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I have attached the birth record I have just received for my 2nd GGF, Pasquale Sansone. I'm having a bit of a hard time with the handwriting, which makes translating a bit difficult. Any help is appreciated!
Also, his mother's name is on his birth record as Lucia Garofalo and on his passport as Luisa Garofano (see here: http://www.italiangenealogy.com/forum/l ... 6?p=224150). I'm assuming I should look at the birth record as authoritative, correct?
#19, Guardia, 14 Feb 1861. Birth record of Pasquale Annibale Sanzone, son of Gaetano (age 38, shoemaker) and Lucia Garofalo (age 26), born in Guardia at 1 pm of 13 Feb 1861, in the home located in Strada Portella. He was baptized on 14 Feb 1861.
Thank you. That confirms what I thought. I read the name as "Sanzone" instead of "Sansone" too, but I know that an "s" can resemble a "z" at times so I wasn't sure.
Was this kind of variation in spelling of surnames common in this era?
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