Genealogy in Bosconero
Tracing your Italian roots back to Bosconero (in Torino province, Piemonte 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 Bosconero.
Bosconero family history at a glance
- Region: Piemonte
- Province: Torino
- Type of records: civil and parish records
- Civil registration: in the town hall from 1866 onwards
- Parish records: often older than civil records (in some cases from the late 1500s)
Research experience on families in Bosconero
Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Bosconero, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Forneris, Moretto, Leone, Cena, Merlo, Bria, Gardetto, Cerutti, Iavelli, Beltramo, Baudino, Marengo, Giovannini, Gasso and many 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 Bosconero 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 Bosconero and Piemonte 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 available in private archives
Direct access to local archives and a deep understanding of the local context allow for more complete and accurate results. Research may be carried out using all available sources in both public and private archives.
Genealogy in Bosconero
If your ancestors came from Bosconero, in Torino province (Piemonte 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 Bosconero
Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Bosconero are usually preserved in:
- Bosconero City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages, deaths) from 1860 onwards.
- Bosconero parish churches: in Piemonte religious registers, which can often take your research back to the 1600s and sometimes as far as the 1500s.
Civil Records (Stato Civile) in Bosconero
In towns and villages of Piemonte and in Torino province, as Bosconero, civil registry officially began on january 1 1866.
A first civil registry system had already been introduced during the Napoleonic period (1806–1814). This means you can often find your ancestors’ civil records in the Town Hall archives of Bosconero from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Bosconero, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in Bosconero during the past centuries, the City Office of Bosconero 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 Bosconero.
- 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 Piemonte and specifically in Bosconero.
Street names in Bosconero
The names of the street in Bosconero, can help identify ancestral addresses found in civil records, parish documents, and old family papers.
At today, some of the main streets in Bosconero are: VIA TRIESTE, VIA TRENTO, VIA VILLAFRANCA, VIA TORINO, VIA COSTANTINO NIGRA, VIA PIAVE, VIA CADUTI PER LA LIBERTA’, STRADA DEI COLLERI, VIA ROMA, VIA TRIPOLI, VICOLO FORNACE, VICOLO GRAPPA, VIA CESARE BECCARIA, VICOLO PRATI, VIA DUCCIO GALIMBERTI, VICOLO GATTI, VICOLO FORNO, STRADA DEL MULINO, VIA CAV. G. PAGLIASSOTTI, VIA DANTE ALIGHIERI and others.
If you want help to identify street names connected with your ancestors in Bosconero just follow the link below.
Population trends in Bosconero
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Bosconero 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 Bosconero
Church archives in Torino 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 Piemonte, 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 Bosconero on your behalf and reconstruct your family history through the centuries.
Our experts could search registers and historical religious documents collected and kept at the diocesan archive:
Archivio Diocesano di Torino – Via Arcivescovado 12 – 10121 Torino
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.
The provincial archive is:
Archivio di Stato di Torino – piazza Castello 209 (Sezione Corte) and – via Piave 21 (Sezioni Riunite)
Historical and photographic sources available in private archives
Historical photographs, prints, and documents from private collections—including ItalianSide’s archive of vintage images from Bosconero and Piemonte region are available. Old pictures add significant value to your family history research and offer a real sense of the places where your ancestors once lived.
Military records
Conscription lists and service records documenting physical descriptions, dates and places of enlistment, units and ranks held, periods of service, military postings, transfers, and movements, often providing detailed insight into an individual’s life beyond civil registration.
Cadastral and property records in Bosconero
Historical cadastral and land records used to identify property ownership, track real estate transfers over time, and confirm the historical presence of families within Bosconero. ItalianSide provides professional assistance in accessing and interpreting these records, where available.
Planning a visit to Bosconero
From our experience, if you plan to visit Bosconero 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 Bosconero
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Bosconero area, write to bosconero@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 Bosconero
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Bosconero forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Bosconero with other people, feel free to leave a message.
My great grandmother. Angelina Bria, at 7 years old immigrated through Ellis Island to America in the 1880’s or 90’s. She was from Boscanero. She came with her family and they settled in Los Angeles. Any information leading to relatives would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Hello everyone, I have been reading the various comments and am very excited to share what information I have. Both my in-laws came from Bosconero but met in Los Angeles and married here. My father-in-law was Domenico Pene (1898-1971), His parents were Antonio Pene and Domenica Merlo. Domenica’s parents were Francesco Merlo (1830) and Maria (Mary) Peila (1834). I have all the information on the Pene side of the family, but not much beyond Maria Peila. My mother-in-law was Margarita Caresio. Her parents were Giovanni Caresio and Caterina Leone. Giovanni’s parents were Domenico Caresio and Margherita Narreto and possibly Domenico’s parents were Bernardo Caresio and Catterina Gillio.I can only guarantee my mother-in-laws parents. Everyone else is a guess (found information on Family Search. If any of you recognize these names and can fill me in with their information I would greatly appreciate it. My family extends to Tuscany, France, Germany and Mexico. I would so like to provide my daughters with their father’s family information. Thanks for reading this and I hope to hear from someone.
Hello
I found my great grandfather Antonio Merlo , He migrated from boscsnero to us in 1913 . Just was wondering if any of my distant relatives “Merlo” still reside .
Thank you
Frank
Hello I am trying to find information on my great grandparents Michael Gardetto born
1869 and married Maria Pagliassotti born 1870 both born and married in Bosconero immigrated to Texas to join brothers who were Coal miners
We are getting a lot of dna matches with Merlo. Great Great grandparents Antonio Gardetto and Margarita, stuck on find info on my
Pagliassotti side. research has shown Gardetto married Pagliassotti for a few familes. Calif research had come to a deed end hoping to find
relatives in Italy,
My great grandfather was Antonio Merlo , settled in los angles ca .
My husband’s grandmother was Mary Peila Pagliasotti born in 1885 in Bosconero. She married John Pagliasotti born Bosconero in 1877. Mary’s parents were Phillip Peila and Catherine Gardetto. John Pagliasotti emigrated to Red Lodge, Montana and worked in the coal mines there. I believe I have a bit more information so please let me know if you are interested in more.
This may be too late to answer, but Jack Gardetto is my husbands grandfather who lived in Roberts, MT 20 miles from Red Lodge. He worked the mines in Red Lodge and Butte. He was from Bosconero and moved here when he was 7 years old. He may have been related to because my mother-in-law’s middle name was Catherine. Her full name was Norma Catherine Gardetto and married Jim Boggio. Boggio’s were also from that same area.
Searching for information on Jennie Pomatto, born in Bosconero, Italy on February 14, 1884.
Hello,
I recently have had a possible family member go into the town of Bosconero, Italy and get some information for me but I am stuck now.. I’m looking for information on Pietro Francesco Forneris and his DOB is November 1846.. I’m not sure but his wife could be Margherita Pagliosotti.. They are the parents of my great grandfather Pietro Forneris.. My family needs your help as nobody knows anything about this side of the family.. please HELP
Heather
Hi Heather,
I wish I had specific information on Pietro for you, but it seems like we might both be searching for info on the same family. I’m trying to gather information on the family of Domenico Forneris. It appears that Domenico was born in Bosconero circa 1878. Domenico and his family (Maria, Teresa and Michael settled in Los Angeles circa 1913. Prior to their immigration I have little to no information. Michael Forneris is my great grandfather. I will certainly share whatever information might be pertinent to your search. Several years ago my sister and I made a journey to Bosconero and spent quite a bit of time in the cemetery. I’ll double check my photos for the last names you mentioned in your post. My grandmother (daughter of Michael Forneris) says there is a pew in the church with the Forneris name on it…just our luck that the church was closed.
-Methea
Hello,
I am trying to locate any information about my great grandfather and his parents. His name was Pietro Ghiosso and he was born about 1879. He traveled to the U.S. on the La Normandie out of La Havre and arrived Dec. 15, 1900. His city of origin was Bosconero and he was meeting his brother Angelo Ghiosso in Bessemer, Michigan. He married Rosalia Mattea in 1903 in the U.S. and their marriage license lists his parents as Francesco Ghiosso and Johanna Iassette or possibly Sessetti. Pietro also had a brother Savino who married Caterina Cerutti or Aprato (she was born in Chivasso in 1876); they emigrated to the U.S. in 1904. The name Johanna has been passed down several times and I would be most appreciative if anyone has any information on my family.
Thank you.
Hello,
I am desperately trying to find more information on my great great grandfather, Felice Merlo. He was likely born in 1872, possibly May 18th of that year. I believe he departed out of Genoa, Italy, then was a passenger on La Savoie, which left port in Havre, France to New York City in 1887. I have reached a dead-end here and fear that the information I have obtained may be flawed. Any help you can give would be so deeply appreciated.
Thank you.