Thank you Laura,
You appear to be absolutely correct. Widow fits perfectly with the other information. I don't why it didn't occur to me- My head must have been too full of excitment. It took me two years of perseverance with the ufficiale anagrafe, to finally obtain the records.
John

I received "Certificato Di Stato Famiglia Originario" (Status of the Family, Historical)documents from Chiuppano comune. Can anyone help with the words or codes in the column under "Stato Civile" (marital status), especially "VED". "CGT" appears to mean married. "Celibe" appears to apply to ...