Well this is really interesting!

My GGF was too born out of wedlock, but in Acireale Sicily in 1883. His name last name was Lisbona.

He was the illegit son of a Baron/ maid?

I've been told by by uncle that Children born orphans/bastards were given made up surnames, Lisbona being one of them.

Great! Would they get annoyed if I were to ask for more than 1 birth certificate in one letter?

Thanks everyone! This is really appreciated!

Hi everyone,

I need some help. I'm trying to do a family tree, but since I am living in Australia, And the birth records are all the way in a town in Sicily, called Acireale, I have no means of getting them.

Where do I start? Is there a website I should go? Like a Civil Commune, or a State ...

Hi everyone,

I'm researching on my Great Grandfather who was Giovanni Lisbona born in 1883 in Acireale, Catania, Sicily.

Apparently this is how the story goes:

Giovanni was an illegitimate child of the Baron of Calatabiano and a waitress. The mother left the child at a Sacra Rota in Acireale ...