Genealogy in Monte San Biagio
Tracing your Italian roots back to Monte San Biagio (in Latina 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 Monte San Biagio.
Monte San Biagio family history at a glance
- Region: Lazio
- Province: Latina
- Type of records: civil and parish records
- Civil registration: from the 19th century onwards (Papal States / post-unification)
- Parish records: often older than civil records (in some cases from the 1600s)
Research experience on families in Monte San Biagio
Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Monte San Biagio, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Iacovacci, Rizzi, Carroccia, Marrone, Bianchi, Trani, Pernarella, De Luca, Casale, De Felice, La Rocca, Mastrobattista, Pecchia, Raso 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 Monte San Biagio 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 Monte San Biagio 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 Monte San Biagio
If your ancestors came from Monte San Biagio, in Latina 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 Monte San Biagio
Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Monte San Biagio are usually preserved in:
- Monte San Biagio City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages, deaths) from 1809 onwards.
- Monte San Biagio 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 Monte San Biagio
In the areas of Lazio that were part of the Papal States, including Latina province, civil registration offices were gradually established during the 19th century and after Italian unification. This means you can often find your ancestors’ civil records in the Town Hall archives of Monte San Biagio starting from those years (the exact starting year can change from town to town).
This means you can often find your ancestors’ civil records in the Town Hall archives of Monte San Biagio from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Monte San Biagio, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in Monte San Biagio during the past centuries, the City Office of Monte San Biagio 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 Monte San Biagio.
- 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 Monte San Biagio
The names of the street in Monte San Biagio, can help identify ancestral addresses found in civil records, parish documents, and old family papers.
At today, some of the main streets in Monte San Biagio are: VIA ROMA, VIA DI MEZZO, VIA CARRO, VIA APPIA, VIALE EUROPA, VIA PROVINCIALE SAN MAGNO, VIA RISORGIMENTO, VIA MADONNA DELLA RIPA, VIA MACCHIONI, VIA CASTELLO, CORSO VITTORIO EMANUELE, VIA SAN VITO, VIA VETICA, VIA PORTONE, VIA SCALELLE, VIA GALLERIA, VICO SECONDO SAN VITO, VIA LA VECCHIA, VIA RAMPA INFERIORE, VIA VALLE VIOLA and others.
If you want help to identify street names connected with your ancestors in Monte San Biagio 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 Monte San Biagio.
Population trends in Monte San Biagio
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Monte San Biagio 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 Monte San Biagio
Church archives in Latina 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 Monte San Biagio 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 Monte San Biagio:
S. GIUSEPPE LAVORATORE – Via Macchioni
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 Monte San Biagio 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 Monte San Biagio
Historical cadastral and land records used to identify property ownership, track real estate transfers over time, and confirm the historical presence of families within Monte San Biagio. ItalianSide provides professional assistance in accessing and interpreting these records, where available.
Planning a visit to Monte San Biagio
From our experience, if you plan to visit Monte San Biagio 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 Monte San Biagio
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Monte San Biagio area, write to montesanbiagio@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 Monte San Biagio
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Monte San Biagio forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Monte San Biagio with other people, feel free to leave a message.
Hi There
Hope you may be able to help lead me in the right direction in regards to my great grandfather’s family.
His name is Pasquale Grossi(b 1875)Monte san Biagio.He came to Canada in 1913 on the ship ,Italia.
He was with a Giovannina Grossi (I have known Giovannina-Jennie ,as my great grandmother)aged 17.He was married ,she was single.Wife (of Pasquale)and mother(of Giovaninna) at home in Italy,is listed as Concetta Bove(a).
HIs death certificate in 1938 in Toronto,his parents are listed as Alexander Grossi and Jennie Riale.
I am trying to find official date of birth and confirm his parents names,if possible.
Can you help or point me in the correct direction?
Thank you
Dean
Dean my best advice would be to contact The Comune
(City Hall) of Monte San Biagio they should have more information for you,I was born there and I do remember the last names you mentioned in case they cannot help the Archivio Di Stato in Latina should be able to help best of luck.
Seeking information on Vincent Rossi born c 1830 in Monte San Biagio, son of Domenico Rossi and Catherine DeVito. Vincent came to Scotland and married in Edinburgh in 1863.
Grateful for any help.
Dorothy McHugh
I am researching my Grandparents/
Querino D Mari and
Filomena I (Calderini) Mari
Married/Jan 18, 1908 in Monte San Biagio
They have many grandchildren. In the USA
who want to know their history Thank You
Hi,Debra if you do search of last name Mari on Italian white pages all people with that last name are based are of Terracina I was born in Monte San Biagio and do not remember anyone with Mari last name and the town was very small so I would remember that name far as Calderini most with that last name are based in Rome area,by the way Terracina is only a few miles away from Monte San Biagio they could of got married in our beautiful church but probably they did not live there hopefully this helps.
Looking to see if there are still any Canale Families in San biago. My grandfathers name was Biago Canale and came over on the ship Canada around 1920.
Hi,Kim I was born in Monte San Biagio yes there are a few Canale left in Monte San Biagio,I know because my cousin Emilio Canale was also born there he lives in Rome now his father’s name was Pierino Canale and his sister and other brother still live there so I know for a fact that there are Canale left there and are all related,best. Joe
Hi, my grandfather, Luigi Di Crescenzo, migrated through Ellis Island and arrived on March 2, 1913 on ship named Italia departing from Naples. He was 24 years of age and listed last place of residence as Monte S Biagio. It was stated his nationality was South Italy. He was able to read and write. He was single and then married my grandmother, Blanch(e) Holman and resided in Shamokin, Pennsylvania at the address of 1416 S. Walnut Street. He worked as a tailor. I would greatly appreciate any additional information you could provide.
Dear Joe Onorata:
George Aber here, Adelaide, South Australia.
Thanks very much for the information on the Di Spirito family. Sorry to be so long in getting back to you, but I’ve only recently relocated to South Australia from Melbourne, and getting re-settled has been more difficult than we anticipated.
Kind regards,
George Aber
Hello, I’m researching my family history and it looks like I’ve narrowed it down to the Monte San Biagio area that my fathers side of the family came from. My grandfather Alfred (Alfredo) came over to the us and he was born in 1911, His father was Gaetano Canale and he looks like he was born in 1877, He had a Brother Fortunato that was born in 1885 it looks like. Their Father it looks like is Antonio Cangle and their Mother it looks like was Motestine or Testina Pacione.
This is where I have not been able to find anything more. I do not know if we still have family over there or how to go any further in my research. If you can help or give me guidance that would be great.
Hi,Joel, Gaetano Canale on the Ellis ISLAND passenger search came to the US in 1903 from Monte San Biagio,also a few Canale and Pacione left in Monte San Biagio when i did a search on italian white pages and if i had to bet they are related to you,hopefully this helps a little.
Hi Joel,
My great-grandfather is Fortunato Canale, the brother of your great-grandfather Gaetano Canale. The information I have matches yours, so we are certainly cousins! I’m curious to know if your research has taken you further? I have just picked up researching again, and am delighted to see so many more resources available online.
Regards,
Monica
hi joe, george aber here, adelaide, south australia. been a long time since i wrote you last. Now, re erasmo di spirito: he was born in 1888 in Montecassino, My grand mother was from monte san biagio. according to the family history, he went to america sometime in late 1911 to late 1912. My grandmother followed in april 1914. beginning to wonder if there isn’t something of a family secret somewhere; nothing i’ve found agrees with the story told in the family.
Hi. My name is George Aber. My mother was born in Monte San Biagio on 2.4.12. She is the daughter of Erasmo and Maria Di Spirito. They migrated to the USA in early 1912. I am trying to locate any surviving members of the Di Spirito family who may still reside in Monte San Biagio.
Hi,George I was born in Monte San Biagio the last name Di Spirito I am pretty sure there are some in Monte San Biagio and vicinity and as with other Italian towns as a rule everyone with a certain last name are usually related, certain last names are indigenous to a that area in southern part of Italy,I will try to do a little research if I find out anything I will pass it on to you,best. Joe Onorati
Searching for information re rossi family who left san biagio for Scotland around 1870? (dominico rossi?/vincento rossi?
Hi I am trying to find information on my grandmother and her brother. There names where Criscenzo Rossi and Lucia Rossi . I believe they where from San Biago . Would you be able to give me any information about them. Thank You for your time.