If you search your ancestors in Lovero, in the province of Sondrio, Lombardia 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 Lovero
In towns and villages of Lombardia and in Sondrio province registry offices were established in 1809: it means that you could find your ancestors records in Lovero town hall archives as of that date.
(If your goal is to get your Italian Citizenship and you need official certificates from Lovero, please follow this link)
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So, if your ancestors lived in Lovero during the past centuries, then you should start your family research from the City Office of Lovero 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 Lombardia and of course in Lovero too!
Next picture shows the demographic trends in Lovero 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 Lovero. As more your surname is common, as more it could be difficult to find the right branch of your ancestors family in Lovero archives, expecially if you have not exact dates.
It could be useful for you to know that
Church Records in Lovero
Church archives in Sondrio 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 Lombardia 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 Lovero on your behalf.
In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in Lovero:
S. ALESSANDRO – Via Roma, 3
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 Lovero area , write to lovero@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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My Great Great Grandfather migrated to Australia in 1876. His name was Felipo Fermio but we think his surname may be not quite right as we’ve had no luck finding this name in the region. He was born in Lovero. His mother (from his Australian marriage cert) was Margaritte Tramache. This surname possibly not exact either. We know he was a smuggler. He possibly had a brother who migrated also. We think he travelled to South Africa for gold mining before reaching Australia. Anyone know of any variations of these surnames in the Lovero district?
I have a copy of my grandfather’s birth certificate: Emilio Alessandro FRANZI, February 15, 1876 at Casa di Via Alfieri Venosta No. 27, Lovero…The Birth Certificate does not shows father or mothers names …. we understand he went to live with the Mambretti family in Vervio. We have tried to find baptism records without success. He married Maria Cecelina Mambretti (born 1883) in 1903 in Vervio and I have their marriage certificate….I”m looking for any other details of Emilio Alessandro FRANZI’s life.
regards,
Alan Franzi
Thanks to Italian side …They found my grandfather’s (Emilio Alessandro FRANZI) birth records… the english translation is:
On February 18, 1876, Maria Zampatti, 37 year old, midwife, resident in Lovero, came to me Stefano Zampatti Civil Officer of the town hall in
“Lovero Valtellina” in office since March 17, 1866, to do registration of Alessandro Emilio FRANZI’s birth. So, she said that on February 15, 1876, at 11:15pm, in the house nr. 27 at “Via Venosta” a baby of male sex was born to a Swiss woman which doesn’t want to be let know her name (for privacy reasons). We have given the name “Alessandro Emilio FRANZI” to the baby. The witnesses are: Domenico Giuseppe Giudice, 24 years old, farmer and Giacomo Zampatti, 65 years old, landowner, both resident in Lovero. After I had read this act to all present people, the following signed it.
Zampatti Maria, midwife
Zampatti Giacomo, witness
Giudice Domenico, witness
Zampatti Stefano, Civil Status Officer
Assumptions (from Family rumours)
FRANZI …. was this the name of the Swiss mother ?
Alessandro is the patron saint of Lovero … hence his first name
Emilio …maybe the name of the father or a grandfather
Domenico Giuseppe Giudice …the 24 year old witness … the only other person other than Zampettis at the birth …Was he the father ?
I am actually looking for records of my great grandparents. Their last names are Tognoli and Zampatti. Zampatti seems to be a rather popular name in Lovero, or at least it was at one time! I cried when I saw a bakery with my family name on it in Grosotto.