If you search your ancestors in Ferrazzano, in the province of Campobasso, Molise 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 Ferrazzano
In towns and villages of Molise and in Campobasso province registry offices were established in 1809: it means that you could find your ancestors records in Ferrazzano town hall archives as of that date.
(If your goal is to get your Italian Citizenship and you need official certificates from Ferrazzano, please follow this link)
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So, if your ancestors lived in Ferrazzano during the past centuries, then you should start your family research from the City Office of Ferrazzano 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 Molise and of course in Ferrazzano too!
Next picture shows the demographic trends in Ferrazzano 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 Ferrazzano. As more your surname is common, as more it could be difficult to find the right branch of your ancestors family in Ferrazzano archives, expecially if you have not exact dates.
It could be useful for you to know that the most common surnames in Campobasso province are:
Battista, Calabrese, Caruso, Ciocca, D’Alessandro, D’Amico, D’Angelo, D’Aversa, De Santis, Di Biase, Di Domenico, Di Iorio, Di Paolo, Di Stefano, D’Onofrio, Fanelli, Felice, Florio, Greco, Iannetta, Lombardi, Mancini, Manes, Manocchio, Marinelli, Marino, Martino, Mastrangelo, Mignogna, Moffa, Niro, Occhionero, Palladino, Palmieri, Panichella, Pasquale, Perrella, Petrucci, Petti, Romano, Rossi, Russo, Salvatore, Santoro, Spina, Testa, Trivisonno, Venditti.
Church Records in Ferrazzano
Church archives in Campobasso 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 Molise 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 Ferrazzano on your behalf.
In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in Ferrazzano:
S. GIOVANNI BOSCO – Via Leonardo da Vinci
S. MARIA ASSUNTA IN CIELO – Via Molise, 31
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 Ferrazzano area , write to ferrazzano@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 Ferrazzano forum:
if you only want to discuss with other people interested in genealogy in Ferrazzano feel free to leave a message below.
Looking for information about Antonio Fazio , married to Maria Carlone.
He came to the US in 1957 with 3 of his 7 children. My grandmother stayed 2-3 years before coming to the US. He was a farmer who made Wine for resale to local a wine supper.
I am looking for a address of the family farm, I will be there this September and want to see the property if possible. Thanks, Joe
My great grandfather, Crescenzo Lombardi, was born in Ferrazzano Mar 17, 1857. His father, a farmer, was Domenico Lombardi married to his mother, Serafina Mucci. Domenico’s father was Luigi Lombardi, my great great grandfather). I believe they were all farmers. Crescenzo was married, we believe 3 times to Mary Czarnota, Marianna Pianerazza, and Leonora Petrillo. My grandfather was born in 1890 either in Ferrazzano or Riccia and his mother was Mary. Marianna had 5 girls and 2 boys with Crescenzo, and Leonora had 3 sons with Crescenzo. My grandfather came to the states with his father Crecenzo, when he was 6 years old and lived in New York City. I would love to find more relatives or at least more information about other family members.
My grandfather, Giuseppe Filipponi, was born 14 May 1887 in Ferrazzano, Italy. He emigrated to the U.S. in January 1903. He was a shoemaker. I know nothing else and am trying to grow our family tree. Any further information would be greatly appreciated.
Hello! Looking for my paternal grandfather Carmine DiStefano born around 1895.
December 1920 Passenger List says Carmine was born in Ferrazzano, Italy 1895. He was 25 yo when the ship SS Duca D’ Aosta departed from Napoli to New York, USA. He listed his father’s name as Francesco from Ferrazzano. I do not have any other documents for him connected to Italy. I know he had a nephew who stayed in Italy so trying to connect with any relatives I may have there.
Any help would greatly be appreciated! Thank you so very much.
I am researching my great-grandparents who were from Ferrazzano. I found my great-grandmother’s birth certificate from 1896 and it said that her place of birth was Largo Castello? Isn’t this a castle? They were poor peasants, so Im thinking perhaps it was some sort of hospital at some point? Any ideas???
Hi Lisa… There is a castle at the entrance to Ferrazzano. People live there, so your great-grandmother may have been born there. Ferrazzano is a very small village. I have records going back to the 1600s, and there was a lot of intermarriage among the residents.
My Grandfather Carmine Capocefalo came from Ferrenzzano, Campobasso according to records in the USA. He emigrated around April 1883 as he arrived in New York on May/20/1883, he was born on Aug.3 1855. He was 28 years old when he left Italy. What I don’t know is my grand mothers name and if he was married when he left Italy. He raised a family in New York but I find no wife’s name on any records. Need help!
I’m trying to find info on my grandmother Filomena Fazio who I believe was from Ferrazano.She was born about 1850, mnarried Salvatore Percesepe and lived in Montefalcone nel Sannioo where my dad was born.Her father or grand was Giacomo Fazio.She died about 1943 in Italy,, Montefalcone I believe.I would love to have any info you can give me as I have been searching without any results.My grandfather diedI think early 1900s.
My mother’s family are Fazios from Ferrazzano (and Delucas). Were you able to find anything about Fazios?
Help! My great grandparents came from Campobasso Ferrazzano. Emmigrated to the United States in early 1900’s. I am doing genealogical research and would very much like to find out who their parents were. I do know for a fact that their parents did NOT emmigrate to the US as they returned to Italy for visits. My great grandfather came to the States first unmarried, and my great grandmother followed later. They must have been married here in the States. How would I go about locating their birth records? Any help would be greatly appreciated.