annotations on birth notice

[warriorrabbit]

http://www.describe.org/genstuff/lusita ... tation.jpg

The bottom part is the marriage between him and my great great grandmother. The top part is dated the year after he was born and talks about a marriage contract (I think), but I'm not entirely sure what's being said.

Help?

[ricbru]

the upper side states that he was recognized as a leggitimate son from his parents
Riccardo

[warriorrabbit]

Oh, thanks. Why would they have noted, a year after he was born, that he was legitimate, esp. when the notice itself already says that. Er, doesn't it? "Sua mogilie..."?

http://www.describe.org/genstuff/l_lusitano.jpg

Now I'm more confused. No one else has a "he's legitimate" note in the margin...

[ricbru]

Because as you can read his parents got married on Sept 19th, 1878 , and Lorenzo was born before their marriage. Their son Lorenzo became a leggitimate son on 12th Nov 1878, after their marriage.
I hope it helps
bye Riccardo

[warriorrabbit]

Aha! More juicy scandals. Eeeeexcellent.

Thanks. I can't read Italian that well, and could only tell it was talking about a marriage. I didn't see that it was between his parents and that they were married after his birth. I was thinking more along the lines of, Did they arrange a marriage for him, and it was noted here?

Perhaps I'll get the hang of all this (and improve my Italian) as time goes by.

Thanks for your help!

T.

[ricbru]

Dear T.
since there was a birth of a baby who was born before marriage of parents, of course the baby was not legitimate, so Lorenzo's parents had to get married ( even if they didn't want to, because all realtives were pushing in order to get them married) and recognize the baby right after the marriage, so I guess in few words this baby is the fruit of one night or something, and this situation in Sicily back in 1878 is a very big deal!!!!!
bye Riccardo