Genealogy in Busano
Tracing your Italian roots back to Busano (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 Busano.
Busano 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 Busano
Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Busano, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Faletto, Musto, Mollo, Viale, Pernigotti, Doglio, Servidio, Marchetto, Ferrero, Aimonetto, Pomatto, Vassallo, Cammarota, Polla 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 Busano 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 Busano 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 Busano
If your ancestors came from Busano, 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 Busano
Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Busano are usually preserved in:
- Busano City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages, deaths) from 1860 onwards.
- Busano 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 Busano
In towns and villages of Piemonte and in Torino province, as Busano, 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 Busano from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Busano, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in Busano during the past centuries, the City Office of Busano 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 Busano.
- 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 Busano.
Street names in Busano
The names of the street in Busano, can help identify ancestral addresses found in civil records, parish documents, and old family papers.
At today, some of the main streets in Busano are: VIA ROLANDO PERINO, VIA CIRCONVALLAZIONE, VIA VALPERGA, VIA DELLE NOCETTE, VIA GIOVANNI SALATO, VIA RE ARDUINO, VIA STEFANO BRUDA, VIA GIUSEPPE IGONETTI, VIA MOLINO, VIA SUOR IRMA, VIA LUIGI EINAUDI, VIA PIERO GOBETTI, VIA MAESTRA PAOLA POMATTO, VIA ENRICO FERMI, VIA GIOVANNI RASTELLI, VIA SILVIO PELLICO, VIA PAPA GIOVANNI XXIII, VIA XXV APRILE, VIA TEOLOGO SERRAVALLE, VIA FRATELLI CHIAPETTO and others.
If you want help to identify street names connected with your ancestors in Busano just follow the link below.
Population trends in Busano
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Busano 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 Busano
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 Busano 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 Busano:
S. TOMMASO APOSTOLO – Via Igonetti, 31
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 Busano 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 Busano
Historical cadastral and land records used to identify property ownership, track real estate transfers over time, and confirm the historical presence of families within Busano. ItalianSide provides professional assistance in accessing and interpreting these records, where available.
Planning a visit to Busano
From our experience, if you plan to visit Busano 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 Busano
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Busano area, write to busano@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 Busano
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Busano forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Busano with other people, feel free to leave a message.
Still looking for information on my heritage from Busano. My great grandmothers parents were Giuseppe Perardi and Maria Doglio. I have no other information. Their daughter Antonia Perardi married Ernesto Massa from Savona. They were parents to my grandmother Ernestine Massa born in New York. Any information or direction appreciated.
Ciao!! I am looking for information on my husband’s families from Busano with
surnames Ghiglieri, Marchetti and possibly Luciettte (Lucietto/Lucietti/Luscietto)
Ferrari and Perardi.
His great-grandfather James Ghiglieri with wife Lucy Marchetti had the following children:
1.) John/Giovanni b:1853 (married Rosa Luciette)- Immigrated 1894 (La Britagne)
2.) Louis b: 1 May 1863 (married to Rose Ferrari) – Immigrated ?
and 3.) Peter/Pietro b: 25 Oct 1870 (married Mary Margaret Perardi also born in Busano.
Like Carol, in her message on November 18, 2015, we are looking for info on the same families.
I would also be grateful for any info you are able to provide.
Grazie!! Sheila Ghiglieri
I am looking for information on my families from Busano with surnames Perardi, Doglio, Marchetti, et al. I am interested in learning birth and death dates, names of progenitors of earlier generations, learning siblings names, etc.
My great grandfather, Domenico Alberto Perardi (b. 1875 Busano d. 1957 Illinois, USA), immigrated to the Braidwood, Illinois area about 1898; his immigration was sponsored by his maternal uncle Giuseppe Doglio (b. 1867 Busano d. 1899 Braidwood, Illinois). Dom’s sister Maria Perardi joined her brother and his family in Illinois about 1907.
My great grandfather, Dom Perardi, married his uncle Giuseppe Doglio’s widow/my great grandmother, Angelina Vacca, in 1900. She was a native of San Colombano Belmonte in the Prov of Torino.
Dom Perardi’s parents were Giovanni Pietro Perardi and Anna Doglio. Giovanni Perardi’s parents were Domenico and Domenica Perardi. Anna Doglio’s (and Giuseppe’s) parents were Alberto Doglio and Maria Marchetti.
I will be grateful to receive any information about these, or associated, families.
My great grandmother was Antoinett Perardi, born 1860 – 1862 in Busano, Italy. She married Ernesto Massa from Savona, Italy and immigrated to the US in 1886 or thereabouts. Appears her parents were Domenico and Maria Perardi. Appears at some point Maria was married to Joseph Doglio Any information would be appreciated.
Hello, my name is Alizabeth I’m from Illinois. My great-great grandmothers parents were Domenico Alberto Perrardi born on April 17th 1875 and Maria Maddalena (Angelina) Vacca born on September 10th 1872 in San Colombano, Belmonte, Piemonte, Italy . They had Annette Perrardi who then had my grandpa. I would like to possibly reach out with family from there and learn any new information. Thank you