Genealogy in Atina
Tracing your Italian roots back to Atina (in Frosinone province, Lazio 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 Atina.
Atina family history at a glance
- Region: Lazio
- Province: Frosinone
- Type of records: civil and parish records
- Civil registration: in Frosinone province, from 1809 onwards (former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies area)
- Parish records: often older than civil records (in some cases from the 1600s)
Research experience on families in Atina
Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Atina, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Orlandi, Visocchi, Bove, Caira, Bastianelli, Rossi, Petrilli, De Angelis, Tamburrini, Mancini, Nardone, De Luca, Fortuna, Sabatini 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 Atina 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 Atina 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 Atina
If your ancestors came from Atina, in Frosinone province (Lazio 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 Atina
Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Atina are usually preserved in:
- Atina City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages, deaths) from 1809 onwards.
- Atina parish churches: in Lazio religious registers, which can often take your research back to the 1600s and sometimes as far as the 1500s.
Civil Records (Stato Civile) in Atina
Most of the municipalities in the province of Frosinone were part of the Kingdom of Naples. This means that civil records have been available since 1809. In that case, you can find your ancestors’ civil records from that year onwards. In the other parts of the province, however, as in the rest of region, civil archives only began after the second half of the 19th century after the Italian unification.
This means you can often find your ancestors’ civil records in the Town Hall archives of Atina from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Atina, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in Atina during the past centuries, the City Office of Atina 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 Atina.
- 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.
Street names in Atina
The names of the street in Atina, can help identify ancestral addresses found in civil records, parish documents, and old family papers.
At today, some of the main streets in Atina are: VIA DELLA VANDRA, VIA SETTIGNANO, VIA VECCHIA SFERRACAVALLO, VIA SODE, VIA DEI SANNITI, VIA ROSANISCO, CORSO LUCIO MUNAZIO PLANCO, VIA COLLE MELFA, VIA CAIO PONZIO, VIA APULEIO SATURNINO, VIA PLANCA, VIA PORTA DELL’OSTERIA, VIA COLLE ALTO, VIA BASILEA, VIA FORCA D’ACERO, VIA VILLA ORREA, VILLAGGIO UNRRA, VIA BROILE, VIA COLLE, VIA BELVEDERE and others.
If you want help to identify street names connected with your ancestors in Atina just follow the link below.
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 Lazio and specifically in Atina.
Population trends in Atina
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Atina 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 Atina
Church archives in Frosinone 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 Lazio, 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 Atina 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 Atina:
S. CIRO M. – Settignano
S. MARIA DEL CARMINE – Rosanisco
S. SCOLASTICA VERGINE – Via Munanzio Planco, 553 – Ponte Melfa
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.
Historical and photographic sources available in private archives
Historical photographs, prints, and documents from private collections—including ItalianSide’s archive of vintage images from Atina and Lazio region are available. Old pictures add significant value to your family history research and offer a real sense of the places where your ancestors once lived.
Military records
Conscription lists and service records documenting physical descriptions, dates and places of enlistment, units and ranks held, periods of service, military postings, transfers, and movements, often providing detailed insight into an individual’s life beyond civil registration.
Cadastral and property records in Atina
Historical cadastral and land records used to identify property ownership, track real estate transfers over time, and confirm the historical presence of families within Atina. ItalianSide provides professional assistance in accessing and interpreting these records, where available.
Planning a visit to Atina
From our experience, if you plan to visit Atina 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 Atina
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Atina area, write to atina@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 Atina
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Atina forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Atina with other people, feel free to leave a message.
Hello, I am looking for information on my Great Grandparents. Sabatino and Rachel (nee Derossi) Deangelis I was told to look in the Atina area. There is not much info before the came to Canada. I just know they were from the same village but didn’t meet until they arrived in Canada or on the ship to Canada. They married in Brantford Ontario and had 11 children only 10 survived to adulthood (lost a baby girl at birth) and someone in the family that stayed in Italy, was a Nun. That is pretty much all the info I have. They came to Canada between 1908 and 1923 I believe.
hola, mi nombre es GLORIA, ESTOY BUSCANDO LAS PARTIDAS DE NACIMIENTO DE MIS BISABUELOS POR PARTEDE MI ABUELA. MI ABUELA ERA MARIA STELLE DI LUCA ROSSI NACIDA EN ATINA EN EL AÑO 1882, SU MADRE SE LLAMABA FILOMENA ROSSI Y SU PADRE FORTUNATO DI LUCA, TODOS DE ATINA, SUS HIJOS FUERON:
-MARIA STELLE DI LUCA ROSSI (MI ABUELA, QUIEN MURIO EN LIMA PERU, ESTUVO CASADA CON JUAN ARTURO CEPEDA ROSALES)
.MICHEL DI LUCA ROSSI
.CAMILO DI LUCA ROSSI
MI BISABUELA, SE CASO EN SEGUNDAS NUPCIAS CON UN TAL VECCHIONE Y TUVO UNA HIJA LLAMADA MARIA ANTONIETA VECCHIONE, EMIGRARON A LONDRES NIÑOS Y SE INSTALARON ALLI, , LUEGO REGRESARON A FRANCIA,
NECESITO ENCONTRAR LAS PARTIDAS DE NACIMIENTO O BAUTIZO DE MIS BISABUELOS,
GRACIAS POR AYUDAR
Hello! I’m trying to find information / links to my family in Atina. my grandfather was Luigi De Luca who left to work in the UK. All of his family were/are still over there – Cornelia De Luca, Lorella De Luca, Loredana De Luca. I also have “cousins” who are triplets – 2 girls and 1 boy. I don’t have much information but hoping someone may recognise the name. Thanks x
Hi, I am looking for any info on my great grandads family. He lived in Atina and his name is Michele/ Michael Rusciano/Russiano. He came to Liverpool and married Marea/ Mary Silvano. I don’t know if he had any siblings etc and I think his fathers name is Carmine/ Carmini. I have no other family alive to help me and have hit a brick wall. I hope someone can help. Thank you
My name is Tamburrini and my great grandfather married a valente we were told that they were from cassino they left Italy 1900 was told that a lot of people said cassino as it was the place that was easily recognized hope you can help
Hi my family are Di Troias from Atina. They emigrated to Scotland at some point. I seen on another sight someone called Aldo who lives in the house they used to own was searching for some of the Di Troia family back in 2012
Anyone know any of my family in Atina or anything about Aldo.
I am looking for the Di Troias to and I would really appreciate any information you have. My side of the family are the ones who immigrated to Scotland.
My husband’s grandmother was Elisabetta D’Troia–born in Atina. Father was Giovanni Battista DiTroia mother Maria Carmela Rossi who died young–Giovanni then married Maria Corsi.
Elisabetta married Giuseppe Rossi and immigrated to the US. I have some photographs.
Hello, Im looking for a marriage certificate for my great grandparents, Vincenzo Luigi Sabbatini ( born 1849-1855)
and Christina Maria Capoccia (born 1856) and any other documentation about them or the family.
Thank you, KM
Hiya, I am just wondering do these people you are searching for have a Liverpool connection? Thanks x
Found in London 1891
Luigi Vincenzo Sabatini and Christina Sabatini. He born about 1849, she about 1856
Living with them, Antonio Sabatini born about 1876 (This is Thomas)
Giovanna Sabatini born in France about 1881
Giacinto (Jane) Sabatini born aout 1882 in France
Domenico Sabatini born about 1889 in France (probably Matthew)
Luigi Sabbatini Grave
Trinity Graveyard Aberdeen
This cross is the grave stone for four people. Luigi Sabbatini and his wife Christina Sabbatini (Capoccia) It also has inscriptions for John Jamieson (their son in Law)and his wife Jane Jamieson (Sabbatini)
Did you ever find the information you were looking for? Vincenzo and Christina are my 2nd great grandparents and I’m searching the same line. I have some info if you want to share.
Let me know
Hi Erika, they are my 2nd Great Grandparents also!
The family changed their names in the out break of the war to the surname Berry. I believe Domenico Sabatini is my great grandfather who was known as Matthew Berry.
Hi Erika, they are my great grandparents too!
I live in Australia but from Aberdeen.
Any info would be great!
Hi, I forgot about this page and haven’t checked for replies until now…so sorry. My family in the us has lost contact with all family members and I would love to be part of a reunion should that ever occur. Or at least find out family history. I know they ended up in the UK, Scotland. They were my mother’s grandparents. My grandfather’s name was Berry, but I knew it had been changed. I understand some of his sisters kept Sabatini name.
This is a shot in the dark, but I am helping my mother try and locate her biological Father and members of his family. My mother was born in Atina in November 1955. Her mothers name was Rita Degni from Civita D’Antino , Province of L’Aquila Abruzzo.
The problem being we do not have a name for her biological father and believe her may be deceased, however there is a possibility he also had 2 sons which would be my mother’s half brothers. My mother and grandmother left Italy and moved to Scotland with a family called Volante’s from the village of Atina. My mother and grandmother then moved to Ireland where they still live.
If there is anyone with any information or are familiar with the Volante family please let me know. Thank you Stefania
My great Grandfather Luigi Paul Farina was born in 1850 in Atina Italy.
I am trying to search back my family history. I was hoping to get his parents names to continue back from there
Any help would be greatly appreciated in getting a birth certificate for my grandmother. Her name was Fortunata De Rosa. Born December 6 1893 in Atina Italy. Her parents baked bread in a open oven behind the Catholic Church and sold it. She left for America in 1914. She married Mickel DeLuca.
Does anyone know if Church Records for Atina are held anywhere else? I got very limited help from the priest of the church in Atina when I visited and he was also totally unresponsive to the requests of locals who thought they could persuade him to provide more information. Someone suggested they may have copies somewhere in Santa Maria Capua a Vetere.
Looking for information on my great grandfather Miguel DeLuca from Atina. He migtated to the US in the the early 1900’s to see his brother Mario in Iowa. Mario is also from Atina. The family had owned a bakery in Atina. Miguel also had married my grandmother a Anna Darosa from Atina. Any information would be helpful.
Im looking for information on the Di Troia family, Giovanni Di Troia b abt 1841 married abt 1876 to Angelinarosa Rossi, he Died abt 1893. Angelinarosa died 1920
They had 5 children Marco b 1878-1914 Scotland, Maria Lucia b1880-1915 , Maria Grazia b 1883-1932, Maria Filomena b 1885- 1981, and Carmine b 1890-1917, all born in Atina Frosinone. any further information would be fantastic.
Hello. I am looking for any information on Ernesto DeAngelis. I believe he was born in 1901 and left from the port of Havre in 1920. On the ship manifest it lists his mother a MRS. MARINI at Atina as his closest relative. His cousin Leonardo DeAngelis (father Francesco) also left from the same port in 1920 but on a different ship. I have hit a dead end with Ernesto and need any help you can give. Thank you so much
Hello I am looking for information about my family. My great grandfathers are both from Atina. Joseph Antonio a farmer. Sebastian Corsi also a farmer. My grandparents were Para Antonio and Rosa Corsi.
Rosa was married before to a Fideli, he died in Wales in about 1904. My grandfather was born in 1866. My grandmother in 1865. They married in Pontypridd Wales in 1906.
I would be grateful for any information. I would like to contact any family living anywhere.
Kind Regards
Marie.
HI there Marie,
Sebastian was my great great grandfather, my great grandmother was Giacinta Corsi. I don’t have a Rosa Corsi in my tree. Did she go by any other names as well? Giacinta was born in 1868.
Hello
I have only just seen your reply sorry. Do you have any information on my grandfather. I would love to talk to you, any information on our family would be lovely. I am hoping to visit Atina in the near future.
Regards
Marie.
Hi Marie,
My name is Stephen and my father was John Louis Fideli and his father was Anthony Fideli Corsi.
My father was born in Pontypridd in 1923 and died in 2009.
I remember my father saying that his father changed his name to Corsi from Fideli but kept it as a middle name.
My grandfather never gave a reason for doing this , however , your text mentioned that Rosa was married to a Fideli who died and then must have married a Corsi. We may have some connection ?
Regards,
Steve
Hi Stephen,
Your grandfather Anthony was the brother of my great grandfather William. Their father Alfonso Fedeli was from Italy and he and his wife Rosa settled in Pontypridd in the early 1890s. I don’t know much about Alfonso, but he died in 1904 and he was about 20 years older than Rosa.
There is a census record from 1901 where Rosa and her children are living with a man named John Corsi. I don’t know the details of this, whether she was in a relationship with this man or if it was a family member of Rosa. I also can’t find any records of Alfonso between 1891 and his death in Pontypridd in 1904 but he appeared to still father children with Rosa during that time…
Anyway… for a period of time (Rosa’s children adopted the surname of Corsi. I have found census and school records where many of the children switch between the surnames of Fedeli and Corsi. Some of the children, like your grandfather, ended up using both Fedeli-Corsi as their surname when they became adults.
Rosa then married a Para in 1906. The Fedeli children continued to use Fedeli/Corsi as their surnames though.
I cannot find any other record of the John Corsi that Rosa lived with, he seems to vanish into thin air. I unfortunately do not know her maiden name either. I’m of the assumption that she “married” this John Corsi, which is why she used that surname but I can’t find an official record of this. It’s all a bit of a mystery!
Hi Andre,
Sorry for the late reply but I have only just read your reply. Thank for taking time to send such an informative reply which I found very interesting. I live about 8 miles from Pontypridd and wondered if we could meet up one day, if you live in the area. Look forward to hearing from you,
Kind Regards, Steve
Hello
I am trying to find out more about the Annunzio family, I know Michale D’Annunzio came from Atina to Liverpool in 1878 with his family but after that it is blank. can the city historians help.
thank you
Rick
I have been tracing my family for many years now, I am at a dead end, I am trying to trace my great grandfathers birth, Nunziato Gizzi was born it Atina in 1824, he later married Maria Grilli, can you be of any help?
My great-grandfather Carmine Mancini(November 1875) and his wife Restituta Corsi(July 1879) are both from Atina. I was looking to verify these dates and also their wedding date which i believe was in 1901 in Atina.
Their two oldest children were also born in Atina. ( Bernard (1903) and Anna(1906))
They left for abroad between 1906 and 1909. They lived in England (where 1 child born)and France(another born here) before settling in America (4 more children here)in 1913.
Thank you for any assistance,
Greg
My Grandfather, Pietro Antonio Coia (1902-1977), lived in a small village named San Giuseppe. It is located 10 km East of Atina on Strada Statele No. 627. He is buried in Ponte Molerino.
Where does the Province of Frosinone keep the birth/death records for this village?
Thankyou for your help,
Robert M.
Hi,
I am trying to trace my grandmother who’s name was Maria Coppola. She was born in Atina and married Vittorio Mancini from Capriati and moved to Coventry circa 1890’s.
I would be greatful for any help.
Gina
Hi
I am tracing my ancestry and can only go as far as Francesco Gargaro who was born in 1850 in Atina Frosinone. He was married to Maria who was Born in 1855 – they were already married when they moved to England and in an 1881 English census he was living in Chapel Street Derby with Maria and there were a number of other Italians living at the same address – Francescos occupation was given as a musician. I believe there were a number of Gargaros in this region and there still is, although it is not one of the more common names. I wonder if you can help by providing details of his parents if possible.
Thanks
Lynn
Hi Lynn. Unfortunately I don’t have the info you are after but I am also looking into my ancestry and Francesco Gargaro is my mothers great grandfather ( I think that’s right ) He was a musician and had a music shop in Rundle Street in Adelaide. I would like to leave my email here for you and you can be in tough me if you like and we can exchange information. My mother might know more about his parents.
Hi my Grandfather was named Joseph Gargaro, don’t know any family names except a Nuzzita? (spelling) This was his sister my great Aunt I met in the late 80″s The Family was from Cassino… Any help would be amazing, I plan on visiting next year and would like some help in finding relatives…
Hi, I am looking for birth records (and whatever else my be available) for my grandfather Antonio Corsi. he was born on October 13, 1888 In Atina. His father (my great-grandfather) was Michele. He was married to Josephine (maiden name unknown) and known siblings are Romeo and Giuseppe. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I’m in Atina for a couple of days searching for records of my grandmother, Catherina Vecchione, born in Atina on 23 June 1892. Her father was Geatano Vecchione born in 1867, and her mother is believed to be Filomena D’ Angelis, also born in 1867.
As far as I understand from records in Rotterdam, Holland, she moved to Rotterdam in 1911 ( at the age of 19), to marry my grandfather Franz Johann Reumkens in 1912. My father was born on 2 August 1913. Catherina died 4 November 1935 in Rotterdam.
I have never been able to find ou more about her, as my father died when I was 6 years old. Recently I started the search with my son, who is very interested to find out about his roots, especialy the Italian link. What makes it complicated is, that my grandmother registered in Rotterdam as Vickioni, born in Atina. According to several people I met on blogs and forums, this cannot be right and it should be Vecchione or Vecchioni. Can you help in finding out more. Kindest regards. Hans
My grandmother was Luisa Carolina De Angelis, she was born in 1904 in Atina and married my grandfather Stephen Macari. I presume they were married in Italy, as I cannot find any records in the UK.
They moved to Ireland and after Stephens death in enniscorthy, Ireland, she moved to england. If anyone knows anything about Luisa, I would be very grateful, as I know nothing about her time in Italy. I believe there are still some relatives in at in a.
Debbie
My Grandfather was Ernesto DeAngelis I wonder if we are related at all. He was born in 1901 and has a cousin named Leonardo. They both immigrated to the US in 1920.
Hi Debbie
My great gran was Angelina Macari, Stephano was her brother.
My mum remembers visiting him and Louisa on a farm in Enniscorthy.
Be great to swap stories.
Emma
Just seen your message. How interesting. As far as I k knew Stephen had one sister called Rosa and brothers Tony and Frank. I’ll have to ask family member about this farm. Great to hear from you.
This is what I believe to be my line of ancestors if anyone can fill any gaps or give me any info about the people I would be very grateful would like to know if my granddad at number 7 had any siblings or anything about his or parents lives prior to him coming to England.
1 Innocenzo Tamburrini
2 Pietro Tamburrini born approx 1690 he married Lucia born approx 1684
3 Nicandro Tamburrini died approx 1722 he was a blacksmith
4 Fortunato Tamburrini died 1807 he married Carmilla Tortalani she was born 1756 and died in 1829 he also was a blacksmith.
5 Pasquale Tamburrini born 1787 and died 1841 he married Rosa Spinelli in 1831
6 Domencio Tamburrini born 1841 married Virgalia Accivile in 1864 she was born on 31/8/1842 in Scanno again he was a blacksmith
7 This is my great grandfather from Atina Pietro he was born in 1868 and died in 1952 he married Hannah Hilditch in England she was born in 1873 and died in 1942 in Wales
have just been to Atina and found documents to verify up to number 4 so excited
My great grandmother was Teresa Tortalani from Atini. She married Angelo oletti from near by San De Donato Val de Camino. Her sister was Mariagrazia Tortalani. She was a busness woman and ran an inn as well as other busnises in Atini. She was married at least twice and had two children but I don’t know their last names.
I just want to correct my previous post. My great grandmother was Teresa Toralani and she married Angelo Coletti from SanDonato Val de Camino. Her sisters was named a Mariagrazia, who become a business woman and was married twice. She remained in Atini and had an guesthouse. Are there any Toralani families left in Atini?
My great great grandfather was Domenico A. Maselli, born in October, 1851, in Atina, Frosinone, Italy. I am visiting there in July and would like to know his previous address, or existing family members. Can you provide assistance?
Hello Suzanne-
I was looking through the forum and noticed you were looking for Maselli family from Atina. My My great-great-grandmother was possibly Maria Filomena Maselli (it might be Mancini), but she would be born sometime in the 1850s to early 1860’s in Atina. I am just making an inquiry if you have any such sibling to your gg grandfather.
Hi
I was looking for any infromation regarding my family who lived in Atina Italy the surname was D’amario or Damario
My Great Grandfather Domenico and his wife Carmela came from Atina around about 1890 – 1900 to Ramsgate in England.
Wher can I find passenger list
Thank you for any help you can give
Clifford