, marriage, and death)

         -1820-1860

         -Also includes the Processetti Matrimoniali (Marriage document attachments) -https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Italy_Civil_Registration -https://www.alfredonocera.it/how-to-find-ancestors-in-sicily.html

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• Ten Year Indices

        -Available at the town hall

        - An index is available in the annual register

• Parochial records (baptism and marriage)

        - Useful for periods before 1820

        - Date back to 1500

• Heraldic and Feudal records

        - Kept in Palermo State Archive

        - Useful for identifying land and noble families

• Published Pedigreed

        - There were published pedigrees for some noble families

        - Many are kept private, but some are donated to public libraries

• Local Histories

        - Mention prominent families

        - Locations of landmarks

        - Found in local libraries

• Family Archives

        - Some are in the State Archies

        - Many of these include contracts

        - Some are housed in libraries

• Atti Notarili (Notarial Acts)

        - 1500-1800

        - Kept in Palermo Archive

        - Dowries, land transfers, and wills

• Military Records

        - Service Acts and Muster Rolls

        - Post 1861