Ancona

Ancestry Research in Ancona, Italy

State Archives of Ascoli Piceno

The Italian Province of Ancona is a great place to do research because of the wealth of historical material that can be found in local archives, libraries, and other repositories. Some of Ancona's best resources for historical research can be found at the provincial capital in Ancona, as well as various provincial archives, churches, and libraries throughout the area. Many records are also now available online at a number of great websites like Ancestry.com, MyHeritage, Antenati, and FamilySearch, all of which have large searchable databases relating to Italian history and genealogy.

There are a number of ways to get copies of vital records (birth, marriage, and death certificates) in Ancona. Italy began countrywide registration of vital records in 1809, and Antenati has digitized many of these records from that date up to the early 1900s. Prior to 1809, birth, marriage, and death records would have primarily been recorded by church parishes, which would have been responsible for keeping track of baptisms, marriages, and burials in different parts of the country.

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah also holds a variety of records relating to the province of Ancona. This is the largest and most important genealogy collection in the world and is worth a visit to explore the many billions of records that can be found there. Published material consists of books, microfilm, microfiche, and other records for the province of Ancona. The Family History Library also has smaller family history centers located throughout the world where you can order microfilm and have these records shipped to the local area where you live. The library has also transcribed and indexed billions of Italian church records, published histories, censuses, and other types of records which are available to view or download online at FamilySearch.org.

Genealogy Resources in Ancona, Italy

Many Italian family records can be found online and at various archives and libraries located throughout Ancona. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at civil registry offices, church parishes, and elsewhere in Italy. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in Italy. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain areas in Italy have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one area and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent areas. Following is a complete list of Ancona's municipalities (comuni), along with links where you can find civil registration and church records in the province.

Municipalities

Agugliano

Ancona

Arcevia

Barbara

Belvedere Ostrense

Camerano

Camerata Picena

Castelbellino

Castel Colonna

Castelfidardo

Castelleone di Suasa

Castelplanio

Cerreto d'Esi

Chiaravalle

Corinaldo

Cupramontana

Fabriano

Falconara Marittima

Filottrano

Genga

Jesi

Loreto

Maiolati Spontini

Mergo

Monsano

Montecarotto

Montemarciano

Monterado

Monte Roberto

Monte San Vito

Morro d'Alba

Numana

Offagna

Osimo

Ostra

Ostra Vetere

Poggio San Marcello

Polverigi

Ripe

Rosora

San Marcello

San Paolo di Jesi

Santa Maria Nuova

Sassoferrato

Senigallia

Serra de' Conti

Serra San Quirico

Sirolo

Staffolo

Population

4,348 (2005)

101,797 (2005)

5,325 (2005)

1,484 (2005)

2,253 (2005)

6,660 (2005)

1,802 (2005)

3,930 (2005)

1,011 (2005)

17,947 (2005)

1,712 (2005)

3,303 (2005)

3,550 (2005)

14,397 (2005)

5,197 (2005)

4,859 (2005)

30,676 (2005)

28,362 (2005)

9,449 (2005)

2,031 (2005)

39,685 (2005)

11,677 (2005)

5,930 (2005)

1,063 (2005)

2,881 (2005)

2,163 (2005)

9,566 (2005)

1,803 (2005)

2,637 (2005)

5,959 (2005)

1,868 (2005)

3,603 (2005)

1,801 (2005)

30,239 (2005)

6,217 (2005)

3,536 (2005)

763 (2005)

3,304 (2005)

3,869 (2005)

1,816 (2005)

1,982 (2005)

867 (2005)

4,087 (2005)

7,729 (2005)

43,899 (2005)

3,574 (2005)

3,028 (2005)

3,402 (2005)

2,304 (2005)

Municipal Offices

Comune di Agugliano

Comune di Ancona

Comune di Arcevia

Comune di Barbara

Comune di Belvedere Ostrense

Comune di Camerano

Comune di Camerata Picena

Comune di Castelbellino

Comune di Castel Colonna

Comune di Castelfidardo

Comune di Castelleone di Suasa

Comune di Castelplanio

Comune di Cerreto d'Esi

Comune di Chiaravalle

Comune di Corinaldo

Comune di Cupramontana

Comune di Fabriano

Comune di Falconara Marittima

Comune di Filottrano

Comune di Montedinove

Comune di Montefiore dell'Aso

Comune di Montegallo

Comune di Maiolati Spontini

Comune di Mergo

Comune di Monsano

Comune di Montecarotto

Comune di Montemarciano

Comune di Monterado

Comune di Monte Roberto

Comune di Monte San Vito

Comune di Morro d'Alba

Comune di Numana

Comune di Offagna

Comune di Osimo

Comune di Ostra

Comune di Ostra Vetere

Comune di Poggio San Marcello

Comune di Polverigi

Comune di Ripe

Comune di Rosora

Comune di San Marcello

Comune di San Paolo di Jesi

Comune di Santa Maria Nuova

Comune di Sassoferrato

Comune di Senigallia

Comune di Serra de'Conti

Comune di Serra San Quirico

Comune di Sirolo

Comune di Staffolo

Churches

Parish List