Please help me decipher and translate the 1626 marriage of Niccolo and Agata di Meo

[Edward Keeports]

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2046915

Upper right

[erudita74]

Nicolao di Meo was the son of Antonino and Emilia di Meo.

I actually found the following marriage record for a couple I believe are his parents (Antonino and Emilia). The index and record are in the links below,. The record is dated April 27, 1586, 29-4 (bottom right of the page). The mother Emilia's maiden name is given in this record as Musso. Emilia was the daughter of Pietro and Goanella (sp?) Musso. Antonino di Meo was the son of Nicola and ? di Meo. I haven't deciphered his mother's first name yet.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2046915

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2046915

Also I can see that Agata, Nicolao's bride in the 1626 marriage record was the daughter of an Antonino and a Vincenza, but I'm not sure of the surname. Still trying to track down marriage info for Agata's parents to clarify her parents' names.

Erudita

[erudita74]

Here are the indices for Nicola and Agata's 1626 marriage. Her surname is hard to decipher, and I'm not sure what it is. Tumeo???

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2046915

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2046915

[Edward Keeports]

Thank you Erudita!

I've tried to find more marriages for Nicola and Agata's parents, but have had no luck. Perhaps they were from another town?

[erudita74]

The 1586 marriage record I found above for Antonino di Meo and Emilia Musso could very well be the marriage record you need for Nicola's parents. The time frame is right and, with Antonino's father's first name being Nicola in the record, I think there is a very good possibility that it is the correct marriage record. Have you located a baptism record for Nicola who married in 1626? I don't recall offhand.

If Tumeo is the correct surname for Agata, then her parents may have been from a town in Messina Province and married there. Unfortunately, I don't see church records online for any towns in that Province, at least not on family search. When I have some free time, will have to search online for any extractions from church records for towns in that province.

Erudita

[Edward Keeports]

The 1586 marriage record I found above for Antonino di Meo and Emilia Musso could very well be the marriage record you need for Nicola's parents. The time frame is right and, with Antonino's father's first name being Nicola in the record, I think there is a very good possibility that it is the correct marriage record. Have you located a baptism record for Nicola who married in 1626? I don't recall offhand.

If Tumeo is the correct surname for Agata, then her parents may have been from a town in Messina Province and married there. Unfortunately, I don't see church records online for any towns in that Province, at least not on family search. When I have some free time, will have to search online for any extractions from church records for towns in that province.

Erudita

Thanks for catching my mistake - I meant to say Antonino and Emilia's parents, not Nicola and Agata's parents.

Just out of curiosity, can most surnames be identified to a specific province?

[erudita74]

Here's Agata's death record April 16, 1888. She was the wife of deceased Nicola di Meo and the daughter of deceased Antonino and deceased Vincenza Trucco of Monreale. She was age 96 at death, according to this record. The surname Trucco, which I suspected it might be from just looking through indices for the town, is very clearly written in this record.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2046915

[Edward Keeports]

Thanks Erudita!

I think I found Agata's birth record...her death record really exaggerated her age.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2046915

[erudita74]

Thanks Erudita!

I think I found Agata's birth record...her death record really exaggerated her age.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2046915

Agata was born and baptized today, Oct 14, 1606, daughter of Antonino and Vincenza Trucco, husband and wife of Monreale.

Vincenza's surname appears as Virardo in the index, but does not appear in the record itself

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2046915


Erudita

[Edward Keeports]

Thanks Erudita!

Do you know when the indexes were made/who made them?

[erudita74]

As far as I know, most indices for pre 1800 church records were added at a later date by the parish priest himself, or by some other person who worked in his parish office.
Erudita

[Edward Keeports]

Thank you Erudita!