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On the 1893 passenger list documenting the arrival in New York of my husband's great-grandparents Vincenzo and Grazia CAFARELLI, my husband's grandfather Nicola and a sister named Angela are both listed as being 3 years old as of the last birthday. There is a younger child (7 months) and an older (8). Nicola and another sister were baptized in Accettura, so I'm assuming that's where the family emigrated from.
Since Nicola never spoke of having a twin, my husband is reluctant to believe that interpretation, but I don't see any other way to interpret it. I haven't been able to locate any other records for this Angela CAFARELLI and wonder if she died young and perhaps the parents and older children never spoke of her because it was too painful.
Obtaining baptismal records should solve the twin dilemma, but does anyone have any other insights or recommendations? Thanks!
Valarie, you are BRILLIANT! I had not been able to find the 1900 and 1910 census records, and this certainly looks likes the right family, except that the younger son Federico is not listed, and I haven't come across a child named Sadie before. A child named Sussia is listed on a later census. Could that be the same person?
Did you find the 1910 census record? I will have to look again.
The family tree on Ancestry.com you mentioned was posted by one of Domenico's granddaughters (my husband's second cousin), as I discovered, and we just connected for the first time in December.
Thanks again. I have been amazed by the helpfulness and generosity of fellow researchers on lists like this one.
I'm so glad we could help
Maybe we can help you find 1910
Names on the census can change a lot due to misspellings, transcription errors and folks just liking a different nickname
Valarie
Yes, it seems to be the same family, as I have them living in West New York, NJ, in 1920. I don't know where Mildred came from, though--could it be that Angela changed her name to Mildred? Is there any way to find out--i.e., would there be a legal record? Or would people just change their names on their own?
It looks like it may be Angela
Perhaps it was her middle name (Amalia) or the census enumerator just made a mistake
Yes, you're right folks could change their given names if they wanted to
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