Genealogy in Buonabitacolo
Tracing your Italian roots back to Buonabitacolo (in Salerno province, Campania region) begins with understanding which records exist and where they are preserved. On this page you’ll find a clear guide to the civil, parish and historical sources available for genealogy in Buonabitacolo.
Buonabitacolo family history at a glance
- Region: Campania
- Province: Salerno
- Record types available: civil and parish records
- Civil registration: began in 1809 (when this area was part of the Kingdom of Naples)
- Parish registers: usually earlier than civil registration (sometimes dating back to the 1600s)
Research experience on families in Buonabitacolo
Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Buonabitacolo, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Casalnuovo, Cuoco, Curcio, Garone, Guerra, Lapenta, Marchesano, Menta, Orlando, Pascuzzo, Petraglia, Rinaldi, Rosso, Russo, Spinelli and others.
Many records relating to families and individuals are already stored in our databases and include, in addition to names and dates, further information such as occupations, residential addresses, and key family and social relationships within the Buonabitacolo community in past centuries.
Part of the information used by ItalianSide in genealogy research derives from a proprietary archive of on-site research conducted over many years in Buonabitacolo and by our experts. This archive includes studies, family trees, and data not available online, such as cross-referenced family relationships, occupational histories, deciphered or translated documents, residential patterns, and visual documentation.
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
Direct access to archives and a deep understanding of the local context allow for more complete and accurate results than research conducted remotely or based on partial sources alone. Research may be carried out using all available sources in both public and private archives.
Genealogy in Buonabitacolo
If your ancestors came from Buonabitacolo, in Salerno province (Campania region), the first step is to identify the local archives where records are kept. Most family history research starts from the civil registry office at the Comune and continues in parish and notary archives.
Where to begin your ancestry journey in Buonabitacolo
Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Buonabitacolo are usually preserved in:
- Buonabitacolo City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages and deaths) available from 1809 onwards.
- Buonabitacolo parish churches: in Campania, parish registers that can trace family lines back to the 1600s, and in rare cases even earlier.
Civil Records (Stato Civile) in Buonabitacolo
In towns and villages of Campania and across Salerno province, civil registration offices were established after 1809, following Napoleonic reforms in the former Kingdom of Naples. This means you can often find your ancestors’ civil records in the Town Hall archives of Buonabitacolo from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Buonabitacolo, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in Buonabitacolo during the past centuries, the City Office of Buonabitacolo 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 Buonabitacolo.
- 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 Campania and specifically in Buonabitacolo.
Population trends in Buonabitacolo
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Buonabitacolo 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 Buonabitacolo
Church archives in Salerno 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 Campania, 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 Buonabitacolo 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 Buonabitacolo:
SS. ANNUNZIATA – Via Ss. Annunziata
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.
Planning a visit to Buonabitacolo
From our experience, if you plan to visit Buonabitacolo 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.
Professional help for research in Buonabitacolo
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Buonabitacolo area, write to buonabitacolo@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 Buonabitacolo
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Buonabitacolo forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Buonabitacolo with other people, feel free to leave a message.
Looking for some information on the Lombardi family from Buonabitacolo. Francesco Antonio Elia Lombardi was my great-grandfather and immigrated to Brazil in the early 20 century.
Kind regards,
Melissa
Também procuro em Buonabitaculo pelo meu bisavô, Giuseppe Michele Lombardi, nasceu entre os anos de 1840 a 1854…
Looking for any information for the parents of my grandfather Antonio Spinelli, born August 15, 1892 in Buonabitacolo. His parents’ names are Genaro Spinelli and Domenica (do not know maiden name). He also had a sister, Grazie, who was older than him.
We are doing research on The Menta family and would like to specifically when Felicia Bisanti was born, died and was married. We know she was married to Biase Menta di Angelo and had a son in 1866, 19 march, Named Giussepe Angelo Antonio Vittorio.
Thanks
Hi nice to meet you I’m also a descendent of The same tree !
Sou do Brasil e agradeceria muito mesmo se me enviassem dados do meu tataravô Giuseppe Spinelli que aportou na cidade de Recife capital do estado de Pernambuco no séc.18.
Não sabendo eu precisar especificamente a data exata. Sei que era proveniente de Buonabitacolo e aqui casou-se e constituiu família,dando início a nossa história.
Desde já meus sinceros agradecimentos a quer que possa disponibilizar alguma informação.
Sou do Brasil e agradeceria muito mesmo se me enviassem dados do meu tataravô Giuseppe Spinelli que aportou na cidade de Recife capital do estado de Pernambuco no séc.18.
Não sabendo eu precisar especificamente a data exata. Sei que era proveniente de Buonabitacolo e aqui casou-se e constituiu família,dando início a nossa história.
Desde já meus sinceros agradecimentos a quer que possa disponibilizar alguma informação ???
To whom it may concern,
Im looking for my paternal grandparents birth certificates.
Grandfather: Carmine Cusato born in Buonabitacolo in about
1895-1899. Married to Miguelina Sanseviero born in Padula, Italy about
1920’s.
Thanks,
Christine
Richiedo cortessemente alla ricerca del matrimonio di Giusseppe Garone e Filomena Spinelli nel comune di Buonabitacolo.
Nascita Giusseppe 1848. Nascita Filomena 1863. Confirmazione del comune
Io ho la nascita di bambini nati a Buenos Aires dove si afferma che erano sposati legalmente (Juan Garone, figlio legitimo)
Il certificato di matrimonio non si trova a Buenos Aires. Supponiamo che sono arrivati a Buenos Aires e sono sposati in Italia.
Primo figlio, nato nel maggio 1881 (Juan Garone)
my ex-husband’s family, Antonio and Rose Garone are both from this town. My son is planning a trip to this town. A cousin visited many years ago and told us that Antonio Garone was the mayor of this town before he left for America. I understand the Garone family has been in this region since the 13th Century. Can you supply any information on this family. Thank you.
My father in law was born and raised in Buonobitacolo. Ernesto Scapolatempore born 1915 or 1917. Don’t remember. Wondering about his family.
I am looking for family history on my great grandfather Antonio Abatemarco born January 17, 1877 in Buonobetarola, Salerno, Italy. I have information on he and his family but it stops when he moved to the United States… Thank you for anything you can recommend.
Dear Scotti,
this is to inform you that, to my knowledge, the Abatemarco family you are referring to should be the same as mine. I can tell you the part of the tale I know. In the 17th century, three Abatemarco brothers moved from Calabria to the vallo di diano. One stopped in Montesano sulla Marcellana. The second stopped in Sassano. The third one in san rufo. The one in Montesano made fortune and his sons were elected in the first Italian parliament. The second family in Sassano, for some error, became Abbatemarco with two b’s. The third one, I belong to, is in San Rufo. I can’t be more precise than that.
Meu bisavô veio da cidade de Buonabitacolo, veio da Itália casado com Maria Garone, creio que entre os anos de 1870 a 1885, como poderia obter informações de Paschoal Garone.
Você é do Brasil? Eu tenho um tio-avô Antonio Garone nascido em 1855 e imigrou para São Paulo em 1877. Sinta-se livre para contactar-me.