Italy, Bologna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1899

Civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths within the custody of the State Archive of Bologna (Archivio di Stato di Bologna). Includes supplemental documents (allegati); residency records (cittadinanze); ten-year indexes (indici decennali); and marriage banns (pubblicazioni). Availability of records is largely dependent on time period and locality.

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Italy, Bologna, Civil Registration (State Archive)

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What is in This Collection?

This collection contains index & images of civil registration (stato civile) of births, marriages, and deaths held by the State Archive of Bologna. It may also include supplemental documents (allegati), supplemental marriage documents (processetti), marriage banns (pubblicazioni), indexes (indici), ten-year indexes (indici decennali), residency records (cittadinanze), and diverse records (atti diversi).

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Italian. For help reading them see:

Italy Languages
Italian Genealogical Word List
Italy Handwriting
Brigham Young University: Italian Script Tutorial
FamilySearch Learning Center: Reading Italian Handwritten Records

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:
Birth

Child's name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Gender
Parent's names
Parent's occupations
Parent's residence
Baptismal date
Baptismal place
Names of godparents

Marriage

Names of bride and groom
Their ages or birthdates
Their birthplaces
Their residences
Their occupations
Their marital status
Parent's or father's names
Names of witnesses

Death

Deceased's name
Date of death
Age or birthdate
Residence
Occupation
Cause of death
Spouse or father's name
Burial place
Burial date

Collection Content

See Italy, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records for details about the contents of these records, their history, and help using them.

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital

3,140,750 Personas

335,164 Images

Language

Italian

Location of Original Records

State Archive of Bologna (Archivio di Stato di Bologna)

Cite This Collection

"Italia, Bologna, Civil Registration, (Archivio di Stato), 1806-1899." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 15 June 2026. Archivio di Stato di Bologna (Bologna State Archives), Italy.

Italy, Bologna, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1899