Stanco, Felicita/D'Agostino, Giuseppantonio MARRIAGE

[dmurphy1940]

for a translation please.

[erudita74]

Groom: Widower Giuseppe D'Agostino, of adult age 39, born in Torella, a peasant living in Frigento on Strada S Pietro, son of Alessandro D'Agostino, deceased, and Arcangela Famiglietti, deceased
Bride: Felicita Stano, adult age 29, born in Frigento, living on Strada di Agostiniello, daughter of Pasquale Stanco, deceased, and Rosaria Cocchiola, deceased
Church marriage on Aug 27th, 1845.

[dmurphy1940]

Thank you, Erudita. Would the church marriage date differ from the regular marriage date?

[erudita74]

Dolores-

This is a two part record (The Solemn Promise to Marry is on the left, and the Indication or Church Marriage is on the right). There was no civil marriage. There was only the church marriage which took place on Aug 27, 1845. In the case of this record, it’s a coincidence that the date of the solemn promise matches the date of the actual church marriage. I can’t however read the date that appears at the top of the right side of the record, nor can I read the name of the parish, due to the record’s poor condition.

On the left side, the couple appeared at the town hall to indicate to the town official that they intended to proceed with their solemn promise to marry, according to the terms set forth by the Sacred Council of Trent. They brought with them witnesses, which they themselves produced (normally 4 who would be named on a second page of the record, which you didn’t provide). They also brought copies of the documents required for the marriage. These would include copies of their birth acts, death acts of the parents, grandfathers and, in the case of this marriage, the death act of the first wife of the groom, since he was a widower. All of these copies would be extracts and not the original records. They also brought with them a copy of the notification or bann concerning this promise, which had been posted on the door of this town hall on Sunday, May 25, 1845. Its purpose was to allow anyone who opposed the upcoming marriage to come forward and voice that opposition.

So there was only one marriage-the Church marriage. The couple was not married by the town official when they appeared before him requesting that they be permitted to proceed with their solemn promise to marry.

I hope this clarifies things for you.

Erudita

[dmurphy1940]

That is very helpful, Erudita and I thank you.

[erudita74]

Dolores
I'm glad the info was helpful to you. You're very welcome.
Erudita