If you search your ancestors in Sarno, in the province of Salerno, Campania region, the documents about your Italian family are stored in the City Office archives and in the parishes in the town.This is where to start your family history research.
Civil Records in Sarno
In towns and villages of Campania and in Salerno province registry offices were established in 1809: it means that you could find your ancestors records in Sarno town hall archives as of that date.
(If your goal is to get your Italian Citizenship and you need official certificates from Sarno, please follow this link)
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So, if your ancestors lived in Sarno during the past centuries, then you should start your family research from the City Office of Sarno to know more: our local expert 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 Campania and of course in Sarno too!
Next picture shows the demographic trends in Sarno 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 Sarno. As more your surname is common, as more it could be difficult to find the right branch of your ancestors family in Sarno archives, expecially if you have not exact dates.
It could be useful for you to know that some of the most common surnames in Salerno province are:
Alfano, Amato, Annunziata, Apicella, Bruno, Califano, Caputo, Cirillo, Coppola, Cuomo, D’Amato, D’Ambrosio, D’Angelo, De Luca, De Martino, De Rosa, Esposito, Ferraioli, Ferrara, Gallo, Giordano, Greco, Grimaldi, Iannone, Lamberti, Landi, Manzo, Marino, Napoli, Pagano, Palumbo, Pellegrino, Pepe, Rinaldi, Rizzo, Romano, Ruggiero, Russo, Santoro, Senatore, Sessa, Sica, Sorrentino, Tortora, Trotta, Vitale, Vitolo, Volpe.
Church Records in Sarno
Church archives in Salerno 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 Campania 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, are graduated in history and archivistics so, with their expertise, they can research the church registers of Sarno on your behalf.
In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in Sarno:
S. MARIA DELLE GRAZIE – 84087 LAVORATE SA
S. SEBASTIANO M. – Corso Umberto I
S. MICHELE ARCANGELO – CATTEDRALE – P.zza Duomo
S. FRANCESCO DI ASSISI – P.zza IV Novembre
MARIA SS. DELLE TRE CORONE – P.zza Michelangelo Capua
S. ALFREDO – Sp Amendola
S. TEODORO M. – Via Abignente
S. MARIA DELLA FOCE – Via Foce
S. ALFONSO DE’ LIGUORI – Via Lanzara
S. MATTEO APOSTOLO – Via Terravecchia
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 .
(Remember that archives are not open to public and officers and priests are not required by law to give you access to the local archives)
With the results gathered by our genealogist 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 genealogist in Sarno area , write to sarno@italianside.com or fill the form here.
Our expert will study your request and will reply to you with a plan and a quote for your family research.
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Here below you can read the messages received from other visitors in Sarno forum:
if you only want to discuss with other people interested in genealogy in Sarno feel free to leave a message below.
I believe my grandmother, Clorinda Annunziata was born in Salerno before traveling to the US in 1913. She was born in 1898. We are here in Italy and would love to find some family members
I’m looking for the children, grandchildren, and other family of Alfonso and Luisa (Annunziata) Vitolo of Sarno. They had 8 children:
Reziero* Gaetana*
Peter Lucia
Orlando Olga
Carlo
Benito*
*Emmigrated to the US
I am researching my family whom I know are from Sarno, Salerno, Campania, Italy. My paternal grandparents are Guiseppi Montouri and Antonia DeVivo. My grandfather was Michele Montouri (or Montoro: name changed in American to Michael Mondoro) born 1885, godmother Vincenza Bocco. Priest, Ferdinando Sibilis My maternal grandparents are Domenico Cerrato and Carmela Orza. My grandmother Marie Anna Cerrato was born 1895 but my mother always believed that she was older than she said that she was. Godmother Virginia Tovine. Carmine Squitieri. Both born in same parish of St. Matteo Apostolo.
Looking for more information about Nunzio Raimo (married Maria Corona Mancuso in 1867 in Sarno) and his ancestors.
I’ve traced my family back to Vincenz Rosbertoz(changed to Roberto when arriving to America). I know he left Italy in 1904 on the Nuestra ship. I’m guessing he was born 1870s. I’m curious if there is any info on my family?
**Vincenzo is his name
I am trying to trace my family from Sarno/Salerno for dual citizenship. My great grandfather Amiello Amato born September 19,1864 and my grandad mother Filomena D’Angelo born March 17, 1908 in Sarno.
Looking for surname Mincio records in Sarno
Hi I am trying to locate my fmaily . My great grandfather Amiello Amato and grandmother DeAngelo family were from Sarno/Salerno area
looking for information on my grandfather Genarro Squillante from Sarno Italy. He had2 sisters Aurora and Maria
My grandfather Nicholas Annale Squillante also came from Sarno.