Genealogy in Bracigliano
Tracing your Italian roots back to Bracigliano (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 Bracigliano.
Bracigliano 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 Bracigliano
Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Bracigliano, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Albano, Amabile, Basile, Calabrese, Cardaropoli, Daniele, De Caro, Ferrentino, Grimaldi, Izzo, Leone, Liguori, Moccia, Santaniello, Sarno 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 Bracigliano 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 Bracigliano 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 Bracigliano
If your ancestors came from Bracigliano, 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 Bracigliano
Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Bracigliano are usually preserved in:
- Bracigliano City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages and deaths) available from 1809 onwards.
- Bracigliano 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 Bracigliano
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 Bracigliano from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Bracigliano, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in Bracigliano during the past centuries, the City Office of Bracigliano 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 Bracigliano.
- 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 Bracigliano.
Population trends in Bracigliano
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Bracigliano 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 Bracigliano
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 Bracigliano 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 Bracigliano:
S. GIOVANNI BATTISTA E SS. ANNUNZIATA – Via S. Giovanni Battista, 2
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 Bracigliano
From our experience, if you plan to visit Bracigliano 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 Bracigliano
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Bracigliano area, write to bracigliano@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 Bracigliano
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Bracigliano forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Bracigliano with other people, feel free to leave a message.
WOW! I just found this site. I am from East Longmeadow MASS. this is where my great grandparents settled from Bracigliano! I know springfield MASS very well! Small world! Here is my family information. Hoping someone can help me with my search!
My great grandfather was a SANTANIELLO..(one of 6 boys!)….his wife….a BASILE
His name was NIcholas born March 30 1884…..His mothers name was Modesta Sarno 1858 (born in castel San Giorgio …death 1940 Bracigliano . His fathers name was Saverio 1857-1939 in Bracigliano (he was born in sicignano degli Alburni)
Her name was Carmella born Jan 23 1885 She came over on the boat 8 mos pregnant in 1908…. Her mother’s name was Raffaela calabrese 1849-1908 and her father was Pasquale Basile…Her grandparents were Vincenza De Caro 1816 and Nicola Calabrese 1816…
any help would be fabulous!
and I am a SANTANELLO…no i….it got dropped with my grandfather I believe…so it makes this all the more interesting!
My in-laws (Daniele) also settled in East Long Meadow. Wondering if there’s any Daniele’s left in Bracigliano. We’ll be in Sorrento soon……………..maybe say a quick hello to the Daniele’s!
Hello, my great grandfather was Gennaro Amabile born August 26, 1884 in Bracigliano Salerno Italy. His father Antonio Amabile born in 1857 and mother Angela Ferrentino born in 1860. One sibling that I know of Raffaele.F Amabile born in 1887 and died in 1925. I am interested in finding relatives. Thank you so much.
My Grandmother’s maiden name was Carmella Moccia born in 1887 in Bracigliano, She married Giuseppe Amabile, born in 1867, son of Maria Sabberissi and Julio Amabile. Giuseppe and Carmela were married in approx. Year 1900. They had one daughter, Maria Amabile. Approx. A few years llater, Giuseppe Amabile was murdered either with his friend or by his friend. Later she married Giuseppe Serpico. They had Anna, Angelo, Natale and my father Frank. They came to Chicago in 1914. If you have any information on Giuseppe Amabile, and his death,,I would appreciate it, because I can close my research. God Bless you.
Sandra, I just saw your email. My name is John Amabile (currently reside in Virginia originally from Chicago) and I know that my great grandfather Giovanni Amabile was born in Bracigliano on Oct 15, 1885 and eventually made his way to Chicago, where many of us Amabile’s lived and still live. He passed away on May 31, 1962. He was married to Rose Basile (Rosina) born, Oct 4,1890 and passed October 1,1972. They came to the United States in 1912. My grandfather (their son) was Raffaelle Amabile came to Chicago in 1912 as an infant and then again in 1923. I wonder if Giuseppe and Giovanni were related?
Hello, not sure if you are still looking for info on Giuseppe Amabile, but I have been creating a massive database as I ha e been translating all the Bracigliano documents. Here is what I have.
Giuseppe Amabile 1808 ❤️ Carmela Sarno abt 1810
Their children:
abt 1825, Angelamaria Amabile died 26 Jul 1904
19 Sep 1834 Angela Maria Amabile
19 Oct 1836 Giulio Amabile ❤️ Maria Sabarese
12 Sep 1838 Filomena Amabile
13 May 1840 Maria Giovanna Amabile
9 April 1843 Alfonso Amabile
Giulio Amabile ❤️ Maria Sabarese
abt 1866 Giuseppe Amabile ❤️ Carmela Moccia
30 Mar 1902 Maria Amabile
1 Feb 1871 Maria Cristina Amabile
I am finding my paternal ancestry after years and years of secrets and silences. It seems that my grandmother was Margaret (Maggie) Deleo, who originally was born in Bracigliano or Siano or Salerno around 1874. Her surname was Albano, and her original first name may have been Domenica. She married Pasquale Deleo (or DeLeo), and they had one son, Ernesto, while still in Italy. In 1899 they immigrated to the United States. Does anyone have any information about this family? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Hi, my great grandfather is Alfonso Iennaco, married to Anna, born in Bracigliano and immigrated to Springfield, Massachusetts (USA) during the great migration in 1920s. Alfonso’s son is Frank, my grandfather, and daughter is Josephine, and I believe there was another son named Vincenzo. Alfonso’s father is Vincenzo Iennaco who remained in Italy. I believe there are some Iennaco relatives still living in Bracigliano who own quite a bit of land there. I want to find some records of Vincenzo and see if he had any siblings and maybe trace from there. Can you help?
I am trying to find out about relatives of my GGGParents, Dominico Amato (1845) and Filomena Espositio (1850), and their children Giovanni, Pietro, Stella and Antonio, who were all born in Bacigliano, Italy. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
My grandmother – Giuseppa Pennino was born in Bracigiliano in 1913. Her mothers name on her birth certificate was Marianna Amato. From what I understand, her mom died when she was a small child. My grandmother came to the US in 1921. I am not sure my GGF married Marianna or not. Curious to know what you find out. Good luck.
My gggrandparents were Dominico and Filimena.
Dante Amato
Las Vegas, NV
Are you still looking for information on Dominic and Filomena Amato? My DNA ancestry linked me to Antonio’s tree and I have a fair bit of information I can share.
I have quite a few names and dates from your post. I have an extensive database as I translate and link names. Dates, etc from the online Bracigliano records. Anything specific you are looking for? There are other children that they had as well. 20 Apr 1864 Guiseppe Amato 1866 21 Mar 1869 Guiseppe Amato 2 Aug 1871 Chiarastella Amato
My Grandfather – Frank Ralph Cardaropoli immigrated to the United States from Bracigliano around 1900 to Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1971, while in college at Harvard, I visited Bracigliano and met and stayed with some relatives there. Unfortunately I do not remember their names (other than that they were Cardaropoli’s). My sister and I are traveling to Bracigliano in early November and would like to reconnect with some of our relatives there. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My grandmother was also from Bracigliano – her name was Angelina Albano. Many years ago Fathers Faustino and Gerardo Cardaropoli visited us in the United States (My parents names were Frank and Lucy Cardaropoli) – I know both Father Faustino and Gerardo have passed away but I believe that Father Gerardo was related to my dad. Any information that would help us connect would be greatly appreciated!!
I have traced my great grandfather, James (Girado) Silvestri or Silvestro born in 1885 to Bracigliano. I am planning a trip to Naples on Oct 3rd and would like to know more about the family history and even meet a distant relative.
My grandmother was Filomena Albano and grandfather Angelo Liquori came to the US in early 1900 and settled in W. Springfield, MA. Both from Bracigliano. Any info is appreciated thank you.
Angelo Liquori was the brother of Rosina Liquori 1880-1933 born in Bracigliano. She came to Springfield with Angelo and their sister, Giovannina. Rosina married Luigi Moccio also from Bracigliano in Springfield in 1904. Felix and his mother Michelena Albano signed as witnesses on their marriage cert. Michelena was the wife of Giovanni Albano who was credited with bringing thousands of people from Bracigliano to the Springfield Area. Rosina is my husband’s grandmother. She had 8 sons and then one daughter, Carmela Moccio. Carmela was my husband’s mother and passed while living with us in VA in 1915 at the age of 94.
Ciao- I have a grandfather in law named James Vincenzo Danise (anglicized, may have been Danic’e) who knows he was born in Bracigliano in 1894. I am looking to establish his ancestry in Bracigliano. His parents were Joseph P. Danise md. Mary Ferridino. I have no further information. Any assistance you can offer would be helpful.
Also, a distant cousin who is trying to establish his lineage is looking or Carretura in the area. Please let me know if you are aware of that also.
Thanks,
John
John,
I saw your post today Jan. 13, 2020. My mother’s maternal grandparents were Joseph Danise and Mary Ferrentino who lived in Bracigliano. Their daughter Anna married my grandfather Alphonso Cardaropoli and died after giving birth to her fourth child here in Springfield, MA. He went back to Italy and married Anna’s sister Giovanna Danise. I know that there was also a brother of Anna and Giovanna because he was the father of one of my mother’s closest cousins Anna. Interestingly, Mary died from a fall down a flight of stone stairs and her husband Joseph remarried one of my grandfather’s sisters! The names of Joseph’s parents were Vicenzo Danise and Anna? This was told to me years ago by Giovanna.
Hi I don’t know much of my father’s side but my grandmother’s name was Alfonsina Danice and she married Alfonso Giordano.
Hi, the brothers name was Luigi Danise, born 1873.
John,
I just read the English translation of The History of Bracigliano by Teofilo Giordano. He refers to the Danise family (and that is the spelling used throughout the book) as “old and noble.” There is a description of a palance annexed to the Danise palace. The book is held by Vanderbilt University Library, but is available through interlibrary loan. I believe that is the only copy in this country.
Jean
I am looking to purchase a copy of the book t itledThe History of Bracigliano. My great grandparents and many great aunts and uncles are from Bracigliano. My grandson has been named for my grandfather and I am wanting to purchase one to give to him. Thank you for any help anyone may have in helping me find one. Thank you.
I would like to get a copy as well!
Would like to find out if I have any family in Italy grand father Ferdinande cardopoli
Felicia Petacca they had a son Giuseppe. Cardaropoli
Hello, My grandmother was Alfonsina Danice and she married Alfonso Giordano and moved to Springfield, MA. My uncle Mario Giordano just passed away. He was the last relative from my father’s side. I wonder if there’s a connection here.
Hello, I am doing research on my husbands father; Aldo G. Angrisani who passed away in 2014. He lived in Bracigliano all of his life. I am trying to find out more about his parents ancestry: Francis Angrisani and Luisa Calabrese. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Hello,
My grandmother’s family is for sure from Bracigliano; she (Carmella Moccio) just died at the age of 93. Her parents, Luigi Moccio and Rosina Liquori, came from Naples independently and settled in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the late 1800s, where they met. Apparently, Rosina Liquori (immigration around 1894?) came to the US with her sister. We have absolutely no information regarding anything that happened in Italy, prior to their immigration. At this point, I suppose we are looking for any birth records for either Luigi Moccio or Rosina Liquori in Bracigliano, Italy. How would I even go about this? Any information anyone can provide would be so very helpful.
Hi, I’m actually researching the last name Bracigliano. Family lore states that it became to the last name of an ancestor because they were left at an orphanage in Bracigliano. Was there such a place in the 1800’s, or was this a common practice?
Usually, foundlings and orphans were given the name Esposito or Spostito as a surname. I habe never heard of Bracigliano being used. I am interested to learn more!
Hello we are visiting Bracigliano the first week in May. We are trying to find the birth certificate of Carmine Albano born the July 6, 1885. I would love to get the address of the house he was born in. He also married Antonnette Basile and she was born there as well. We believe she was born in 1892. Any help is appreciated.
David, they are my grandparents.
What did you find out?