Genealogy in Canischio
Tracing your Italian roots back to Canischio (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 Canischio.
Canischio 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 Canischio
Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Canischio, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Simeone, Proietti, Ferro, Gagliardi, Cibrario, Pecchenino, Sargenti, Frasca, Borello, Ferrero, Lano, Dalla Valle, Donna, Locatelli 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 Canischio 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 Canischio 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 Canischio
If your ancestors came from Canischio, 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 Canischio
Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Canischio are usually preserved in:
- Canischio City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages, deaths) from 1860 onwards.
- Canischio 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 Canischio
In towns and villages of Piemonte and in Torino province, as Canischio, 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 Canischio from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Canischio, please follow this link.)
If your ancestors lived in Canischio during the past centuries, the City Office of Canischio 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 Canischio.
- 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 Canischio.
Street names in Canischio
The names of the street in Canischio, can help identify ancestral addresses found in civil records, parish documents, and old family papers.
At today, some of the main streets in Canischio are: FRAZIONE RUA, FRAZIONE LOMBARNERO, FRAZIONE FERRERO, FRAZIONE MEZZAVILLA, FRAZIONE FOGLIASSO, FRAZIONE BRAIDA, FRAZIONE SOMBEILA, FRAZIONE FOREST and others.
If you want help to identify street names connected with your ancestors in Canischio just follow the link below.
Population trends in Canischio
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Canischio 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 Canischio
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 Canischio 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 Canischio 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 Canischio
Historical cadastral and land records used to identify property ownership, track real estate transfers over time, and confirm the historical presence of families within Canischio. ItalianSide provides professional assistance in accessing and interpreting these records, where available.
Planning a visit to Canischio
From our experience, if you plan to visit Canischio 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 Canischio
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Canischio area, write to canischio@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 Canischio
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Canischio forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Canischio with other people, feel free to leave a message.
My great grandmother was born Canischio, Torino August 10 1876. Her name was Antoinette Maria Ferraro, daughter of Pietro Gallo Morigio Ferraro and Maria Maddalena (Riccone) Ferraro, whom was also born in Canischio on September 30, 1885. I would like to apply for my dual citizenship in Italy and need to know what information I need on Antoinette.
My family came to America from Canischio and sombeila in the late 1800s. I have done some genealogy research but have come to dead ends regarding my family. I am looking for information that would tell me if there are any Ginardi family members that still live in the Canischio area as well as more information on how I can find the rest of my ancestors.
Hi Antonia Maria, I just saw your post from 2018..my great grandparents came from Canischio as well and my great grandfather was Giuseppe Domenico Ginardi. Did you ever discover any information?
I am sure that there are still Ginardi relatives in the Canischio region or were about 6 years ago…
They settled in Illinois in Carbon Hill and I know there is a little museum there with a lot of historical information.
I would really appreciate it if you have any further information that you would be willing to share.
Hi Antonia Maria
I am trying again…I was hoping that we could connect and share what information we have regarding the Ginardi Family from Canischio.
I was living in Illinois for 22 years and was able to find some information from the museum in Carbon Hill. I recently moved back to California and it makes my research a little harder, so would really like to find someone who has done research as well.
I know that you posted this 4 years ago but I am hoping that you still have the same email etc.
Sue
My great grandparents came to the USA & were married in 1889 in Braidwood, Illinois, USA. My great grandmother’s name was Josephine Rossio Fassino. She had 6 children in the USA and took the two youngest, Pietro & Maria back home to Canischio. She eventually was in a mental institution and the youngest two were raise by her sister, Domenicia. Pietro returned to the USA when he was an adult. Maria intended to join the rest of her family but met her husband, Dominick Gerardi and never left Italy. I would like to know what happened to my great grandmother, Josephina Rossio Fassino. I know that she was alive but in an institution in 1920.
Thank you
Teri Besch
I would like to know the origin of the name Cinotto and Palmetto
Greetings Carol,
My grandfather’s name was Peter Cinotto. He was born in Canischio, Italy in 1866. He moved to Carbon Hill, Illinois in 1903.
I am interested in any Cinotto information
Thank you,
Marie
My 4th great-grandfather was Gioanni Battista Cinotto. He was the father of my 3rd great-grandmother, Maria Antonia Catterina Cinotto. She was born about 1804 in Canischio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont Region, Italy. Would love to work together on inforation. I am still researching the line but she married Antonio Donna in 1831 also in Canischio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont Region, Italy. The Donna’s ended up generations later moving to Braidwood, IL and my great-grandparents are the ones who immigrated (Donna & Boggio), later settling in Spring Valley, IL, USA, where I am from. I am interested in learning more about my family from Italy, mostly from Canischio, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont Region, Italy. The surnames include: CINOTTO, DONNA, MOSCHERO, GIOANINI, GIACOMA, AND BOGGIO (my great-grandmother was a Boggio that married a Donna, but her Family is from Valperga, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont Region, Italy. Thanks so much!
Firstly, thank you so much for investing the time and energy into this wonderful site!
I am unfortunately at the very beginning of my search and have very little information.
What I do have is:
My grandfather (Dominik Josef Giacometto) and his brother (Eduard) were originally from Canischio. In 1932, they became naturalized citizens of Kriens, Lucerne, Switzerland.
I have found evidence of a Giacometto family (headed by Lorenzo) in Canischio from late 1800 records, but do not know how to verify the relation…
Any help is much appreciated!
Many thanks
Malaika
I have Dominik in my family as my 3rd cousin 2x removed and a photo and parents info. (Lorenzo Giacometto & Francesca Barbara Maria Amerio), if you are interested. Dom died in 1956 in Kriens, Lucerne, Switzerland. He married Olga Roggenstein. Would this be of interest?
I am seeking information about the Bosone family of Sale (Canischio).
My 2x great grandmother, Maria Bosone, was b. abt 1854 Sale d. 1901 San Colombano Belmonte. She married Giacomo Clemente Vacca (b. 1855 San Colombano Belmonte d. abt 1877 location unknown).
Maria Bosone’s parents were Battista Bosone and Domenica Bruno of Sale (Canischio).
I will be grateful to learn information about my 3x great grandparents Bosone/Bruno and their parents, siblings, etc.
I will also be grateful to learn information about Giacomo Clemente Vacca’s death date, death place, burial, etc. He reportedly died about 1877 but a death record in the San Grato Vescovo parish registry has not been found.