I just realized I may have been misreading a family record, and now I need help.
This is a document referring to the birth of my ancestor, Serafino Gaetano Maccarelli. His mother is listed as Camilla Landi, daughter of Paolo.
I have always thought Paolo was Roman, but I just realized he is not! You can see it says in latin "Phillipi Rom." which means Filippo was from Rome. But when it says "Paolo _____" That word after Paolo is not Rome, it seems to start with R but the line above the rest of the word means letters are missing (ie. Instead of Domenico you could see "Domco" with a line over it meaning letters were removed). so this looks (to me) like Rnau....but what that is a short form for I have no idea :s
So my question is....what city is that?
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Thanks for any help!
Help reading shortform of City
Help reading shortform of City
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Re: Help reading shortform of City
It is better to post the full document
Re: Help reading shortform of City
Okay, here it is. not sure if it will help


TIP: When asking for records from Italy, do NOT ask for an "estratto." ALWAYS ask for a "copia integrale." A photocopy of the original Act will contain more information
