If you search your ancestors in Spilinga, in the province of Vibo Valentia, Calabria region, the documents about your Italian family are stored in the City Office archives and in the parishes in the town.

Civil Records in Spilinga

In towns and villages of Calabria and in Vibo Valentia province registry offices were established in 1809: it means that you could find your ancestors records in Spilinga town hall archives as of that date.

(If your goal is to claim your Italian Dual Citizenship in Spilinga follow this link).

So, if your ancestors lived in Spilinga during the past centuries, then you should start your family research from the City Office of Spilinga 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 Calabria and of course in Spilinga too!

Next picture shows the demographic trends in Spilinga 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 Spilinga. As more your surname is common, as more it could be difficult to find the right branch of your ancestors family in Spilinga archives, expecially if you have not exact dates.
It could be useful for you to know that some of the most common surnames in Vibo Valentia province are:
Arena, Barbieri, Bartucca, Carnovale, Caruso, Cavallaro, Ceravolo, Cirillo, Contartese, Corigliano, Costa, Cugliari, De Luca, De Vita, Ferraro, Franzè, Fruci, Galati, Greco, Grillo, Iannello, La Torre, Lico, Loiacono, Maiolo, Mamone, Mancuso, Marchese, Mazzeo, Mazzitelli, Mazzotta, Messina, Michienzi, Monteleone, Nesci, Pontoriero, Pugliese, Restuccia, Rizzo, Romano, Rombolà, Rondinelli, Russo, Serratore, Tassone, Valente, Vallone, Ventrice.

Church Records in Spilinga

Church archives in Vibo Valentia 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 Vibo Valentia 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 Spilinga on your behalf.

In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in Spilinga:

S. MARIA DEI CENTO FERRI – 89864 PANAIA VV

S. MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA – Via Ariosto Carciadi

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 spilinga@italianside.com or follow this link.

Our expert in Spilinga area will study your request and will reply to you with a plan and a quote for your family research.

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