Riveli ed Anime

[Goodtime37]

How does one go about figuring out the information contained in these documents. Are there any Italian sources available? I would like to establish the presence of my family in Alcara li Fusi prior to 1800 from the lists of people living in the village and their holdings.

[darkerhorse]

Family Search has this source: Riveli di beni e anime, Alcara Li Fusi (Messina), 1584-1815

https://www.familysearch.org/search/cat ... %20Library

For content, see:
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/It ... li_Records

[Goodtime37]

one needs to know a little Latin, I happened to have studied it about 70 years ago and I've probably forgotten more than 80%. The next problem is attempting to read the scribble and abbreviations used by the secretary writing the Rivelo