Corleone Marriage Act of Gaspari Castagnano

[ladominocrna]

From the Marriage Act of Gaspari Castagnano. Who is the mother of Gaspari?
and who is the mother of Paula Cutrara? Thanks...

[carubia]

Gaspare Castagnaro was a widower (his wife was Giuseppa Castagnaro), so his parents are not indicated. Paola's mother's name appears to be Caterina to me, but I admit that the 3rd letter looks more like an "r" or "s" than a "t".

[ladominocrna]

Carubia, thanks for you assistance...I too thought that the 3rd letter look like an "s"...

[erudita74]

Maybe an abbreviation for Castrenza


Erudita

[carubia]

What's the Latin form of Castrenza?

[erudita74]

I believe the Latin forms are Castrense or Castrensis. At any rate, the first name Castrenza is of Latin origin, and it is also a popular first name for females in Corleone, which is why I suggested it. The third letter looks like an s and not an r to me, when I compare it to the other handwriting in the record. I'm honestly not sure this is the first name in the record though. I was just throwing it out as a possibility. Hopefully the name will appear in its full form in some other record.

Erudita

[ladominocrna]

Erudita, thanks for the valuable information..i will search other Cutrara records to find the mystery..