San Paolo Albanese Genealogy
Tracing your Italian roots back to San Paolo Albanese (in Potenza province, Basilicata region) begins with understanding which records exist and where they are preserved. On this page you’ll find a clear guide to the historical sources as birth, marriage and death civil and religious records available for family history in San Paolo Albanese.
San Paolo Albanese family history at a glance
- Region: Basilicata
- Province: Potenza
- Type of records: civil and parish records
- Civil registration: from 1809 onwards
- Parish records: often older than civil records (in some cases from the 1600s)
How to research your ancestry in San Paolo Albanese
Thanks to its network of local experts, Italianside has developed significant experience in genealogical research in the province of Potenza. For this reason, over the years it has become a reliable reference for those wishing to reconnect with their Italian roots and could be a key partner in the success of your research too. You can read the feedbacks of our customers on our testimonials page
Our experts in Basilicata region, conducted genealogy research on historical families from San Paolo Albanese, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Riccardi, Affuso, Troiano, Rago, Palmieri, De Luca, Bucolo, Osnato, Santamaria, Basile, Leone, Ragone, Gallicchio, La Rocca and others.
Many info relating to families and individuals available in public and private local archives include, in addition to names and dates, further information such as occupations, the address where family lived (a great info if you plan to visit San Paolo Albanese), and key social relationships within the community in past centuries.
The information in genealogy research derives from the archives available for on-site research in San Paolo Albanese and Basilicata. During the previous activities, our local genealogists developed studies, family trees, cross-referenced family relationships, occupational histories, deciphered or translated documents, residential patterns, and visual documentation useful to add information now forgotten to the history of your family.
Research activities may include all major sources available at municipal, provincial, and regional level:
• civil records
• parish registers
• notarial archives
• military records
• historical and photographic sources available in private archives
Direct access to local archives and a deep understanding of the local context allow for more complete and accurate results. Research may be carried out using all available sources in both public and private archives.
Italian family history research: Beyond Names and Dates
Italian genealogy is deeply local. It can’t be reduced only about collecting birth and death dates.
In Basilicata, every municipality — including San Paolo Albanese — has its own archival history, record‑keeping traditions, and unique documentary sources. This is why Italianside is able to help you in your Italian ancestry research, through a national network of local experts, each specialized in the archives of their specific territory.
Our researcher who works in San Paolo Albanese and in the Province of Potenza will be of help to navigate local civil, parish, military, and notarial records, uncovering details that go far beyond basic dates. By combining national coordination and methodology with deep local expertise, our researcher will bring your ancestors’ stories back to life within the history of the San Paolo Albanese community.
Civil Records (Stato Civile) in San Paolo Albanese
In towns and villages of Basilicata and in Potenza province, civil registration offices were established in 1809. This means you can often find your ancestors’ civil records in the Town Hall archives of San Paolo Albanese from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from San Paolo Albanese, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in San Paolo Albanese during the past centuries, the City Office of San Paolo Albanese is usually the first place to start your family research. Our local expert can access these records on your behalf and interpret them correctly.
- Professions: discover what your ancestors did for a living.
- Addresses: find the street or house where the family lived in San Paolo Albanese.
- Family links: identify parents, witnesses and neighbours that appear in the records.
- Signatures and notes: see how your ancestors signed and read any marginal annotations.
If you prefer to contact the Town Hall by yourself, we suggest reading our genealogy tips for Italy. They include practical advice for research in Basilicata and specifically in San Paolo Albanese.
Population trends in San Paolo Albanese
The chart below shows the demographic trends in San Paolo Albanese from the Italian Unification (1861). Understanding how many people lived in the town over time is useful when interpreting migration and family movements.
Church Records in San Paolo Albanese
Church archives in Potenza province often preserve information that predates civil records. Parish registers include baptisms, marriages and burials and sometimes allow you to push your family tree back into the 1700s and 1600s.
In many areas of Basilicata, parish registers began around the 1500s. These manuscripts are not easy to access from abroad and can be hard to read without specific training.
Our local genealogists, graduated in history and archival studies, can consult the parish archives of San Paolo Albanese on your behalf and reconstruct your family history through the centuries.
In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in San Paolo Albanese:
ESALTAZIONE DELLA S. CROCE – 85030 SAN PAOLO ALBANESE PZ
Notary records and other historical sources
Another important source of information is represented by notary documents, which preserve wills, dowries, property sales and contracts. These records are usually kept in provincial and State Archives and can provide valuable details on the social and economic life of your family.
Historical and photographic sources available in private archives
Historical photographs, prints, and documents from private collections—including ItalianSide’s archive of vintage images from San Paolo Albanese and Basilicata region are available. Old pictures add significant value to your family history research and offer a real sense of the places where your ancestors once lived.
Military records
Conscription lists and service records documenting physical descriptions, dates and places of enlistment, units and ranks held, periods of service, military postings, transfers, and movements, often providing detailed insight into an individual’s life beyond civil registration.
Cadastral and property records in San Paolo Albanese
Historical cadastral and land records used to identify property ownership, track real estate transfers over time, and confirm the historical presence of families within San Paolo Albanese. ItalianSide provides professional assistance in accessing and interpreting these records, where available.
Planning a visit to San Paolo Albanese
From our experience, if you plan to visit San Paolo Albanese we always recommend starting the research months before your arrival. This way you avoid spending your holidays in offices or churches dealing with bureaucracy.
Remember that archives are not open to the general public and officers or priests are not required by law to grant direct access to the records.
With the results collected by our genealogist before your trip, you will have more time to enjoy the town and its surroundings, walking in the footsteps of your ancestors.
Ready to explore San Paolo Albanese? Discover our travel proposals to Basilicata and San Paolo Albanese — or to other destinations across Italy. Our itineraries are developed with our trusted tour operator partners and supported by the expertise of our local specialists, who design personalized heritage journeys in the footsteps of your ancestors.
Professional help for research in San Paolo Albanese
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the San Paolo Albanese area, write to sanpaoloalbanese@italianside.com or fill the form here. Our expert will study your request and reply with a research plan and a quote tailored to your family history.
Messages from other visitors in San Paolo Albanese
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the San Paolo Albanese forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in San Paolo Albanese with other people, feel free to leave a message.
Thank you for your information on the Osnato family. I do have birth dates ( year) of my grandfather. I’m now interested in finding out if they came to Italy from Greece. 1539 and were they one of the first to live in San Paolo. Also my grandmother maiden’s name starts with a C
Thank you for your information on the Osnato family. I do have birth dates ( year) of my grandfather. I’m now interested in finding out if they came to Italy from Greece. 1539 and were they one of the first to live in San Paolo.
Looking to find any information for my great grandmother. Caterina Teresa Triano. Born in 1847. Lives in San Paulo Potenza, Italy. She was married and her husband passed away. She moved to the United States prior to 1912.
San Paolo family name of Smilari. Trying to find their original name when they came from Greece.
I’m looking for related information on the Osnato family in San Paolo Albanese italy. I have some records, my Grandfather Gerramo Osnato born in 1860. I’m looking for my grandmother’s maiden name.
Hello I’m a descendant of an osnato from San Paolo albinese , feel free to respond with any information you may have
My Smilari family came from San Paolo de Albanese. My Great Grandfather was Giorgio A. Smilari. Can you tell me anything about the family and where they came from originally? Thank you. Mille grazzi
I am looking for the names and birth dates of my great grandfather and great grandmother who lived in San Paolo, Albanese, Potenza, Italy
My grandfather is Crescente Gulmi. He was born 28 May 1881 in San Paolo and left in 1906, and my grandnother is Teresa Camodeca born 15 Feb 1894 also in San Paolo, Albanese, Potenza. She left in 1911.
Hello Richard. I also have Camodeca ancestors from San Paola, Albanese. My Great Grandmother was the daughter of Susanna Camodeca (1847 – ?). I recently learned that Susanna’s father was Constantino Camodeca (1798 – 1867) and her mother was Maria Blumetti (1807 – ?). Did your ancestors immigrate to NY City?
My name is LouisMilazzo my family from San Paulo were born in the 1880s 1890s the Camofacs where are cousins OSNATO and Gullamo we’re on my mother side from San Paulo Albanese. They lived in Manhattan Nicola OSNATO was born in 1880 in Manhattan. He married my grandmother Susanna, who was born in Potenza San Paulo Albanez in around 1891. She came to America and about 1900 to Mulberry Street then 1925. They moved to Brooklyn
Hi Richard,
We are distantly related. Crescenzio’s parents were Benigno Gulemi (b1850) and Caterina Osnato(b1847).
Benigno’s parents were Crescenzio (b1829) and Caterina Blumetti (b1824)
Crescenzios parents were Lorenzo (b1791) and Rosa Blumetti (b1790)
Lorenzo’s Parents were Crescenzo (c1760) and Domenica Camodeca (c1766)
I couldn’t find teresa or any other camodeca born at that date. My grandmother was a blumetti.
Michael
Thank you for the information on the OSNATO family. Catrina Osnato may be my grandfather Genarro mother. He was born in 1860. He had a daughter Catrina my father’s sister. Born around 1890s my father was born in 1906.
My great father name was michejarcangeio gullemo left San Paola 1900
My great grandfather’s name was Michaelangelo Gulemmo, who was married to Maria Giuseppa Buccolo. They had 7 surviving children and probably left San Paolo around turn of the century. I noticed a lot of Italian state records show “Golemmo.”
My Grandfather was Antonio Basile my Grandmother was Katrina Tryon they left San Paolo Italy in 1898 or 1899 for the United States.