Genealogy in Aquara
Tracing your Italian roots back to Aquara (in Salerno province, Campania 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 Aquara.
Aquara family history at a glance
- Region: Campania
- Province: Salerno
- Record types available: civil and parish records
- Civil registration: began in 1809 (when this area was part of the Kingdom of Naples)
- Parish registers: usually earlier than civil registration (sometimes dating back to the 1600s)
Research experience on families in Aquara
Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Aquara, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Amendola, Capozzoli, Consolmagno, D’Urso, Di Bello, Durso, Luongo, Marchese, Marchione, Marino, Martino, Mastrantuono, Mucciolo, Peduto, Sorgente and 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 Aquara 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 Aquara and 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
Direct access to archives and a deep understanding of the local context allow for more complete and accurate results than research conducted remotely or based on partial sources alone. Research may be carried out using all available sources in both public and private archives.
Genealogy in Aquara
If your ancestors came from Aquara, in Salerno province (Campania 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 Aquara
Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Aquara are usually preserved in:
- Aquara City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages and deaths) available from 1809 onwards.
- Aquara parish churches: in Campania, parish registers that can trace family lines back to the 1600s, and in rare cases even earlier.
Civil Records (Stato Civile) in Aquara
In towns and villages of Campania and across Salerno province, civil registration offices were established after 1809, following Napoleonic reforms in the former Kingdom of Naples. This means you can often find your ancestors’ civil records in the Town Hall archives of Aquara from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Aquara, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in Aquara during the past centuries, the City Office of Aquara 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 Aquara.
- 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 Campania and specifically in Aquara.
Population trends in Aquara
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Aquara 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 Aquara
Church archives in Salerno 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 Campania, 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 Aquara 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 Aquara:
S. NICOLA DI BARI – P.zza Vittorio Veneto
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.
Planning a visit to Aquara
From our experience, if you plan to visit Aquara 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 Aquara
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Aquara area, write to aquara@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 Aquara
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Aquara forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Aquara with other people, feel free to leave a message.
Hello,
I am trying to do some research on my direct relatives and after some initial success I am having trouble finding further information.
I am wondering if anyone has some more detailed information about the family of Vincenzo Pale b.1853 d.1902,
I have gone through year by year and found birth and death records. I know that he had at least one son- Rosario who was born in 1893 and he was married to a Rosa Marchione. I also know that his father was Rosario. I think he also had a sister Pascasia. Does anyone know any further information on him such as his mothers name or names of any other children?
Thank you!
My grandmother, whose parents were born and raised in Bellosguardo Italy, was born in Aquara Italy, baptized in St. Nicoli di Bari church as an orphan.
She was found by a farmer’s wife on their doorstep. The farmer’s wife took her on January 1 1890 to the town hall to have her birth registered . She is listed as being about 6 days old. The farmer’s wife named her Angiolina Capodonna, and after her baptism was sent with her belongings to Congrega di Carita (which I believe at the time was a charity organization.
She at some point was retrieved (I do not know who) and taken back to Bellosguardo. She was not legalized at Angiolina Macchiaroli until she was 16 years of age when her parents Michele Macchiaroli and Mariantonia Capo declared she was their daughter. Our grandmother always celebrated her birth date as 25 Decemter.
What I would like to know is how can I find out how old my grandmother was when she was brought to Bellosguardo? I wrote to St. Michele’s church in Bellosguardo and they never answered me if my grandmother made her Communion, Confirmation, or Penance at their church. Is there another avenue I can follow ??? I want to believe that someone in her family thought enough to take her home.
Hello, my cousin made a family tree for my father Louis andreola jr.the search brought him to aquara. If there are any living relatives , I would just like to say hello. Thanks.
I trying to find out information about my grandfather and his siblings. My grandfather was Antonio V. Amendola and he was born in Aquarra on Nov. 04, 1873. I’d love to see his birth certificate, his marriage records to Madalena Gorrasi and his siblings. Thanks.
Hi I am from Consolmagno decent. My great grand father was Guiseppe Consolmagno he came to New York in 1903 at 21 years old.
He was married to Florence Consolmagno and sent her to New York from Italy in 1906. If you have any information Id like to learn more. I know before 1903 he had a brother Luke and they would go to New England to work as masons and laborers.
My grandfather, Luigi Capo, married Autilia Bamonte, both from Aquarra, Italy. They came to New Brighton, PA around 1910, 1911. Luigi’s brother Dominic Capo around the same time. Any of their relatives still in Aquarra? Any in USA?
Dominic was my grandfather. He married Giovanina (Jennie) Musciola (sp?) and she came to New Brighton with a 1 year old baby via Ellis Island around 1911. They had 13 children, two of which died in infancy. My mother was their oldest daughter. Looks like we’re related!
Hello, I’m trying to find out more information about my great great grandfather. His name was Salvatore (Sam) Aloia. He was born on February 25th, 1893 in Aquara Provincia di Salerno Campania, Italy. He immigrated to the US in 1910. I also found a passenger crew list from a ship sailing from Naples to New York in 1913 with 2 other Aloia’s, Albino and Roberto. I find it interesting that both of them were traveling to the exact same small town in Pennsylvania that Salvatore lived in. Maybe they’re brothers? Thanks for any help you can give.
Hello David,
We must be related! Salvatore Aloia is my great grandfather and my dad Sam was named after him. My grandfather is from Canonsburg PA. My cousin recently traveled to Aquara and met some of our distant relatives. Were you able to find any additional information?
Hi Joe and David….I believe we may be related also. My aloia family from this area ( guisepe ( Joseph) my great grandfather) came from aquara as did my great grandmother Letizia ( Daisy ) Macchiaroli Martino to a small town in western PA, Washington pa very close to canonsburg.
My great great grandfather was Domenico Aloia ( who ended up coming to PA after his wife Virginia Marchese died in italy)
Does any of these names seem like you may have heard them? Aloia doesn’t seem to be one of the more dominant surnames in Aquara.
Hello David, My grandfather – Pasqualino Aloia was born in Acquara. He is still live with 97Y old, His father name was Leondino Aloia, I will ask him about Salvatore.
My grandfather, Pasquale Lerro (1866-1918) died in the great flu epidemic when my father was only three years old. The family was dispersed and their is little knowledge of relatives. My research shows my grandfather’s wife was Joesphine Commaroto and his parents were Giuseppi Lerro and Maria Matandi. We have no records of brothers, sisters or other relatives but frequently meet others with the Lerro last name who only know that their family came from a town in the Cilento mountain area. Is there a source to find out if my grandfather had other siblings who either came to the USA or stayed in Italy? I have a chance to only briefly visit the Salerno area on the 21st of October this year, but would return for a more extended visit if their is a chance of doing further research or meeting long lost relatives. Thanks
I am looking for information on my grandfather his name was William DeLuca born 30 August 1879. The information I have says he was born in Agguaranta Italy but I do not find this name when I look information up on the computer. The closest thing I come to is Aquara. His parents were Joseph DeLuca and Adonia Palombini. Any information on any of these names would be helpful as I am stuck now with my genealogy quest.
My grandfather, Luigi Marchione, was born in Aquara about 1885. His wife Emilia Costanza, was born in Aquara about 1887. They emigrated to America about 1912.
I’m am curious to know if they were married in Aquara or after their arrival in the United States. Any information you can provide (the names of their parents, for example, and their brothers and sisters) would be deeply appreciated.
Many Thanks,
Dr. William P. Marchione, Ph.d.
Retired Professor of History
Hi William
My family name on my mother’s side is Constanza and costanza and have a big marchione family connection.
They all lived and moved to England in the 1940-50 and migrated to the Somerset area of uk .
Namely the towns of
Street,Glastonbury,Yeovil , ilchester areas .
If your looking for family members in uk this will be a great place to start .
There are in the area of over 100 family members living in these area with the name of Constanza,costanza or marchione.
I’m looking for a Giovanni Mauro born in Aquara on june 24, 1839. He married a Filomena Rocci or Rocciolo di Vincenzo from Vietri Sul Mare born on nov 16, 1842 – no further information is known. Does anybody know how I can go about it to obtain further information or if there are any descendants of this couple that would like to help me, please contact me. thank you. Maria
my grandfather left italy in circa 1895 his name was michelle izzo the names peduto and consolmagno are associated wit our family
is aquara the actual town of his birth,,,,my family always said aquada as the name??????he married a stella marmo but she was from a nearby town santa ??????she died very young and little was ever known of her but she came to boston with my infant aunt in 1905 my grandfather was already in boston.
I looking for birth & family records for Vincent Palamone. He was born in Aquara 12 July 1883.
Thank you for your assistance.
I am going to be in the Naples/ Positano/ Aquara area the week of August 10-17. I plan on spending the day in Aquara on the 15th. Who should I contact to view church and city records about my great great grandparents? Should I start in Naples? I know the dates and names they were born and died and the name of their parents. I know my Great grandfather died in Aquara. Would he have been buried in a cemetery in town that I could go to? Any information you would have would be helpful. His name was Raphael Ippolito and we think he was born on March 16 1857 and died on March 16 1908, He was married to Giavannina Luongo (Loungo, Longo) Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also, do you know the best way to get to Aquara from Positano? Thank you, Lisa
I am looking for birth and marriage records for Raphael Ippolito. I believe he was born around 1853-1857. He was married to Giovannina Loungo (1857? B and 1930 d.) I am also trying to confirm the names of their parents. I believe Raphael’s father was Francesco Ippolito and his mother was Maria M? Gioannin’s father was Lucido Luongo and her mother was Rachaela Marino. If you have any information on these two, i would appreciate the help. I will be in the Salerno area around the 14-17th of August as well. Thank you so much for any assistance.
Hello,
My great grandmother was named Rachela Ippolito. She was from Aquara and was born on Dec. 30th, 1894. Her parents were Raphael Ippolito and Giovannina Luongo. This is about all the information I know but it sounds like we are looking for the same family. Hope this gets to you! Good luck and let me know if you can find any more information.
David,
Did you ever get any more information? I am the great granddaughter of Vincenzo James Ippolito who was the brother of Rachela (I show her born in 1895 not 1894). Maybe we could compare info as we are related. I have Rachela and Vincenzo’s parents as Raffael Ippolito (1855-1909) and Giovannina Luongo (1856-1930) Raffael died in Italy and Giovannina died in Chicago. Giovannina’s parents were Lucido Louis Luongo and Rachela Marino (born 1833) Both were born in Aquara. Raffael’s parents show as Francesca Evans and Mario Ippolito. I have no birth or death dates. I have a picture that I got from another site of Giovannia when she was very old. If you have any other information or photos, please let me know. If there’s anything else I can help you with, I will.
I would like some information about my paternal grandfather’s ancestors if they are available. My grandfather’s name was Pasquale Volpe, eldest son of Luigi Volpe and Angelina Consolmagnio born in Aquara c.1924 and passed away in Melbourne, Australia in 1991.
Any information would be helpful & greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Cristina Volpe (nee Presti)
I believe I posted this previously, but I believe I may have some pictures of your relatives. Erminia Volpe married my great uncle Guissipe Cornetta. When Erminia died I requested all of the family photos. If you contact me I will go through the photos for you. By the way Erminia had a sister I believe in Australia.