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I wrote a letter to Ufficio Di Stato Civile in Caserta Italy inquiring about my grandfather's birth certificate. I received a letter back that they did not find him. Any suggestions on where I should go from here? The information I provided them was accurate. Not sure how to proceed. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Caserta is a Province as well as a city. Maybe he was from a town in the Province. OR he lied about his age to his children.
Ann Tatangelo http://angelresearch.net
Dual citizenship assistance, and document acquisition, on-site genealogical research in Lazio, Molise, Latina and Cosenza. Land record searches and succession.
Yes, that's a distinct possibility. Did he (your grandfather) leave Italy for the US/Canada (don't know where he settled) or was it your mother's/aunt's generation? Do you have anything else on him - marriage record, passenger list? Don't be shy to post what you have on him, there are some really helpful and talented people on this board who I am sure would try to help you.
Sorry to get off topic, but I'm just curious as to how long it was until you got a reply. I ask because I wrote a commune not that far from Caserta about 1 month ago and still haven't heard anything. I was starting to wonder if maybe they can't find anything on my great grandfather.
Many towns in that area were badly hit in WW2. If the LDS records show a source of 'Tribunale' chances are you won't find a record for someone who left between 1865 and 1914.
Ann Tatangelo http://angelresearch.net
Dual citizenship assistance, and document acquisition, on-site genealogical research in Lazio, Molise, Latina and Cosenza. Land record searches and succession.
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