Norina, I have checked my FHL CD, for records in the Mantova area and have found the following. I think it would be worth asking to see at least the index for these. I also found a civil reg. for Suzzara, but date from 1806 to 1815 which I think would be to early. Hope this helps you Ruth Title Registri dello stato civile, 1714-1910 Authors Mantova (Mantova). Registri di popolazione (Main Author) Notes Microfilm dei registri originali nell'Archivio storico del comune, Mantova. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Testo in italiano e latino. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Include indici parziali. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Births, marriages, deaths, census records of Mantova and outlying communities. Includes records of Jewish population and foreigners in the city. Subjects Italy, Mantova - Civil registration Italy, Mantova - Census Italy, Mantova - Minorities ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norina Pauling" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 9:47 AM Subject: [Anglo-Italian] Prisoner of war records. > Does anyone know of any records for prisoners of war (WW11) in this country? > The Foreign Office pointedme in the direction of the PRO, but these seem to > be odd medical and general notes. Did nobody have a list of prisoners! My > father was put to work on a Bedfordshire Farm until sent back to Italy. I > know an official photo was taken with a prisoner number board, but > unfortunately the picture has been lost. He returned to England after the > war but was never naturalised. He was supposed to have been born in Suzzara, > Italy, but when I enquired, the only reference sent back was for a younger > brother,( there were three boys and a girl altogether). Any suggestions, > perhaps the registrar in Mantova mistook which person I was after, but I > don't know how to rectify that. > Norina > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > ==== ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List ==== > NEW One Name Study ORLANDO > All material gratefully received > [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Ruth, could you tell us what the FHL CD is? I haven't heard of it before but it sounds rather useful. Is it the the Utah based Family History Library catalogue? If so, it it different to the one that can be searched online at http://familysearch.com? When I have checked this catalogue, the LDS (Latter Day Saints) aka Mormons seem to have filmed a lot of Italian civil records, even though there are very few Italian parish records in the IGI (International Genealogical Index). Does anyone have any experience of ordering copies of these records to be viewed at the local Family History Centre? I've often wondered how many films you need to order to narrow it down and what the cost comes to, and how long you have to wait. Would love to know if anyone has been through this process. Best wishes, Elaine > Norina, > I have checked my FHL CD, for records in the Mantova area and have found the > following. I think it would be worth asking to see at least the index for > these. I also found a civil reg. for Suzzara, but date from 1806 to 1815 > which I think would be to early. > Hope this helps you > Ruth > Title Registri dello stato civile, 1714-1910 > Authors Mantova (Mantova). Registri di popolazione (Main Author) > Notes Microfilm dei registri originali nell'Archivio storico del comune, > Mantova. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Testo in italiano e latino. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Include indici parziali. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Births, marriages, deaths, census records of Mantova and outlying > communities. Includes records of Jewish population and foreigners in the > city. > Subjects Italy, Mantova - Civil registration > Italy, Mantova - Census > Italy, Mantova - Minorities > >