Search found 3 matches

by donnabeeh@gmail.com
14 Jun 2019, 20:19
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: Names on birth record contain "of"
Replies: 2
Views: 777

Names on birth record contain "of"

My grandfather's birth record lists his parents names with "di ...." after their last names. Does this mean that they are "of" followed by their father's first name?
IMG_0422.jpg
by donnabeeh@gmail.com
14 Jun 2019, 20:12
Forum: Italian History & Culture
Topic: Does contadino imply illiterate unable to read & write
Replies: 4
Views: 3526

Re: Does contadino imply illiterate unable to read & write

I have the same situation for my grandfather's birth record except that at the bottom, the secretary does write "dichiarante e testimoni asserito di essere illetterati". I've tried to translate it and I think it says "declarant and witnesses alleged to be illiterate". Both of my great-grandparents ...