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darkerhorse wrote: 16 May 2021, 02:04
Seems odd that all the other "parents" on the page also have dots over the "s".
Anyway, I thought these manifests were completed by natives in the country of origin.
I also understand that the manifests were completed by Italians at the port of departure. The topic has come up at various times on this forum over the years.
For what it's worth, Ancestry.com transcribes it as "father". They have mis-spellings of the person's surname, the final destination, the person in US, etc. so I don't know how much you can trust. The important point for me is whether Aurelio Sarcia's father was Giuseppe Sarcia from Floridia, regardless of the wording used.
Name: Aurelio Sarria
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Marital status: Single
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1892
Birth Place: Italy
Other Birth Place: Flondia
Last Known Residence: S Florida, Italy
Departure Port: Naples, Italy
Arrival Date: 27 Jun 1911
Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA
Final Destination: Winland, Connecticut
Height: 5 Feet, 4 Inches
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Complexion: Dark
Money in Possession: $25
Person in Old Country: Guiseppe
Person in Old Country Relationship: Father
Person in Old Country Residence: Florida
Person in US: Sracio Canette
Person in US Relationship: Sister
Father: Guiseppe
Sibling: Sracio Canette
Ship Name: Hamburg
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