Same person or two different people?

[dbotig]

I found the death records of two Giampiatro's that both have the same parents. The only problem is they have two different dates of death. I don't speak Italian so I'm having the most trouble with the handwritten record. I am able to extract some info from the records, but I'm just wondering if I am misinterpreting the records. Are they the same person and I'm reading the dates wrong or are they different people and their parents named two of their children the same name?

[salveminif]

It was common practice that when a child died to give the next child born the same name. Allow me to suggest that you look for a death and birth record for the first child during the specified time frame of his/her birth and the next child's birth. Good luck

[dbotig]

I didn't know that that was common practice, so thank you for that information. I think I have the birth record for the second child so they were never alive at the same time. It makes sense now! Thanks again.