Region: Campania Province: Avellino
Tracing your Italian roots back to Bonito, in Avellino province, Campania region?
This comprehensive guide empowers you to understand the records available in Bonito, unlocking your family’s rich history.
Where to Begin Your Ancestry Journey in Bonito
If your ancestral trail leads to Bonito, Italy, their vital records are likely housed in two key locations:
- Bonito City Hall Archives: Established in 1809, these archives hold civil registry records like births, marriages, and deaths for Bonito residents since then.
- Bonito Parish Churches: For records pre-dating 1809 or for religious ceremonies, exploring Bonito’s parish church archives might be necessary.
Civil Records in Bonito
In towns and villages of Campania and in Avellino province civil registry offices were established in 1809: it means that you could find your ancestors records in Bonito Town Hall archives as of that date.
(If your goal is to get your Italian Citizenship and you need official certificates from Bonito Municipality, follow this link).
So, if your ancestors lived in Bonito during the past centuries, then you should start your family research from the City Office of Bonito to know more: our local expert is ready to help you in your research!
With his deep knowledge of people and local history he will assist you not only finding names and dates (births, marriages, deaths) but he will reveal to you many other precious information on the life of your ancestors available in the old registers.
- Professions: do you know what your ancestors did for a living? Our genealogist will be able to give you this info!
- Addresses: the house where your family lived (a great information if you intend to visit Bonito !)
- Churches: where they were baptized or married
- Signatures: if your ancestors knew how to write, he will be able to show you their original signatures.
(If you can’t visit Bonito, our researcher will give you the necessary info to find by yourself the relevant places on the maps available online)
Next picture shows the demographic trends in Bonito 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 Bonito. As more your surname is common, as more it could be difficult to find the right branch of your ancestors family in Bonito archives, expecially if you have not exact dates (there could be cases of homonymy).
It’s useful for you to know that some of the most common surnames in Avellino province are:
Albanese, Bruno, Capobianco, Capone, Carbone, Cardinale, Caruso, Cioffi, Cipriano, Colucci, Coppola, Cucciniello, De Feo, De Luca, De Maio, De Simone, De Stefano, De Vito, Di Pietro, Esposito, Famiglietti, Ferraro, Festa, Fiore, Forgione, Gallo, Grasso, Graziano, Guarino, Guerriero, Iannaccone, Iuliano, Lepore, Lo Conte, Lombardi, Luongo, Matarazzo, Napolitano, Nigro, Petrillo, Picariello, Romano, Ruggiero, Russo, Santoro, Sarno, Spagnuolo, Vitale.
Church Records in Bonito
Church archives in Avellino 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!
Parish archives 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 Bonito on your behalf to gather info about your family history during centuries.
In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in Bonito:
S. MARIA DELLA NEVE – 83032 MORRONI AV
S. MARIA ASSUNTA – Via Roma
For our experience, if you plan to come here to visit Bonito, we always suggest to start the research months before the arrival.
This because a comprehensive genealogy research is time consuming!
Starting from home, you will have time to get a complete research avoiding 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 and translated in your language before your arrival, you will have the possibility to plan carefully your visit.
In this way you will have more free time to enjoy your tour to the roots on your ancestors footsteps.
Another important source of information are the notary documents available to expert researchers in the State Archives of Avellino.
If you need a professional help from our local genealogist in Bonito area , write to bonito@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.
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 Bonito too.
Here below you can read the messages received from other visitors in Bonito forum:
if you only want to discuss with other people interested in genealogy in Bonito feel free to leave a message below.
Looking on information on my grandmothers family don’t know too much of her side
Looking into info for my husband. His dad Sabato Grieco was from Bonito. Recently passed away living in Massachusetts, USA
I am researching my family tree and I have been told my paternal great-grandparents from his mother side where from Bonito, Avellino. They were called Francesco Rendina and Teresa Ferraiuolo. Their daughter (my paternal grandmother) was Margherita Rendina, she married Giuseppe Fusco.
I am researching any information regarding Rendina and Ferraiuolo families in Bonito at the end of the 800’s. Thank you for anyone that could help me out.
My great-grandfather Francesco Ferragamo was born in Bonito in 27 January, 1877 and arrived in the United States in 1892; He was married to Libera Tarone who was born in Motcalvo in Avellino. He died in Pennsylvania in 1929. According to my family he is one of Salvatore Ferragamo’s elder brothers and I wanted to verify if that was true as well as connect with any relatives I may currently have living in Bonito, Avellino, and Naples.
Guiseppe Michael Santosuosso
1874–
BIRTH 1874 • Bonito, Avellino Italy
Is my great grandfather. However i cant find anything before him on my family tree. 🙁
I am hoping you can help me, I have exhausted any available records. My great grandfather was Giuseppe Santosuosso (1874) who married Rosa Ferraro (1876). Her parents were Giuseppe Ferraro (1850) and Luisa Tordeglione (1856) I am trying to locate the generation before them in my search. Luisa’s parents, Both Giuseppe’s (santosuosso and Ferraro). Any help would be greatly appreciated. I believe Giuseppe Santosuosso’s fathers name was Michele.
I am looking for family in italy from avellino,bonito, italy. My uncle was named Umberto Bruno and I had an uncle Ercole Bruno. I had an aunt Silvia, aunt Ilde Bruno. My mother was Dora Bruno.
Il nome di nascita di Gr-Nonna era Maria Luisella Reda.
È nata intorno al 1872. I suoi genitori erano Filippo Reda e Nicoletta Vazza.
Filippo Reda era un professore e un artista in una scuola con un convento in loco o nelle vicinanze. La nostra famiglia capisce che la sua opera d’arte è ancora appesa alle pareti della scuola.
Sto cercando qualsiasi informazione sui nomi sopra elencati.
Qualsiasi aiuto sarebbe molto apprezzato.
Grazie,
Giorgio
My Gr-Grandmother’s birth name was Maria Luisella Reda.
She was born around 1872. Her parents were Filippo Reda and Nicoletta Vazza.
Filippo Reda was a Professor and an Artist at a school with a Convent onsite or near by. Our family understands his Artwork still hangs on the walls of the school.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Grazie,
George
My great grandfathers family came from Bonito. His name was Michele Beatrice(b. 1872). His father was Gabriele Beatrice (1831-1905) and his mother was Rosa Grieco (1841-1921). They had at least three other children – Giuseppe, Francesco, and Gabriele. I would like to trace my family’s lineage further back.
I believe Gabrielle’s parents may have been Gennaro Beatrice and Angela Camuso.
Rosa Grieco’s father was Vincenzo. Her mother may have been Lucia Fasano. Any information would be most welcome.
My great grandfather was Basilio Camuso, born June 6, 1832 in Bonito and who came to the US in 1908 to be with his son. I believe his wife was AnnaMaria, and they also had a daughter-( name unknown) both of whom had died, Basilio died around 1918 and is buried in Warren, Rhode Island.
His son,Pasquale Basilio Camuso, migrated to the US, around 1895 and was living in New England with his wife, Concetta Del Pozzo, and 4 children, Anna Maria, Basilio, Adelina and Theresa, He went to Bonito to bring his father to the US in 1908.
I am interested in tracing the family history through this lineage.
Hello,
I’m looking for my family with the name Giovanni Mischio b.1874
and his wife Orsola Piedimonte. They came to america in 1900 to
live with their uncle guiseppi Aderente who was a glove maker and they
lived in jersey city, n.j. and also new haven,conn.
Are there any Mischio’s out there? maybe they shortened the name
Sherry
Would like information on reliable guide to search genealogy records. I have a fairly extensive listing of dates and names complied. Family name was Pepe.
Possible visit to area would also be considered.
Thanks
I am researching the Pepe family from Bonito. My grandmother was Rosaria Pepe born 16 Nov 1894. She was the daughter of Angelo Raffaelle Pepe 08 May 1852(Marigliano Italy) and Ma Assunta LaPenata(no info) She came to Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1903. I am looking for any siblings she had.
I am also researching the Pepe family from Bonito!
My family came to Boston from Bonito, Italy. It is possible there may be some relation!?
Great Grandfather John, Giovanni Belmont, Belmonte born 26 April 1881 Bonito,Avellino, Campania, Italy. I know a lot about him in New York USA. I know nothing more about his family in Bonito. He most likely came to New York around age 16. Thanks, Wayne Belmont.
Hi Wayne,
I too am researching my Belmonte family from Bonito. My 3x great grandparents were Dionisio Belmonte (b. 1838 Bonito) and Anna Tisa (b. 7 May 1841 likely in Bonito.) Their children (all born in Bonito) were Francesco (b. 1869,) my 2x great grandfather Stefano (b. 1871,) Serafino (b. 1875,) Vittoria (b. 1877,) and Salvatore (b. 1884.) I may have missed some children so I wonder if your 2x great grandfather is related? The only issue I see is that all of my Belmontes ended up in and around Boston and not NYC
Giovanni Belmonte was my grandfather. His parents were Gabriel Belmonte and Antonia Betino. As best I know he had a sister, name unknow, who lived in Italy. Two younger brothers who came to White Plains, NY, Saverio(Samuel Belmont) Belmonte and Angelo Belmonte/Belmont.
Since my post I have found my Great Grandfather John Belmont(e) born 26 April 1881 Bonito Italy, Italian name is Giovanni Belmonte. I found his fathers name is Gabriel Belmonte and mothers name Donia Seminella. With that in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City Utah, USA I found his birth record 29 September 2018. That is where I am at.this time.
I came a crossed a news paper article that lists Angelo Belmont as the manager of the White Plains Braves.
Chappaqua sun., May 17, 1956, Page 10. Mt Kisco NY.
Hi Louis –
I’m looking information about my great grandparents Guiseppe Joseph Belmonte and Elisabetta Desantis – Belmonte. Not sure if there is any connection but like to check out all leads. They ended up in Brooklyn, New York and Albany, New York. Thank You! Kimberlee
Hi Wayne – I’m looking information about my great grandparents Guiseppe Joseph Belmonte and Elisabetta Desantis – Belmonte. Not sure if there is any connection but like to check out all leads. Thank You! Kimberlee
I am looking for any information concerning Felice and Giuseppe Di Chiara. I was told that they both were born in Bonito. Giuseppe emigrated to the US in approximately 1897.
My great-great grandmother was Amalia DiChiara born in Bonito in 1882 to Diego DiChiara and Constance Coviello (sp).
I am looking for birth information for Pasquale Rossetti (or Rosetti)
Date of birth- May 11, 1916 in Bonito, Italy
Father’s name Frank Rossetti (or Rosetti)
I am looking for information about my family
Domenico and Pastorella Paragone son Michele Paragone. Bonito Avellino Italy
Domenico parents Luigi Paragone mother Carmena? Any information is appreciated.
Roza
My grandfather, Carmine Antonio Palermo (b. 12 June 1889 in Bonito)married Mariantonia Ferragamo (b.7 May 1890 in Bonito)They married in the US. Maria’s father was Giuseppe Ferragamo (b. 20 Oct 1855 in Bonito) Giuseppe’s father was Gennaro F. (b. 1814) The last name of Gennaro’s wife is in question. Was her name Lucia Coviello or Lucia Ciriello? Date of birth? Date of marriage? Parents?
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