Rocco Simone's occupation

[DP17]

I'd like a second set of eyes to look over his occupation and where he died. It looks like maccaronaro and that he died at the maccaroneria di Primipe? Was he a pasta maker? I tried to check on a few lists of old occupations but could not find that word. When I Google "maccaroneria" I get images of restaurants with pasta on the table. Keeping in mind it was 1828 in a small town, was it likely to be a pasta factory or restaurant?


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[AngelaGrace56]

Yes, the occupation reads Maccaronaro – macaroni seller
1828 – I'd say street sellers. It would need to be researched more.
Google search Maccaronaro and you'll get a better idea.

Died Barile - Maccaronaria di Primise - it seems like this may have been the place of business?

I think these records are on line. Providing a link to the online record is always much easier to work with.

Angela

[AngelaGrace56]

I've just blown the record up a bit more and I am sure that the place is Maccaronaria di Principe. I'll do a search on this. I always have problems with those image posting places. The link to the online record is much easier to work with.

Angela

[DP17]

Thanks Angela. Yes a street seller makes sense. I think the fact that he died at work got me me thinking about factory workers. Sorry for the image trouble. I will link to the original image next time.

[AngelaGrace56]

Happy to help. It would be interesting to research the topic more at some stage. I doubt they would have had macaroni factories back then. I would say that it was all hand made. Nothing beats homemade pasta:-)

Angela