Genealogy in Prascorsano
Tracing your Italian roots back to Prascorsano (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 Prascorsano.
Prascorsano 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 Prascorsano
Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Prascorsano, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Regis, Berta, Buffo, Faletto, Grosso, Rolando, Gagliardo, Perona, Perino, Cavaliere, Fenoglio, Gaddo, Braida, Boldini 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 Prascorsano 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 Prascorsano 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 Prascorsano
If your ancestors came from Prascorsano, 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 Prascorsano
Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Prascorsano are usually preserved in:
- Prascorsano City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages, deaths) from 1860 onwards.
- Prascorsano 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 Prascorsano
In towns and villages of Piemonte and in Torino province, as Prascorsano, 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 Prascorsano from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Prascorsano, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in Prascorsano during the past centuries, the City Office of Prascorsano 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 Prascorsano.
- 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 Prascorsano.
Street names in Prascorsano
The names of the street in Prascorsano, can help identify ancestral addresses found in civil records, parish documents, and old family papers.
At today, some of the main streets in Prascorsano are: VIA COMUNIE, VIA PRABASONE, VIA VILLA, VIA TETTI, VIA CERIALDO, VIA PRATIGLIONE, VIA BELMONTE, VIA SANTA LUCIA, VIA VALLE, VIA CATTARELLI, VICOLO DEL BORGHETTO, VIA DOMENICO DE PALO, VIA PEMONTE, PIAZZA DELLA CULTURA, VIA PERONA PIERINO, VIA ADELAIDE DI SUSA, FRAZIONE COMUNIE, PIAZZA ENRIETTO GIACOMO, PIAZZETTA SAN ROCCO and others.
If you want help to identify street names connected with your ancestors in Prascorsano just follow the link below.
Population trends in Prascorsano
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Prascorsano 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 Prascorsano
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 Prascorsano 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 Prascorsano:
S. ANDREA APOSTOLO – Via Villa, 2
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 Prascorsano 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 Prascorsano
Historical cadastral and land records used to identify property ownership, track real estate transfers over time, and confirm the historical presence of families within Prascorsano. ItalianSide provides professional assistance in accessing and interpreting these records, where available.
Planning a visit to Prascorsano
From our experience, if you plan to visit Prascorsano 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 Prascorsano
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Prascorsano area, write to prascorsano@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 Prascorsano
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Prascorsano forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Prascorsano with other people, feel free to leave a message.
I have a cousin in Pertusio. I am researching records in Italian for him and other cousins. In some of the records there is a word in reference to time which I strongly believe is “sera” (evening). He is stating in some cases that it is “leva” (morning). I have searched for this word, “leva” being used in reference to time. I cannot find it. Is it a local Piemontese term? I don’t want to insult him. But, I want to understand the records correctly. Grazie mille!
I am looking for my maternal great-grandfather, his name (according to his marriage certificate was BUFFO, AUTOGNO and I know he was born in April of 1862 and left Italy in 1886. I know he married Veronica Caterina Fenoglio (1874) who was born 1874 in Prascorsano. Any assistance would be awesome.
My grandfather was Dominick Buffo and he would have been born in the late 1890’s or early 1900’s. My mothers maiden maiden name is Ann Buffo and she was born in Prascorsano in 1924. I have many cousins there but very little information on the Buffo’s. Have you been to the cemetery on the hill to do your research?
Are you looking for the parents of your maternal great-grandfather? The church parish record for his baptism in Prascorsano should be available. It will have his parents’ names, possibly their father’s names, possibly the names of the godparents (possibly relatives). If he lived in Prascorsano up until the 1880s there should be other parish records in Italian (1838-1899) and civil records (Stato Civile) (1866-1930s or 1940s) as well. It depends on what you are looking for. I am descended from two lines of Buffo in Prascorsano. Possibly we are relatives? Also the marriage record should have both parents of both bride and groom. And there could be Allegati records to check. For example, Allegati of the marriage of my great-great grandparents, Valeriano Guglielmino and Catterina Enrietto, in Prascorsano, confirmed his date of birth in the City of Torino: 18 April and confirmed he lived with different foster parents as a child. The marriage record said he was born in 1821. He was born in 1825. But they did have the date of birth correct. I found his birth record (in Italian) in the City of Torino.
I am interested in finding a marriage record or any other records for my grandparents Marco Gaddo b. 24 April 1872, and Domenica Rolando Perino b. May, 1872. They married in N. Italy — I believe Prascorsano — either in 1894 or prior to November, 1895 when Marco emigrated to the U.S. I believe they married in Prascorsano. Their 1st daughter Flora Maria was born in Italy in May, 1895. According to Marco’s naturalization document (in my possession) Marco’s parents were Andrea Gaddo and Maria Gecco. I don’t know for sure who Domenica’s parents were, but I do know Domenica had at least 2 sisters, Ida Maria, born 10 Mar, 1885 and Celestina b. Nov 1879. I sincerely hope you can help me. Thank you, Deb
Looking for records online requires you know the name of the comune. There may be naturalization records of ship passenger lists that may have the name of the comune. Otherwise you are looking for a needle in a haystack. There ARE a lot of records online for comuni in Province of Torino including Prascorsano, Pertusio, Canischio, Valperga etc. Church parish records (in Latin) (1823-1837), Church parish records (in Italian) (1838-1899), Civil records (in Italian) (1866- circa 1930s or 1940s). The first wife of my great-great grandfather, Valeriano Guglielmino, was Maria Gecco. She died in Prascorsano and then he married my great-great grandmother, Catterina Enrietto. They moved with their family to the US about 1881. My great-great grandparents, Antonio Fenoglio Gaddò and Maria Delibera Vallero, were married in Pertusio BUT they lived in Prascorsano. So some people moved around and it can be confusing to find them if you do not know the exact place where they lived.
Barry,
Hi! I hope it’s ok to reach out to you. I am trying to figure out who my grandfather’s biological father was. I happen to have, in my quest, added what feels like the whole of Northern Italy to my tree, (building off distant DNA matches’ trees) and happen to have Antonio Fenoglio Gaddo and Maria Delibera Vallero (and daughter) on my tree.
The ability to thoroughly and accurately comb through Italian records alludes me. So, if you don’t mind chatting, I’d love to. You can message me back here, or find me on ancestry; user name Jacque1
Thanks so much!