If you search your ancestors in Arzignano, in the province of Vicenza, Veneto region, the documents about your Italian family are stored in the City Office archives and in the parishes in the town.
Civil Records in Arzignano
In towns and villages of Veneto and in Vicenza province registry offices were established in 1809: it means that you could find your ancestors records in Arzignano town hall archives as of that date.
(If your goal is to claim your Italian Dual Citizenship in Arzignano follow this link).
So, if your ancestors lived in Arzignano during the past centuries, then you should start your family research from the City Office of Arzignano 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 to search in Abruzzo and of course in Arzignano too!
Next picture shows the demographic trends in Arzignano from the Italian Unification(1861).
This is a necessary info to understand how many people lived in the town in the past.
To proceed faster with your research is important to know if the last name you are investigating is a frequent surname in Arzignano. As more your surname is common, as more it could be difficult to find the right branch of your ancestors family in Arzignano archives, expecially if you have not exact dates.
It could be useful for you to know that some of the most common surnames in Vicenza province are:
Baggio, Basso, Bedin, Benetti, Bernardi, Bizzotto, Bonato, Bordignon, Campagnolo, Carollo, Casarotto, Costa, Dal Lago, Dal Maso, Dal Santo, Dalla Costa, Dalla Valle, Dalla Vecchia, Fabris, Faccin, Ferrari, Filippi, Fontana, Frigo, Lovato, Martini, Moro, Panozzo, Parise, Pegoraro, Pellizzari, Pozza, Pretto, Rigon, Rigoni, Rossato, Rossi, Sartori, Sella, Stefani, Stella, Toniolo, Trentin, Trevisan, Zanella, Zarantonello, Zonta, Zordan.
Church Records in Arzignano
Church archives in Vicenza 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 Vicenza started during 1500!
They are far less accessible from abroad (and even not easy to browse and to read if you are not used and skilled) but our local genealogist can research the church archives of Arzignano on your behalf.
In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in Arzignano:
B. M. V. ADDOLORATA – Via Madonna dei Prati, 6
MADONNA DI MONTE BERICO – #NOME?
S. AGATA VERGINE E MARTIRE – Via Montecchio, 1 – Tezze d’ Arzignano
SS. SEBASTIANO E ROCCO – 36071 PUGNELLO VI
VISITAZIONE DELLA B.M.V. – Piazzale della Vittoria, 35 Castello
Anyway for our experience, even 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 time in the offices or in the churches dealing with italian bureaucracy and you will have more free time to visit the town and surroundings on your ancestors footsteps, starting from the info gathered by our genealogists.
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 arzignano@italianside.com or follow this link.
Our expert in Arzignano 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 Arzignano forum:
if you only want to discuss with other people interested in genealogy in Arzignano feel free to leave a message below.
Hello there from Raleigh North Carolina! I’m looking to hire someone in Arzignano to do some research for me, regarding my grandmother’s family. I am specifically looking for my 4 great great grandparents, all born there, circa 1860. Please contact me asap!
I am researching my ancestors Gio Batta Chiarello (b. 1856-d. 1906)and Pierina Brusarosco (b. 1857-d.1941)who were married (and most likely born) in Arzignano. They married sometime in the 1870’s. I would like to find the names of their parents but I can’t seem to find any documents from Arzignano dating from 1815 til 1870. I know that during that time, the northern part of Italy was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and some documents were written in German (documents from the same period in the town of Lonigo for example). I was wondering what happened to all the documents from that period (1815-1870) in Arzignano?
Thank you!
My grandfather’s name was Marcello Fucinato. His U.S. military records state that Arzignano is his place of birth in the late 1890’s How can I find out more about him and his family there? Thank You.
Dear Mark,
I live in France, and a part of my family comes from Arzignano too.
Was your grandmother Pierina De Marzi…?? Married to a Marcello Fucinato (who was born on November 12 1897) and had at least 2 children?
The relatives in USA I’m looking for are from the De Marzi family from Arzignano, but so far I haven’t been able to find a connexion between “my” De Marzi and this Pierina De Marzi married to Marcello Fucinato.
If you’re interested it would be a pleasure to hear from you.
Isabelle
Hi there! I emailed you the other day, but I have an additional question: I would like to know the names of the siblings of my great grandfather, Giovanni Parise, and verification of his parents’ names. Here’s what I know: his parents were: Bartholomeo Parise (born circa 1860) and Constanza (no known last name). Giovanni was born on April 9, 1883. Can you tell me how I can find this information?
Thank you!
Per Renee.
Vedo che sono passati alcuni anni dalla tua richiesta ho trovato le seguenti notizie.
Parise Giovanni nato ad Arzignano il 09/04/1883 era figlio di Parise Bortolo e Quartiero Costanza. Ho trovato notizie di un fratello.
Parise Giuseppe nato ad Arzignano il 19/02/1875 era figlio di Parise Bortolo e Quartiero Costanza.