Genealogy in Vigevano

Tracing your Italian roots back to Vigevano (in Pavia province, Lombardia 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 Vigevano.

Research experience on families in Vigevano

Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Vigevano, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including, among others, branches of families such as: Bocca, Negri, Colli, Masera, Piccolino, Previde Massara, Bellazzi, Colombo, Piccolini, Sala, Rossi, Ferrari, Massara, Bianchi 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 Vigevano 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 Vigevano and Lombardia 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 available in private archives
Direct access to local archives and a deep understanding of the local context allow for more complete and accurate results. Research may be carried out using all available sources in both public and private archives.

Genealogy in Vigevano

If your ancestors came from Vigevano, in Pavia province (Lombardia 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 Vigevano

Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Vigevano are usually preserved in:

• Vigevano City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages, deaths) from 1866 onwards.
• Vigevano parish churches: in Lombardia religious registers, which can often take your research back to the 1600s and sometimes as far as the 1500s.

Civil Records (Stato Civile) in Vigevano

In the municipalities of Lombardia, within the province of Pavia, including Vigevano, the civil registry system formally started on 1 January 1866.
Before that date, an earlier form of civil registration had been implemented during the Napoleonic era (1806–1815).This means you can often find your ancestors’ civil records in the Town Hall archives of Vigevano from that year onwards.

(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Vigevano, please follow this link.)

If your ancestors lived in Vigevano during the past centuries, the City Office of Vigevano 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 Vigevano.
• 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 Lombardia and specifically in Vigevano.

Street names in Vigevano

The names of the street in Vigevano, can help identify ancestral addresses found in civil records, parish documents, and old family papers.

At today, some of the main streets in Vigevano are: CORSO NOVARA, CORSO GENOVA, CORSO TORINO, CORSO MILANO, VIA GRAVELLONA, CORSO PAVIA, VIALE DEI MILLE, VIA VALLERE, VIA STRADA NUOVA, VIA VECCHIA PER GAMBOLO’, VIA VALLETTA FOGLIANO, VIA SAN GIOVANNI, STRADA VIGNAZZA, VIA FOSSANA, VIA MANARA NEGRONE, VIA DELLA GIOIA, VIA BERCLEDA, VIA BUCCELLA, STRADA FOGLIANO SUPERIORE, STRADA TRE COLOMBAIE and others.

If you want help to identify street names connected with your ancestors in Vigevano just follow the link below.

Search all street names in Vigevano

Church Records in Vigevano

Church archives in Pavia 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 Lombardia, 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 Vigevano 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 Vigevano:

BEATA V. ADDOLORATA – Via Madonna VII Dolori

BEATA V. IMMACOLATA – Via Buccella, 150/BUCCELLA

BEATA V. IMMACOLATA – Via Mons. Berruti

CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA – Via Monti

GESU’ DIVINO LAVORATORE – Via Bolivia, 15

NATIVITA’ DELLA BEATA V. MARIA – Fogliano Inferiore

S. AMBROGIO – Via Roma

S. ANTONIO ABATE – Via Morsella, 56 – Morsella

S. ANTONIO ABATE – Corso Pavia, 165

S. CECILIA – Corso Genova

S. CRISTOFORO IN S. PIETRO MARTIRE – P.zza Beato Matteo

S. DIONIGI IN S. FRANCESCO – P.zza S. Francesco

S. GIOVANNI BOSCO – Via S. Giovanni

S. GIUSEPPE – Via S. Giuseppe

S. MARIA DI FATIMA – Corso Torino

SANTI GIOVANNI E PIO – Corso Brodolini

Our experts could search registers and historical religious documents collected and kept at the diocesan archive:
Archivio Diocesano di Pavia – Piazza Duomo, 15 – Pavia

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 Vigevano

Historical cadastral and land records used to identify property ownership, track real estate transfers over time, and confirm the historical presence of families within Vigevano. ItalianSide provides professional assistance in accessing and interpreting these records, where available.

Planning a visit to Vigevano

From our experience, if you plan to visit Vigevano 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.

Messages from other visitors in Vigevano

Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Vigevano forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Vigevano with other people, feel free to leave a message.