Genealogy in Chieri

Tracing your Italian roots back to Chieri (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 Chieri.

Research experience on families in Chieri

Over the years, ItalianSide has conducted genealogy research on historical families from Chieri, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Ferrero, Persico, Rubatto, Musso, Berruto, Vergnano, Bosco, Tamagnone, Menzio, Cavaglia, Savio, Fasano, Piovano, Burzio 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 Chieri 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 Chieri 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 Chieri

If your ancestors came from Chieri, 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 Chieri

Vital records for people born, married or deceased in Chieri are usually preserved in:

• Chieri City Hall archives: civil records (births, marriages, deaths) from 1860 onwards.
• Chieri 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 Chieri

In towns and villages of Piemonte and in Torino province, as Chieri, 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 Chieri from that year onwards.

(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Chieri, please follow this link.)

If your ancestors lived in Chieri during the past centuries, the City Office of Chieri 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 Chieri.
• 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 Chieri.

Street names in Chieri

The names of the street in Chieri, can help identify ancestral addresses found in civil records, parish documents, and old family papers.

At today, some of the main streets in Chieri are: VIA VITTORIO EMANUELE SECONDO, VIA ROASCHIA, STRADA ANDEZENO, VIA GIUSEPPE AVEZZANA, STRADA BALDISSERO, VIA CONTE ROSSI DI MONTELERA, VIA NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA SCALA, VIA GUGLIELMO MARCONI, STRADA VALLE PASANO, VIA SAN GIORGIO, CORSO TORINO, VIALE FRANCESCO FASANO, VIALE CAPPUCCINI, VIA ALBUSSANO, STRADA AIRALI, VIA PADANA INFERIORE, STRADA CAMBIANO, VIA BUTTIGLIERA, VIA GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI, VIA LAZZARETTI and others.

If you want help to identify street names connected with your ancestors in Chieri just follow the link below.

Search all street names in Chieri

Church Records in Chieri

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 Chieri 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 Chieri:

S. FAMIGLIA DI NAZARET – Via Martini & Rossi, 89

S. GIACOMO APOSTOLO – Str. Padana Inferiore, 21

S. GIORGIO MARTIRE – Via S. Giorgio, 37

S. LUIGI GONZAGA – Via Trofarello, 1

S. MARIA DELLA SCALA – Porta S. Lucia, 1

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

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 Chieri

Historical cadastral and land records used to identify property ownership, track real estate transfers over time, and confirm the historical presence of families within Chieri. ItalianSide provides professional assistance in accessing and interpreting these records, where available.

Planning a visit to Chieri

From our experience, if you plan to visit Chieri 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.

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