Battista birth record

[khoney]

Could someone please translate birth record number 121 for me? I am pretty sure this is my husband's grandfather's half brother. As I understand it, Pasquale's mother passed away at the time or shortly after.

Italy, Potenza, Lagonegro...on (Tribunale), 1866-1910
Chiaromonte
Nati 1869-1889 page 453


Thank you

[AngelaGrace56]

Birth No 121: Pasquale Andrea Battista
Chiaromonte: 26 December 1879
Caterina Civale, 60, midwife, living Chiaromonte, reported that at 9.15 am, on 23 December 1879, in a house in Via Alighieri, No 13, from Maria Rosa De Salvo, wife of Vincenzo Battista, both peasant farmers (contadini) living in this town, was born a baby boy who was not presented, and given the name Pasquale Andrea.

Witnesses:
Raffaele Pesce, 26, falegname (jointer/carpenter), and Egidio Ronga, 40, contadino.

Not verbatim (I can't catch all the words): The declarant (Caterina Civale), who had assisted with the birth, registered the birth in place of the husband, who was away from the town. The baby was not presented to the official because of the (inclement?) weather (a dispensation was given from doing this).

Angela

[khoney]

Angela,

Thank you so very much, this is definitely the person I was looking for so now I know for sure which of the three towns named Chairmonte, Italy the family came from!

Karen

[mmogno]

The baby was not presented to the official because of the tempo rigido....

Angela

[AngelaGrace56]

Angela,

Thank you so very much, this is definitely the person I was looking for so now I know for sure which of the three towns named Chairmonte, Italy the family came from!

Karen

You are very welcome, Karen.

Incidentally, the correct spelling is Chiaromonte, and it is in the province of Potenza, Basilicata.

Angela

The baby was not presented to the official because of the tempo rigido....

Angela

Thank you, Mmogno.

Angela

[khoney]

Thank you Angela and Mmogno,

I noticed there was a bit more hand written at the end of the form than many I have viewed before. Was that because the child was not presented? Is it usual for the age of all the participants to be shown but not the age of the parents?

Thank you again,
Karen

[AngelaGrace56]

Thank you Angela and Mmogno,

I noticed there was a bit more hand written at the end of the form than many I have viewed before. Was that because the child was not presented? Is it usual for the age of all the participants to be shown but not the age of the parents?

Thank you again,
Karen

Happy to help. Yes, that would be why, in this case, there is more hand written info at the end of the Act. Yes, the age and occupations of the witnesses and declarants are normally included. The reason why the parent's details are not given in this case is because it was the midwife who registered the birth. She may not have known the father's age and occupation? The father's age, occupation and sometimes the name of his father are normally included. Sometimes the mother's age etc are given but not always. It depends on the town and the timeframe.

Angela

[khoney]

Angela,

This is all so very interesting. I read most of the posts on this forum and learn something new every day!

Thank you,
Karen

[AngelaGrace56]

That's great! I'm glad you read through the posts here. There is a wealth of information here offered by some really gifted genealogists. I use to do the same when I first started out. If you have any questions you can always click on "quick links" top left corner and click on search. Most of the time you will find that someone may have already asked your question. Feel free though to ask lots of questions. It benefits everyone.

Angela