LIPARI SALINA STROMBOLI PANAREA VULCANO ALICUDI FILICUDI
The Isole Eolie (English: Aeolian Islands) are 7 islands northeast of Sicily Italy, above the seaport town of Milazzo. These 7 islands include Lipari, Salina, Stromboli, Panarea, Vulcano, Alicudi and Filicudi.
With a great passion for finding information about my ancestry since 2007 from these islands, I have come across countless birth, death and marriage records mainly from Salina and Lipari from 1820 to 1910.
What I have accomplished:
ALL ISLANDS
- Indexed all Marriage records from all Islands 1820-1860 (Click HERE)
- Indexed selected Baptism records 1748-1819
LIPARI
- Indexed selected Birth and Death records from Lipari 1820-1910
- Indexed all Lipari Marriage records from 1861-1910
- (2024) Now indexing all Lipari Deaths from 1820-1910
SALINA
- Indexed selected Salina Birth records 1820-1910
- Indexed all Salina Death records from 1820-1910
- Indexed all Salina Marriage records from 1866-1910
CEMETERIES
- LIPARI – Added 1000+ graves on Find A Grave or (Click HERE)
- LENI – Added 120+ graves on Find A Grave
- MALFA- Added 40+ graves on Find A Grave
- SANTA MARINA – Added 200+ graves on Find A Grave
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Currently, on Ancestry.com I am compiling an Aeolian Island Family Tree, always adding new information and individuals.
Please fill in the form below for me to send you an exclusive access link.
(You will need to have a FREE Ancestry account to view the tree or if not please check your leafy hints, it may come up with a match from this tree)
As of March 2023 – about 5,250 Individuals are in the tree. (Only factual information is added to the tree through records I find online)
Videos
Video: From Volcano’s We Sailed
Family Search.org – Finding your Italian Ancestors Online
antenati.san.beniculturali.it – Finding Your Italian Ancestors Online
Salina - Marriage Index 1866-1910
Marriage records from 1866-1910 from all of the island of Salina have now been indexed. It includes comunes of Santa Marina, Lingua, Valdichiesa, Leni, Malfa, Rinella, Capo, Pollara.
MISSING MARRIAGE YEAR RECORDS:
Santa Marina- 1869, 1870, 1871,1875,1893,1903,1906,1907
Lingua- 1869,1870,1871,1872, 1875,1881,1907,1909
Valdichiesa/Leni- 1866, 1869,1870,1871,1875,1906,1907
Malfa (includes Pollara and Capo)- 1866,1869,1870,1871,1873,1874,1875,1887,1907
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Marriages recorded between 1866-1910
Some Facts:
– 1879 had the highest number of marriages recorded with 56 marriages
– 1886 had the second-highest number of marriages with 51
Salina - Death Index 1860-1910
Death records from 1827-1910 from all of the island of Salina have now been indexed.
Includes comunes of Santa Marina, Lingua, Valdichiesa, Leni, Malfa, Rinella, Capo, Pollara.
*Santa Marina Death Records start from 1827
*Malfa Death Records start from 1847
*Lingua Death records start from 1857
*Valdichiesa/Leni Death records start from 1826
*Capo Death records start from 1831
Note that some comunes may have their records included in other closeby comune
MISSING DEATH YEAR RECORDS:
Santa Marina- 1827,1828,1829,1837,1852,1853,1860,1862,1875, 1893,1903,1906,1907
Valdichiesa/Leni- 1828, 1829,1830,1849,1852,1853,1855,1861,1866,1877, 1906, 1907
Malfa- 1852, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1874, 1887, 1893, 1907
Capo- 1832, 1833, 1834, 1839, 1841,1852, 1854, 1858, 1862
Most Common Surnames By Town
LIPARI
ACUNTO
BARRESI
BERTUCCIO
BIVIANO
BONGIORNO
CARNEVALE
CINCOTTA
CORRADO
CUSOLITO
D’ALBORA
FAVALORO
FRAUMENI
IACONO
MAGGIORE
MOLLICA
MERLINO
NATOLI
PALAMARA
PELUSO
SABATO
SEGRETO
SPEZIALE
SANTA MARINA
BISCOTTO
DONATO
GIUFFRE
LAURICELLA
LICCIARDO
LOCANTRO
LO SCHIAVO
LO RE
NATOLI
PALISI
PICONE
PUGLISI
RE
RUSSO
SCAFIDI
TESORIERO
VIRGONA
LINGUA
ACQUARO
BARCA
BONANNO
CATAFFO
COSTA
D’ALIA
D’ALBORA
LICCIARDO
LOCANTRO
NATOLI
PINZONE
RUGGERA
STRANGIO / STRANCIO
SIDOTI
LENI
COSTA
CUSOLITO
FAVALORO
LAMARO
LOPES
MATARAZZO/ MATERAZZO
PITTORINO
RANDO
VIRGONA
MALFA
CAFARELLA
CINCOTTA
DE LORENZO
DE LOSA
LAZZARO
MARCHETTA
MEGNA
PAINO
PICONE
RANDAZZO
RISTUCCIA
RODRIQUEZ
RUSSO
SALTALAMACCHIA
SANCIOLO
SANGIOLO
SANTOSPIRITO
TRAVAGLIA
VASQUEZ
ZAFFINO
ALICUDI
TARANTO
PANAREA
GALLETTA
STROMBOLI
…..
BOOK:
Mercanti di Mare Salina 1800-1953
Authors: Marcello Saija and Alberto Cervellera
This book is very useful and has a great deal of information regarding many inhabitants on the Islands who were involved in shipping.
BOOK:
Ricordo Del Santuario di S. Antonio e Dei Fondatori
Melbourne,1969
Copyright Rev. Fr. Bonifacio Zurli O.F.M.CAP.
Bound by Wilke & Company Ltd, Browns Road Clayton Victoria.
This book has information about the many families that came from the Aeolian Islands (majority) and other parts of Italy to Melbourne and helped donate for the construction of Sanctuary of St Anthony’s in Hawthorn, Melbourne. Each family has a small description with very useful information for family research.
Other Towns In Italy Michael Is Researching
ABRUZZO
Castelfrentano
Lanciano
CAMPANIA
Conca Dei Marini
Castellammare di Stabbia
MARCHE
Ascoli Piceno
Capradosso
Polesio
Porchiano
Rotella
LATINA
Gaeta
SICILIA
Palermo
Rugusa
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Michael lives in Melbourne, Australia and is a committee member of the long-standing Aeolian social club in Melbourne, Società Isole Eolie Melbourne. He is also the Assistant Events Manager, Website and Social Media Manager and Organiser of the Annual Aeolian Genealogy Seminar/Webinar for the club.
A kind donation is always appreciated.
As I volunteer many hours hoping these resources will save you time looking through records, a kind donation is always greatly appreciated so I can continue adding more content for you.
Thank you in advance. Michael