I don't understand. Both records say "in quest'ospedale militare".

Yeah, that sounds to me more like a charismatic person rather than someone who is there through the rules of tradition. You could call someone capofamiglia and not mean it in a literal sense.

Suppose you have two older brothers - A and B. Next month you are planning to baptize your firstborn child ...

I'd be surprised if those traditions are applied to collateral descendants. They are really designed around the idea of showing respect for your elders. A cousin, even if older than you, isn't an elder in the same sense.

Very interesting indeed.

It sounds as if your ancestor might have died at L'Ospedale Santa Croce di Chioggia, a military hospital that existed in the time of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. It's notable because a typhus epidemic starts at that hospital around February 1812, just a few weeks after ...

Before the collapse of feudalism, the feudal lord held exclusive control of common areas on their fief (pastures, lands for grazing, rivers, roads, etc). There were rules, restrictions, costs and all manner of injustices regarding use. But in general, most peasants could have a reasonable ...

OK, here's a bit better reference on which to close the subject. It is from a law book contemporary to the Ventennio:

L'art. 7 della legge 9 aprile 1931, cui fa richiamo il decreto, parla di « spostamento di famiglie per l'impiego in altra provincia »; invece il decreto parla di trasferimento ...

Erudità,

I've seen references to these laws in various books and articles, a few of them even in English. One that pops immediately to mind is "Christ Stopped at Eboli" by Carlo Levi. To be honest though, the real detail of what I know on the subject I got through interviews.

But just to reassure ...

Erudità,
During the ventennio fascista permits were required for internal migration. Laborers caught without them could be (and often were) deported to their region of origin.

To date, no one has been able to prove a DFA (descent from antiquity). Our 19th century ancestors would have faced the same roadblocks that we do. So that historical reference probably isn't going to be very useful to you.

I would try and check if the italianized versions of those two names have ...

Someone born in 1898 would have been over 40 at the start of the Second World War. That is relatively old for front line infantry. I think if you see his foglio matricolare, you might find that he was Fanteria (infantry) in the First World War but Genio (field engineer) in the Second World War -- on ...

This is an interesting story. It's rare to be able to trace a comune (or in this case a frazione) to individual founders.

Correctional exile was one of the most common forms of punishment at that time. It would mostly have been used to deal with petty crime (like stealing a goat or a sheep). This ...

Thomas, passports were required just to relocate to a different province or even a different town. These kinds of documents existed in some form since Napoleon abolished feudalism.

The SPVM has an archive team and does allow access to information requests. You could request the relevant event report. That said, I have never used this service myself, so I am not sure what restrictions may exist or even how far their records go back.

I have to admit I don't know anything at all ...

The Kingdom of Italy was founded in 1861. In that year, a series of laws were passed regarding compulsory military service, which varied by region. In Sicily the draft began in 1861, starting with people born in 1840. And even then, it was only in 1865 that the Liste di Leva were standardized. You ...

L'epoca del primo Brigantaggio refers to the Calabrian insurrection against the Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples. The conflict lasted from around 1806 to 1811. Sounds like your ancestor might have been a Bourbon loyalist.