Genealogy in Giffoni Valle Piana
Tracing your Italian roots back to Giffoni Valle Piana (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 Giffoni Valle Piana.
Giffoni Valle Piana 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 Giffoni Valle Piana
Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Giffoni Valle Piana, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: D’Alessio, Dalessio, Delle Donne, Di Feo, Di Martino, Falivene, Foglia, Giannattasio, Mancino, Rinaldi, Russo, Russomando, Tedesco, Toro, Vassallo 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 Giffoni Valle Piana 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 Giffoni Valle Piana 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 Giffoni Valle Piana
If your ancestors came from Giffoni Valle Piana, 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 Giffoni Valle Piana
Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Giffoni Valle Piana are usually preserved in:
- Giffoni Valle Piana City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages and deaths) available from 1809 onwards.
- Giffoni Valle Piana 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 Giffoni Valle Piana
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 Giffoni Valle Piana from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Giffoni Valle Piana, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in Giffoni Valle Piana during the past centuries, the City Office of Giffoni Valle Piana 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 Giffoni Valle Piana.
- 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 Giffoni Valle Piana.
Population trends in Giffoni Valle Piana
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Giffoni Valle Piana 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 Giffoni Valle Piana
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 Giffoni Valle Piana 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 Giffoni Valle Piana:
SS. ANNUNZIATA E S. GIORGIO – P.zza Annunziata Mercato
S. PIETRO E S. MARIA DELLE GRAZIE – P.zza Linguiti
SANTI MARTINO LEONE E NICOLA IN S. MARIA A VICO – Via Fortunato – Santa Maria a Vico
SANTI GIOVANNI BATTISTA ED ELIA – Via Linguiti
S. LORENZO MARTIRE – Via Mancusi
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 Giffoni Valle Piana
From our experience, if you plan to visit Giffoni Valle Piana 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 Giffoni Valle Piana
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Giffoni Valle Piana area, write to giffonivallepiana@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 Giffoni Valle Piana
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Giffoni Valle Piana forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Giffoni Valle Piana with other people, feel free to leave a message.
I would love to know more about my great-grandparents’ history in Griffon Valle Piana. Hi was born in august 1851: Giuseppe Graziani, his father was Nicola Graziani and his mother Fortunata Cafaro. He then married Maria Caldarelli and emigrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
I ask for your assistance in finding information on my grandfather Guiseppe D’Ambrosio and Pazieza Cerino. The emigrated to the US in November or December of 1900, arriving December 31, 1900. I believe my paternal great grand fathers name to be Vincenzo D’Ambrosio and his wife was Brigida Reagalla. My maternal great grand parents were Pasquale Cerino and Rosa Cingolo. Any information would be appreciated.
My grandfather is from your town. Born 27 April 1889. Antonio Nobile. I believe his father was Paola. I do not know his mothers name. Please help to find my family heritage. Thank you.
My grandfather, Carmino Rinaldi was born here 18 November 1876. He emigrated to America in 1898 from Naples. His mother was Filomena Fortino and father Domenico Antonio Rinaldi. I know he had a brother Nicolo who emigrated to Torrington, Conn. I would like to know his other siblings, and have a copy of his birth certicate. I also want to know who my great great parents were as well. We plan to visit in July 2018. Please tell us where we should we go: to the town of Giffoni Valle Piana and Salerno both to get these records?? Please advise.
My great grandmother was born in Salerno in 1876, her name was Angela Liquori. She married Domenico Bruno (who we believe was from Sicily). They had 3 sons in Giffoni Valle Piana, Campania, Salerno. I have a baptismal certificate for the oldest dated December 1900, from I believe it is St. Annunziatas. Can anyone put me in touch with this parish, or does anyone have any connection to these names?
Thank you.
My grandfather Salvatore Andria was born in Giffoni Valle Piana on March 20, 1890. I would like to know more about his family background. I understand that his family had a factory making copper cooking utensils. I will be in Southern Italy in early October and would like to meet you if you have information on the Andria family. Thanks and regards.
I traveled toGioffone Valle Piana in 2008 and met some of my Andria relatives. My great grandfather was Gaetano Andria. He marched with Gzribaldi and there is astreet named after him.Would like to know who your parents were.Thank you Marie
Looking for Italian family remnants of Ralph Deangelo, born August 16 1884 in Giffone, he departed to the US on May 8th 1902. He was married to Virginia Pagarula, born June 29 1899.
Thank you,
Pompey
My father lived in Giffoni Valle Piana but not sure when. However, his mother’s name is Antonia or Antonetta Sica. She owned a couple of buildings in the SP 26 c, 16 section. I will be coming to Italy in May 2017 and would like to see where they lived. I do not have much more information that this. It may have been in the 1920’s or 1930’s??? I’m not sure. The name of the road I was told was named after her and it was Via L. Sica but that may have been renamed. Any information you can give me would be wonderful I and my brothers and sisters live in the United States now and both my Grandmother and Father are both deceased. My father’s last name was Landi.
I would like to find information on my grandfathers family.. Domingo De Mattia, I believe he had 5 brothers and 1 sister ..I would like to visit
I am looking for I formation on pasquale boccalupo born 1879 wife Felicia children giovani, fiori agnese pasquale immigrated on dec 6the 1910 from Naples on the ship cincinati. the 3 kids Giovanni born 1905 fiori 1907 and agnese 1910 immigrated on the ship duca di Geneva parting Oct 20th 1915
the mothers name was Felicia that’s all I know they were all from Giffani val. according to ship manifesto.
I recently found a birth certificate of my 2nd great grandmother. Her name was Annina DeVito Caloia. Her birth date was June 5th 1881 and her parents names were Matteo DeVito and Tarquinia Capone DeVito. Her place of birth is listed asa Giffone Valle Paiana. I was wondering how to go about finding more information on the family, ie if she had siblings, more information on her parents family members. I do know she came over to America in 1904 and in 1934 her father was still alive.
My grand father America DeVito was born in Giffoni in the early 1900’s. Was the youngest of 7 siblings.
My father, Lorenzo DeVito was born in Giffoni and my mother, Rosaria DeFeo aslso born in Giffoni.
Hello, I would like to know who are the actual progeny -living at Giffone Valle Paiana – of my great-grandfather Enrico Cuomo (natto at Giffone Valle Piana in 21-05-1847 / morto at Buenos Aires, Argentina in 30-06/1907).
Sono interessato a ottenere informazioni sulla famiglia di Francesco Visconti (1821 circa)e Felice Galuzzi (1825 ca.). I loro figli sono stati Francesco, Arcangela, Vincenzo (1861), Enrico (1865), Giuseppe, Maria Rosa (1866) (sposata con Carlo Basanetti) e Rafael.
Will be visiting Giffoni Valle Piana on October 6,7, 8, 2014 to further explore great-grandfather Giovanni Pepe and Artura Rinaldi Pepe ancestry before emigrating to Chicago Illinois in the early 1900’s. We visited city hall there 5 years ago and want to search for graves of children who died there. What are the hours of city hall? Are they open on Mondays? How do I reach out to parishes? Any help would be kindly accepted. Grazie Mille! Anna
alla ricerca di informazioni su Generoso Granozio.
emigrò negli Stati Uniti nel 1893 e all’epoca aveva 33 anni. sua moglie era Prospera.
la sua città natale era indicata come Giffon.
Grazie.