Savona

ancestry Research in savona, Italy

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The Italian province of Savona is a great place to do research because of the wealth of historical material that can be found in local archives, libraries, and other repositories. Some of Savona's best resources for historical research can be found at the provincial capital in Savona, as well as various provincial archives, churches, and libraries throughout the area. Many records are also now available online at a number of great websites like Ancestry.com, MyHeritage, Antenati, and FamilySearch, all of which have large searchable databases relating to Italian history and genealogy.

There are a number of ways to get copies of vital records (birth, marriage, and death certificates) in Savona. Italy began countrywide registration of vital records in 1809, and Antenati has digitized many of these records from that date up to the early 1900s. Prior to 1809, birth, marriage, and death records would have primarily been recorded by church parishes, which would have been responsible for keeping track of baptisms, marriages, and burials in different parts of the country.

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah also holds a variety of records relating to the province of Savona. This is the largest and most important genealogy collection in the world and is worth a visit to explore the many billions of records that can be found there. Published material consists of books, microfilm, microfiche, and other records for the province of Savona. The Family History Library also has smaller family history centers located throughout the world where you can order microfilm and have these records shipped to the local area where you live. The library has also transcribed and indexed billions of Italian church records, civil registration, and other types of records which are available to view or download online at FamilySearch.org.

Genealogy Resources in savona, Italy

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Many Italian family records can be found online and at various archives and libraries located throughout Savona. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at civil registry offices, church parishes, and elsewhere in Italy. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific places where your ancestors lived in Italy. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain areas in Italy have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived in one area and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, church, civil registration, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent areas. Following is a complete list of Savona's 69 municipalities (comuni), along with links where you can find civil registration and church records in the province.

municipalities

Alassio

Albenga

Albisola Superiore

Albissola Marina

Altare

Andora

Arnasco

Balestrino

Bardineto

Bergeggi

Boissano

Borghetto Santo Spirito

Borgio Verezzi

Bormida

Cairo Montenotte

Calice Ligure

Calizzano

Carcare

Casanova Lerrone

Castelbianco

Castelvecchio

Celle Ligure

Cengio

Ceriale

Cisano sul Neva

Cosseria

Dego

Erli

Finale Ligure

Garlenda

Giustenice

Giusvalla

Laigueglia

Loano

Magliolo

Mallare

Massimino

Millesimo

Mioglia

Murialdo

Nasino

Noli

Onzo

Orco Feglino

Ortovero

Osiglia

Pallare

Piana Crixia

Pietra Ligure

Plodio

Pontinvrea

Quiliano

Rialto

Roccavignale

Sassello

Savona

Spotorno

Stella

Stellanello

Testico

Toirano

Tovo San Giacomo

Urbe

Vado Ligure

Varazze

Vendone

Vezzi Portio

Villanova d'Albenga

Zuccarello

population

11,312 (2010)

24,378 (2010)

5,617 (2010)

10,581 (2010)

2,156 (2010)

7,657 (2010)

621 (2010)

597 (2010)

692 (2010)

1,163 (2010)

2,432 (2010)

5,261 (2010)

2,402 (2010)

426 (2010)

13,695 (2010)

1,586 (2010)

5,682 (2010)

781 (2010)

324 (2010)

180 (2010)

5,431 (2010)

3,749 (2010)

6,049 (2010)

1,947 (2010)

1,084 (2010)

2,006 (2010)

267 (2010)

11,638 (2010)

1,291 (2010)

959 (2010)

469 (2010)

1,895 (2010)

12,034 (2010)

882 (2010)

1,214 (2010)

127 (2010)

3,516 (2010)

546 (2010)

864 (2010)

227 (2010)

2,861 (2010)

233 (2010)

917 (2010)

1,564 (2010)

480 (2010)

956 (2010)

896 (2010)

9,401 (2010)

650 (2010)

857 (2010)

7,424 (2010)

583 (2010)

750 (2010)

1,861 (2010)

62,553 (2010)

4,005 (2010)

3,082 (2010)

877 (2010)

219 (2010)

2,690 (2010)

2,508 (2010)

793 (2010)

8,523 (2010)

13,708 (2010)

416 (2010)

825 (2010)

2,506 (2010)

339 (2010)

municipal Offices

Comune di Alassio

Comune di Albenga

Comune di Albisola Superiore

Comune di Albissola Marina

Comune di Altare

Comune di Andora

Comune di Arnasco

Comune di Balestrino

Comune di Bardineto

Comune di Bergeggi

Comune di Boissano

Comune di Borghetto

Comune di Borgio Verezzi

Comune di Bormida

Comune di Cairo Montenotte

Comune di Calice Ligure

Comune di Calizzano

Comune di Carcare

Comune di Casanova Lerrone

Comune di Castelbianco

Comune di Castelvecchio

Comune di Celle Ligure

Comune di Cengio

Comune di Ceriale

Comune di Cisano sul Neva

Comune di Cosseria

Comune di Dego

Comune di Erli

Comune di Finale Ligure

Comune di Garlenda

Comune di Giustenice

Comune di Giusvalla

Comune di Laigueglia

Comune di Loano

Comune di Magliolo

Comune di Mallare

Comune di Massimino

Comune di Millesimo

Comune di Mioglia

Comune di Murialdo

Comune di Nasino

Comune di Noli

Comune di Onzo

Comune di Orco Feglino

Comune di Ortovero

Comune di Osiglia

Comune di Pallare

Comune di Piana Crixia

Comune di Pietra Ligure

Comune di Plodio

Comune di Pontinvrea

Comune di Quiliano

Comune di Rialto

Comune di Roccavignale

Comune di Sassello

Comune di Savona

Comune di Spotorno

Comune di Stella

Comune di Stellanello

Comune di Testico

Comune di Toirano

Comune di Tovo San Giacomo

Comune di Urbe

Comune di Vado Ligure

Comune di Varazze

Comune di Vendone

Comune di Vezzi Portio

Comune di Villanova

Comune di Zuccarello

Churches