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where is supposed to say Lucia's mother's name? (sorry i don't know if that question is right, english is a foreign language for me).
I can't find it =(
@Max.
The document is a birth act.
Raffaele Ferraro, aged 40, son of Francesco presents a baby girl to the Vital Record Officer of Santa Maria Capua Vetere and declare that the baby was born to his wife Marta Colando(sp?) aged 30 and that he names her Lucia.
The annotation on the right side says that Lucia married Pasquale Ianniello on Oct 19 1893
There has been a strong custom in Italy that determines how children are named: The first male is named after his paternal grandfather.The second male is named after his maternal grandfather.The first female is named after her paternal grandmother.The second female is named after her maternal grandm...