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In translating this birth act, I found that Antonio was from Casagiove but the baby was born in Santa Maria la Fossa These communities are close but I see no link to cause this difference in location. Is there any obvious answer or do I have to accept it as an anomaly?
Also, I believe the mother's surname is Tescione, but there appears to be a dot over the 2nd letter.
Any opinions?
Thank you
Jim
Researching surnames Ianniello, Tamburrino, Mattora/Martora/Mattori & Scialla in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Campania.
It also says the child was born in the Masseria which is probably where they were working at the time of the birth or perhaps visiting there (I doubt this unless they were visiting another worker as the father was illiterate).
Ann Tatangelo http://angelresearch.net
Dual citizenship assistance, and document acquisition, on-site genealogical research in Lazio, Molise, Latina and Cosenza. Land record searches and succession.
Ann
You just beat me to typing this information. I don't think that Jim is familiar with the concept of the Masseria though. It was basically a country estate owned by a noble man, a feudal lord, a judge, a doctor, an ecclesiastic, etc. There would be a manager of the estate known as a massaro, who himself may have previously been a contadino/peasant who had been promoted to this middle class position, allowing for the upward social mobility of him and his family. The massaro was responsible for the entire operation of the estate and working under him were such people as the contadini and sometimes even possibly pastori, or shepherds, depending upon what kind of estate it was. In this birth record, the estate appears to have belonged to a person named Francesco Abbate and possibly named for him.
That is a new concept for me.
It still leaved me with 2 questions.
Did the birth occur in Grazzanise or S.M. la Fossa (why are both locations listed)?
Does anyone think the mother's surname is Tescione?
Thank you for the education.
Jim
Researching surnames Ianniello, Tamburrino, Mattora/Martora/Mattori & Scialla in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Campania.
The baby was born in Grazzanise Santa Maria Fossa. The parents were 'domiciliato' in Casagiove. In those times you had to declare a birth in the town where the birth occurred. Even if you didn't officially live there. When you returned home you would go to the Comune and register the baby as 'domicialiato' in Casagiove. BUT, whenever you needed a birth certificate for this child you would have to go to the town of birth to get one. She was probably also baptised in Grazzanise Santa Maria Fossa since baptisms almost always took place within 24 hours of the birth. Both locations are listed because the Comune of Grazzanise Santa Maria Fossa had to say where the person declaring the birth was living (or a resident of). No mystery really, nothing to get concerned about. You have to be registered (even today) in a comune where you are 'domicialiato' or living. Otherwise you can't vote, receive any community benefits, or health services. I know people who own property in Sora but live and work in North Italy. For whatever reason their Comune of residence is Sora and they have to come back here to vote in an election, which happens frequently as you may know.
Ann Tatangelo http://angelresearch.net
Dual citizenship assistance, and document acquisition, on-site genealogical research in Lazio, Molise, Latina and Cosenza. Land record searches and succession.
Ann
We already understand what you have written above. The problem is that today there are two towns-one called Grazzanise and another called Santa Maria la Fossa, So we are trying to determine if, at any point in history, there was one town named "Grazzanise Santa Maria Fossa," which the record seems to suggest, which then at some later point became the two separate towns. In looking at the history of each town on various internet sites, I don't see anything that would suggest that they were once a single town.
Peg
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These communities are close but I see no link to cause this difference in location. Is there any obvious answer or do I have to accept it as an anomaly?
