Agricoltore and Contadino

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Agricoltore and Contadino

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On my great great grandfathers birth act his father is recorded as an Agricoltore and his maternal grandfather as a Contadino.

Is there a difference between the two - all the translations just seem to say farmer. It seemed strange that the official would use two different terms for people doing the same thing.

I realise this is a similar question to a recent post. :)
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Dont know if you have it but heres a good site
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... cupati.htm

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Re: Agricoltore and Contadino

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The site is great but it gives 'farmer' as the translation for both occupations.
Around here, a contadino lives off the land, feeding his family and **SPAM** the rest.
An 'agricoltore' would be someone who grows produce for sale.
Mostly though it depends on the town or area. If everyone in town for those years is described as 'agricoltore' then it amounts to the same as 'contadino'. If you find more 'contadini' and only a few 'agricoltore' then there is a difference.
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Thanks Marty this is a useful site.

Thanks Ann - I think there must be a distinction as the different terms were used on the same document - so the official must have thought there was a difference.

There seemed to be a lot of 'contadino' in the area but very few 'agricoltore' so I think your explanation probably applies to this area as well.
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