Genealogy in Corio
Tracing your Italian roots back to Corio (in Torino province, Piemonte 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 Corio.
Corio family history at a glance
- Region: Piemonte
- Province: Torino
- Type of records: civil and parish records
- Civil registration: in the town hall from 1866 onwards
- Parish records: often older than civil records (in some cases from the late 1500s)
Research experience on families in Corio
Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Corio, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Enrici, Massa, Picca, Cerva, Osella, Canavera, Pedrin, Oneglio, Regaldo, Baima, Debernardi, Fiorio, Audi, Nepote and many 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 Corio 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 Corio and Piemonte 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 Corio
If your ancestors came from Corio, in Torino province (Piemonte 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 Corio
Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Corio are usually preserved in:
- Corio City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages, deaths) from 1860 onwards.
- Corio parish churches: in Piemonte religious registers, which can often take your research back to the 1600s and sometimes as far as the 1500s.
Civil Records (Stato Civile) in Corio
In towns and villages of Piemonte and in Torino province, as Corio, civil registry officially began on january 1 1866.
A first civil registry system had already been introduced during the Napoleonic period (1806–1814). This means you can often find your ancestors’ civil records in the Town Hall archives of Corio from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Corio, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in Corio during the past centuries, the City Office of Corio 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 Corio.
- 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 Piemonte and specifically in Corio.
Street names in Corio
The names of the street in Corio, can help identify ancestral addresses found in civil records, parish documents, and old family papers.
At today, some of the main streets in Corio are: VIA CAVOUR, STRADALE TORINO, FRAZIONE RITORNATO, VIA REGINA MARGHERITA, VIA VIGO, CASE SPARSE VILLÀ, PIAZZA CADUTI PER LA LIBERTA’, FRAZIONE CUDINE, CASE SPARSE RUGHET, VIA CIRCONVALLAZIONE, VIA COASSOLO, CASE SPARSE PLÀ, REGIONE TASSONERE, FRAZIONE PIANO AUDI, FRAZIONE SANT’ANTONIO, STRADA BURETTA, STRADA COLLE SECCHIE, FRAZIONE COLLE SECCHIE, STRADALE ROCCA, FRAZIONE SAN BERNARDO and others.
If you want help to identify street names connected with your ancestors in Corio just follow the link below.
Population trends in Corio
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Corio 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 Corio
Church archives in Torino 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 Piemonte, 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 Corio 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 Corio:
S. GENESIO MARTIRE – P.zza Chiesa, 1
Our experts could search registers and historical religious documents collected and kept at the diocesan archive:
Archivio Diocesano di Torino – Via Arcivescovado 12 – 10121 Torino
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.
The provincial archive is:
Archivio di Stato di Torino – piazza Castello 209 (Sezione Corte) and – via Piave 21 (Sezioni Riunite)
Historical and photographic sources available in private archives
Historical photographs, prints, and documents from private collections—including ItalianSide’s archive of vintage images from Corio and Piemonte 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 Corio
Historical cadastral and land records used to identify property ownership, track real estate transfers over time, and confirm the historical presence of families within Corio. ItalianSide provides professional assistance in accessing and interpreting these records, where available.
Planning a visit to Corio
From our experience, if you plan to visit Corio 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 Corio
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Corio area, write to corio@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 Corio
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Corio forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Corio with other people, feel free to leave a message.
I am looking for records of Mauro Peirone (Peyrone) born in 1841 in Corio, Torino, Piemonte, Italy. He traveled to Peru and started a family there. Is there a way to check records online?
According to my research my great-great-grand father was born in Corio, in 1862. Lastname is Cat-Rastler, also spelled Catrastler or Cat Rastler. I would appreciate any information. Many thanks in advance
Hello,
My paternal grandparents were from Corio. My grandfather Genesio Bernard Vercoglio came to the U.S. a while before my Grandmother Maria Lencio Corgiat joined him in Pittsburg, Kansas and they were married there. This is as far back as I’ve been able to get as far as my Italian ancestery goes. I would love to know their parents names.
They also lived in Provo, Utah and Clinton, Indiana. My grandfather was a coal miner. My grandmother raised seven children. I just would like to know about their lives in Italy before they came to the US. My grandmother came in 1894. I am not sure of when my grandfather came over, just that it was before 1894. Any help would be appreciated. Grazie.
I need to acquire an official copy of my paternal great-grandmother’s birth certificate. Her name was Maria Domenica Bertolone, and she was born on July 25, 1890 in Corio, Italy. Does anyone know how I can go about getting her birth certificate? I need it to apply for Italian citizenship.
Hi
I am trying to find living relatives of my great , great Grandfather Giuseppe Carlos Osella the son of Domenico Osella and Giovanna Roet Molinar.
I’m visiting Italy next year and would like to make contact.
Kind Regards
Greg
My grandfather’s name was Antonio Massa. He was born in Corio, Italy on May 3, 1882. His parents were Giovanni (John) Massa born on May 31, 1857 and Luisa (Giacomino) Massa born March 23, 1864.
I will be visiting Corio in September and would appreciate getting the address for the family home (if it still exists). We would also like to find out to which Catholic parish the family belonged in order to find baptismal records. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Mary Bolek
Hello Mary. Did you get the information you needed for Antonio Massa? We may be related. I would like to talk to you. Please email me. Thank you. Jayne
I am looking for information (date of birth, location of birth, date of marriage, and parish) for Steven (Stefano) Canavera, and his wife Angeline Molinar Canavera. They came together to America (Ellis Island) on 30 April 1905. Both are listed as coming from Corio, Italy. Steven’s age is listed as 23 and Angeline as 21 which would make their birth years as around 1882 and 1884 respectively.
They are distant cousins. Thank you in advance for the information.
W Recla
Hello. I am looking for information of my Grandfather and Grandmother. Grandfather was Giovanni Ban/Bon Macaario born My 17, 1876 in Corio. His parents may have been Pietro and Catherina Macario. He came to America in December 1899. My Grandmother’s name was Filomena Bon Macario also born in Corio approximately 1876/77. There was also a cousin, Barni/Bernardo Macario born May 22, 1889 in Corio. Anything you can do to help will be greatly appreciated.
I would like to know what information is available for my Great Grandfather from Coriio, Italy. Thank you in advance for your support!!!
Name in Italy: Pot Giovanni Macario –
Name in the U.S.A.: John McCario
Born: August 8, 1874 in Corio, Conavesse, Turino, Italy
Italy Residence: Caselle, Conavesse, Turino, Italy
Travel to the U.S.
Departed August 5, 1899 from Port Havre, France (Normandy)
Arrived August 13, 1899 in N.Y. Harbor
Ron, my great grandma, Margherita Macario was from Corio. She was born in Corio in 1905 and to my knowledge lived there until she came to the US in 1930, through the port in Geona.
I have been told by my grandmother (Margherita’s daughter) that most of the people in the village had the last name Macario but were not all related. I also know there is quite a distance between our great grandparents’ birthdates, so I doubt they are siblings, but they could be related otherwise? If so, his birthdate puts him at a good age to be her uncle.
My own great uncle (Margherita’s brother, who also came to the US) named his son John. I’m sure that was a common name, but perhaps he named him after someone in his family? Sorry for the mess of information, but I was so excited to stumble across your post! Hoping some of this may be of help to you.
Hello. This is a great website. Thank you for creating this and sharing it.
I have a question about a surname in Torino, specifically in Corio: BORELLO.
There were 3 brothers –Quinto, Agostino/August, Pietro/Pete– who came to Kansas in the US during the 1905-15 era. Their parents did not come with them. Their father was Maurizio/Maurice Borello. He might have died before 1905, but I’m not sure. Their mother was Caterina (maiden name unknown). She was probably still alive in 1917-18.
Can you suggest any websites where I might find civil records from Corino online?
Thank you very much.