Alicudi Deaths Index 1826-1910 The Alicudi deaths index covers the period 1826-1910. These include all those registered in Alicudi and sourced from FamilySearch. The period 1826-1865 is also available on the Antenati website. Years covered in the Index: 1826 – 1910 Years Missing from the Stato Civile Records available on ‘Antenati’ and ‘FamilySearch’: 1827-1831, 1838,Read More
Santa Marina Salina Marriage Index, 1797-1825
Santa Marina Salina Marriage Index, 1797-1825 These are parish marriage records for the church of Santa Marina on the island of Salina, Isole Eolie (Italy). There are only 96 marriage records in total – a few for each year from 1797 up until 1825 and one for 1833 (not included in this index). The recordingRead More
ALICUDI MARRIAGE INDEX 1820-1910
Alicudi Marriage Index 1820-1910 The Alicudi marriage index covers the period 1820-1910. These can be separated into two parts. The first is the period between 1820-1865. All marriages for Isole Eolie were registered in Lipari and do not specifically state where they married. I have indexed those who are said to have been born onRead More
List of Households in the Lipari Riveli of 1610.
Households noted in the Lipari riveli of 1610 Abati, Acquaro, Altobello, Amendola, Angiluni, Arcabascio, Arcondia, Ardoyno, Artesi, Ballaxino, Barbaro, Barbato, Barbere, Barca, Barone, Barretta, Battaglia, Bailone, Beglia, Benaia, Benenato, Benincasa, Berlingieri, Bertuccio, Bertuli, Boncori, Bonfiglio, Bonica, Borzone, Branchetta, Brazzara, Broccula, Brosi, Bruciante, Bruglio, Bruno, Cafarella, Calderaro, Camarda, Camardella, Campagna, Canali, Candila, Cannuni, Caputo, Carbone, CarnevaliRead More
Surnames of Isole Eolie – Zaia
Zaia The surname ZAIA (or ZAJA) was introduced to Lipari by Giovanni Zaia (c.1630-1705) who came from the town of Naso, Sicily. He married Francesca Cusumano of Lipari around 1651 and they had nine children. Giovanni is also noted with the surname Vinci in some records (but not to be confused with another, unrelated family,Read More
Names and their meaning – Olimpia
Olimpia Olimpia – a female name that was relatively more common on Lipari during the late-1500s and 1600s than in later centuries although it did continue to be used in some families for many generations thereafter. From the Ancient Greek Olympiás (Ὀλυμπιάς), the feminine form of Ólympos (Ὄλυμπος), of Olympus, that is, Mt. Olympus (theRead More
Names and their meaning – Splendoria
Splendoria Splendoria – a female name found on Lipari during the late-1500s to early 1600s but not afterwards. Derived from the Latin splendor, splendoris = brilliance, brightness; from splendere = to shine, be radiant. Hence, to shine, be bright, radiant, resplendent. So there was Splendoria di Taranto (1567), Splendoria Sbeglia (1574), Splendoria Russo (b.c.1580s), SblendoriaRead More
Aeolian Islands Word Search
Aeolian Islands Word Search There are 78 place names in the Word Search. The remainder of the letters sequentially spell another 6 words for a total of 84 towns and locations found on the Aeolian Islands. But you don’t know which words are in the puzzle and which are from the leftover letters. All lettersRead More
Marriage Index for the Aeolian Islands (1594-1800)
Updating….in progress. 5,841 marriage records indexed as of September 18, 2023. Marriages for Lipari (1594-1687) Marriages for Lipari (1700-1750) Marriages for Lipari (1751-1800)
Index to Lipari marriages 1866-1881
Index to Lipari Marriages 1866-1881 By Joe Russo March 31, 2017 Download spreadsheet here: Index to Lipari marriages 1866-1881. This spreadsheet is an index to all the marriages registered in the civil records of Lipari, Italy, between the years 1866 and 1881 which are made available to us by FamilySearch (LDS). It does not include marriagesRead More