If you search your ancestors in Arnara, in the province of Frosinone, Lazio region, the documents about your Italian family are stored in the City Office archives and in the parishes in the town.This is where to start your family history research.
Civil Records in Arnara
In towns and villages of Lazio and in Frosinone province registry offices were established in 1809: it means that you could find your ancestors records in Arnara town hall archives as of that date.
(If your goal is to get your Italian Citizenship and you need official certificates from Arnara, please follow this link)
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So, if your ancestors lived in Arnara during the past centuries, then you should start your family research from the City Office of Arnara 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 advices to search in Lazio and of course in Arnara too!
Next picture shows the demographic trends in Arnara 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 Arnara. As more your surname is common, as more it could be difficult to find the right branch of your ancestors family in Arnara archives, expecially if you have not exact dates.
It could be useful for you to know that some of the most common surnames in Frosinone province are:
Alonzi, Bianchi, Campoli, Carnevale, De Santis, Evangelista, Fiorini, Gabriele, Iafrate, Lisi, Mancini, Martini, Palombo, Rea, Ricci, Rossi, Scaccia, Spaziani, Valente, Venditti.
Church Records in Arnara
Church archives in Frosinone 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 Lazio started during 1500!
They 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 Arnara on your behalf.
In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in Arnara:
S. NICOLA – P.zza Castello
Anyway for our experience, 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 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 before your arrival, you will have more free time to visit the town and surroundings on your ancestors footsteps.
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 genealogist in Arnara area , write to arnara@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.
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Here below you can read the messages received from other visitors in Arnara forum:
if you only want to discuss with other people interested in genealogy in Arnara feel free to leave a message below.
My grandfather was from Arnara. The family name is Petrilli
My Great Grandfather was Giuseppe Battaglini. He was from Arnara. I visited this beach town in 2015 but had no time to research. However, we happened by ‘accident’ upon a restaurant and I was shocked to see how the young owner looked like my brother. Upon inquiring we foumd out we were related! This is THE MOST DELICIOUS food I have ever tasted in my life.
Yes, my name is Anita (Salvatori) Tempesco. My grandparents came to the US in 1910/1912. They were Sebastian and Anna (Palumbi) Salvatori. They settled in Williamsport, PA. Sebastian’s brother (Joe) came as well. Looking for help to contact my family there.
My grandparents were named Luigi and Elizabeth or Maria Delbrocco. They came to Canada before WW1. My cousin said the old house is no longer there. Lots of Del Brocco’s still there?
My father, Giovanni Roma, was born in Arnara in 1896. His parents names were Sebastiano Roma (b.8/9/1854, d.11/5/1936), and Domenica M. Nirchi(b.12/18/1854, d.6/22/1941). Sebastiano’s parents are Giovanni A. Roma and Francesca Mingarelli who married March 4, 1852. I need their birth dates and dates of death. Domenica’s parents are Pietro and Caterina Prosperi, who married 1/5/1852. I need their dates of birth and death also. Francesca’s father’s name was Domenico Mingarelli and Giovanni A. Roma’s fathers’ name was Lorenzo Roma….I have no dates of birth or death. Pietro Nirchi’s fathers’ name was Antonio Nirchi and Caterina Prosperi’s fathers’ name was Benedetto Prosperi. I have no dates of birth or deaths, nor their spouses names and dates. Could you please investigate this information for me, and also, what cemetery are they all buried in.
My grandfather was Dominick Nirchi and his mother was Maria Roma, brother Anthony and his Father was Sylvester.
My grandfather Giovanni Roma was born in Arnara around 1891 and immigrated to the USA around 1909 to join an older brother. We know precious little about the family that he left behind in Italy.
We are going to be in Italy in just under a month, and we plan to make a stop in Arnara. I’d dearly love to find my grandfather’s baptismal records, which would lead me to the parents and siblings he may have left behind.
That said, we have several handicaps. One is that we speak no Italian; Grandpa died prematurely, long beore I was born. Further handicap is the rather common family name of Roma in the area.
We do have birth dates for both Grandpa and his older brother, even if the year of birth we know isn’t quite right. And the marriage record for my grandpa’s brother (my great uncle) in Chicago gives his parents’ names. But that’s about all we have to go on.
We certainly will enjoy the simple act of visiting the town he once called home, but is there anything meaningful we can do during our limited time in Italy to find out more about our family history given the language barrier?
Thanks for any advice.
Hello, I found today that I may still have family in arnara my mothers name is Rossi my great grand father is Sebastian came over in 1800 I was told family is still there and would love to contact with them through email to compare our family tree.My grandfathers name is James Rossi who has lived in Steger illinios his his whole. my uncle Jack Rossi who is deceased went many years ago to visit. I want nothing more then to connect to my family. I hope you can help in me in my search. Thank you for your time.
Hi,
I am trying to do genealogy about my family who came from Arnara. From what I am able to research and from family lore I am told that my family was wealthy, of noble status and possibly high in Roman society. The family surname is De Persiis which is quite an unusual sounding Italian name (is it Latin?). Do you have any insights onto this subject or how I should proceed doing my research?
Thank you!
Alec
Hello, I dated a girl with the same last name.
We both live in upstate NY..Spellingg the same also!!! Her family was from Arnara also… So is mine.. my family are Fiori. we are in a section of our town that is referred to as Little Italy because there were so many immigrants. I believe 95% of them were from Arnara.