If you search your ancestors in Vaglio Basilicata, in the province of Potenza, Basilicata region, the documents about your Italian family are stored in the City Office archives and in the parishes in the town.
Civil Records in Vaglio Basilicata
In towns and villages of Basilicata and in Potenza province registry offices were established in 1809: it means that you could find your ancestors records in Vaglio Basilicata town hall archives as of that date.
(If your goal is to claim your Italian Dual Citizenship and you need official certificates from Vaglio Basilicata follow this link).
So, if your ancestors lived in Vaglio Basilicata during the past centuries, then you should start your family research from the City Office of Vaglio Basilicata to know more: on of our local experts is ready to help you in your research!
Otherwise, if you think to contact the town hall by yourself, we suggest you to read our tips for your search. They are useful advices to search in Basilicata and of course in Vaglio Basilicata too!
Next picture shows the demographic trends in Vaglio Basilicata from the Italian Unification (1861).
This is a necessary info to understand how many people lived in the town in the past.
To go on quickly in your research is important to know if the last name you are investigating is a frequent surname in Vaglio Basilicata. As more your surname is common, as more it could be difficult to find the right branch of your ancestors family in Vaglio Basilicata archives, expecially if you have not exact dates.
It could be useful for you to know that the most common surnames in Potenza province are:
Albano, Bochicchio, Bruno, Calabrese, Caputo, Carlomagno, Carlucci, Cirigliano, Claps, Colangelo, Conte, Cosentino, Coviello, D’Andrea, De Bonis, De Luca, Ferrara, Fortunato, Genovese, Giordano, Grieco, Ielpo, Labanca, Lauria, Lombardi, Lorusso, Marino, Martino, Mecca, Nigro, Nolè, Pace, Pepe, Potenza, Rinaldi, Romaniello, Romano, Rosa, Russo, Sabia, Santarsiero, Santoro, Scavone, Sileo, Summa, Telesca, Vaccaro, Zaccagnino.
Church Records in Vaglio Basilicata
Church archives in Potenza province may store even older information. You will find religious records of the same events (births, marriages and deaths) but, most important, you could go further back in time!
So in case you would like to go back in centuries, it’s good for you to know that the parish registers in Potenza started during 1500!
They are far less accessible expecially from abroad and very hard to read and decipher if you are not used and skilled.
But our local genealogists, graduated in history and archivistics can research the church archives of Vaglio Basilicata on your behalf.
Anyway for our experience, if you plan to come here, we always suggest to start the research months before the arrival.
In this way you will avoid to waste your holidays in the offices or in the churches dealing with italian bureaucracy .
With the results gathered by our genealogists before your arrival, you will have more free time to visit the town and surroundings on your ancestors footsteps.
Another important source of information are the notary documents available to expert researchers in the State Archives.
If you need a professional help from our local genealogists write to vagliobasilicata@italianside.com or fill the form here.
Our expert in Vaglio Basilicata area will study your request and will reply to you with a plan and a quote for your family research.
Here below you can read the messages received from other visitors in Vaglio Basilicata forum:
if you only want to discuss with other people interested in genealogy in Vaglio Basilicata feel free to leave a message below.
I am looking for info on my great grandfather and great great grandfather. Canio LaSala and Rocco LaSala both born in Vaglio Basilicata. Canio born 1880.
im trying to find out about my fathers family his name was conio saponaro
I am trying to find any information about my family. I know my great great grandfather (Matteo Salbitano) was born in Vaglio Basilicata in 1850 and was married to Angela Basile on September 22, 1878. I also know my great grandfather (Canio Salbitano) was born January 22, 1883 in Vaglio Basilicata.
I am trying to track my family tree, but haven´t found much about them.
Thanks
My great grandfather was Luigi Pica (b 1837). He married Angela Santarsiero (b 1844.) They emigrated to America in 1876. I haven’t been able to get any more information on their parents or ancestors. Family information says they were from Vaglio.
If anyone has any information, I would appreciate it.
Thanks
I am looking for information re: which church my Grandparents were married in in Vaglio. The date was29 September 1900.
My Grandfather, Rocco Tamburrino, was the son of Carlo Maria Tamburrino and Anna Santangelo..
His grandfather was Vincenzo Tamburrino, who married Faustina LaCapra.
My grandmother, Maria Caterina LaCapra, was the daughter of Gerardro LaCapra , who was the son ov Guiseppe LaCapra and Maria Caterina Ventre. Her Grandparents were: Faustino Cavallo, who married Marie Teresa Perillo.
I think we are looking for the same family. I have a Vincenzo Tamburrino and a Faustina LaCapra in my family tree. They had a son named Canio Rocco Tamburrino that was born in 1827 in Vaglio. Carlo Maria Tamburrino and Canio Rocco my be brothers. Would like to see if they are the same family.
Yes, These two were brothers. Vincenzo Tamburrino & Faustina LaCapra were married in 1810 in Vaglio di Basilicata. They had seven children that I know of. Six boys and one girl. Three of the boys died as young children.
Hi, I’m not sure if our relatives have any relations but I’m looking for any information on my great grandfather Rocco LaCapra who was born on Nov 13th 1886 in I believe Vaglio Basilicata. He came to the US on May 15th 1907 and married Carmela Garzinetto in the US on July 9th 1910. If anyone has any information on my relatives I’d really appreciate it!
Thanks
I am trying to find ancestry of a Maria Teresa Tamburrino born about 1856 her parents were Canio Rocco Tamburrino and Caminella Pedota. Maria married a Giovanni Sabato on August 18, 1878 in Vaglio Basilicata can not find anything about her or the Tamburrino Family.
It is my hope that you can help me find birth certificate and relatives to Faustina (Foustina) Losasso who was born 9/18/1863 in Italy and died in USA 5/27/1904. Her father was Francesco Losasso and her mother was Philomena Saveno. Also Francis Jannuzzo had a wife whose maiden name was Yaste Lasa. I am looking for any and all information regarding their ancestry, lives, etc. to add to my work. I have very little for Faustina and her family. If you could be of help, I would appreciate it. Also, I understand there may be a fee for finding this information so please let me know, if you find the information and let me know how much and who to send it to with address. Thank you. I am really hoping to find info on my great-grandmother’s side of the family. This has more info than my previous message.
July 2, 2014
I am looking for any information on my Italian family. Born in Vaglio Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
My fathers name is Rocco Cufino born July 10, 1903
My Grandfarthers name is Luigi Cufino and my Grandmothers name is Maria Giuseppa Cufino
Her maiden name was Maria Giuseppa Avigliano
Thank You
I am trying to find the ancestry of Rocco Gravina di Filippo, married to Caterina Evangelista, both from Vaglio Basilicata. I am trying to tack down my family tree .
I am trying to find ancestry of Joseph Iannuzzi or Franceso (Frank)Gannuzzo. I am looking for birth records of these and Faustina LoSasso who was Franceso’s wife in Valio Basilicata, Potenza area. Can someone help me. I have gotten a dead end every geneology site I have tried.