1887 Death Record for Maddalena Girardi

[Haztek]

Looking for the profession of Carlo and Alfonso.
Thanks, jerry
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[erudita74]

Looking for the profession of Carlo and Alfonso.
Thanks, jerry
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Carlo's profession looks like the word pensionista which Pippo found in another of your records-
Erudita


Re: 1885 Death record Berardina Girardi

Unread postby PippoM » 20 Sep 2013, 08:30
I read "pensionista". This seems to be a word that does not exist in Italian today. We use the word "pensionato" to mean "retired". "Pensione" can also be used to mean (here I may use some inapposite word) a periodical income. So, what I think, but I can't be sure, is that Carlo was a man who lived with some sort of annuity (even if at that time welfare as we mean it today did not exist)

[Haztek]

Yes, I made a note of that the other day, but I did not recognize it today. My bad!
It is interesting that even back then their were "trust fund babies", or something like it!

Thanks, Erudita

jerry