B25: If I know where and when my ancestor died in Italy, how do I obtain the death certificate and what sort of information will be on it?

Death Certificate (Atto di Morto)

According to John P. Colletta, in his book Finding Italian Roots, the Italian death certificate is usually quite brief. It provides the following:

• Name of the deceased
• Age of the deceased
• Date of death
• Place of death

Sometimes it also includes:

• Occupation of the deceased
• Residence of the deceased
• Name of current spouse
• Name of previous spouse
• Names of the deceased’s parents