1904
Vincenzo Colombo (3rd great-grandfather)
Born in Pozzallo, Ragusa, Sicily
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2094181
Here's the record from Part II of the Atti di Morte for Pozzallo.
I've looked at it and so has my husband and we think it says Tunisi, but we're not sure. Neither of us read Italian and this cursive is making it even more difficult.
Would anyone be willing to translate this record? I'd love to know what it all says.
Thank you for your help!
Can't identify where he died (in Part II of Death Register)
Can't identify where he died (in Part II of Death Register)
Gerardi, Nole, Santarsiero, Summa, Colangelo in Avigliano, Potenza; Casale and Salvia in Picerno, Potenza; Latorraca and Lagrutta in Moliterno, Potenza; Lanno in Ariano Irpino, Avellino; Arezzo, Scala, Colombo, Armenia, and Gugliotta in Pozzallo, Sicily.
Re: Can't identify where he died (in Part II of Death Register)
Yes, he did die in Tunisia in a hospital named Ospedale Coloniale Italiano. Here's a link to the hospital that I found online:
http://www.italianiditunisia.com/Istitu ... m-main.php
He was age 68, a barcaiolo (boatman), resident in Tunisia but born in Pozzallo, Province of Siracusa. He was the son of deceased Carmelo (Columbo) and deceased Antonia Giudice. He was the husband of Maria Gugliotta.
There are many dates in this record because the notice from the hospital went to the Italian consulate in Tunisia and an extracted copy of the death act was ultimately sent to the town of Pozzallo official on the date at the top of the record. I'm still double checking my comprehension of the date of his death given in the record, but I believe it took place in the hospital on Jan 15, 1904 at 5 P.M.
Just to give you an idea of the progression of the record
May 18, 1904 at 9:05 in the town hall of Pozzallo. The town official there received a copy of the death act to insert exactly as it was written into his town's registers.
The extracted copy he received was from the death register of the agency of the Consolate General of Italy in Tunisia, act #6, Part II-1904. That extracted copy was dated the 17th of January in the Consolate and stated that yesterday, on the 16th, it had received a notice from the hospital saying that Vincenzo had died yesterday. So I do believe the date of death was on the 15th.
This is my understanding of the record, and I hope I have the gotten the dates accurately.
Erudita
http://www.italianiditunisia.com/Istitu ... m-main.php
He was age 68, a barcaiolo (boatman), resident in Tunisia but born in Pozzallo, Province of Siracusa. He was the son of deceased Carmelo (Columbo) and deceased Antonia Giudice. He was the husband of Maria Gugliotta.
There are many dates in this record because the notice from the hospital went to the Italian consulate in Tunisia and an extracted copy of the death act was ultimately sent to the town of Pozzallo official on the date at the top of the record. I'm still double checking my comprehension of the date of his death given in the record, but I believe it took place in the hospital on Jan 15, 1904 at 5 P.M.
Just to give you an idea of the progression of the record
May 18, 1904 at 9:05 in the town hall of Pozzallo. The town official there received a copy of the death act to insert exactly as it was written into his town's registers.
The extracted copy he received was from the death register of the agency of the Consolate General of Italy in Tunisia, act #6, Part II-1904. That extracted copy was dated the 17th of January in the Consolate and stated that yesterday, on the 16th, it had received a notice from the hospital saying that Vincenzo had died yesterday. So I do believe the date of death was on the 15th.
This is my understanding of the record, and I hope I have the gotten the dates accurately.
Erudita
Re: Can't identify where he died (in Part II of Death Register)
Amazing! Thank you. I also saw several dates that confused me - February, January, May.erudita74 wrote: 23 Jun 2017, 20:45 Yes, he did die in Tunisia in a hospital named Ospedale Coloniale Italiano. Here's a link to the hospital that I found online:
http://www.italianiditunisia.com/Istitu ... m-main.php
He was age 68, a barcaiolo (boatman), resident in Tunisia but born in Pozzallo, Province of Siracusa. He was the son of deceased Carmelo (Columbo) and deceased Antonia Giudice. He was the husband of Maria Gugliotta.
There are many dates in this record because the notice from the hospital went to the Italian consulate in Tunisia and an extracted copy of the death act was ultimately sent to the town of Pozzallo official on the date at the top of the record. I'm still double checking my comprehension of the date of his death given in the record, but I believe it took place in the hospital on Jan 16, 1904 at 5 P.M.
Erudita
I really appreciate that link. I'm reading about the hospital now. I imagine that a boatman/mariner working in Sicily might have occasion to travel across the Mediterranean to all the various ports, but I am interested in why he might have settled in Tunis. I'm so excited!
Gerardi, Nole, Santarsiero, Summa, Colangelo in Avigliano, Potenza; Casale and Salvia in Picerno, Potenza; Latorraca and Lagrutta in Moliterno, Potenza; Lanno in Ariano Irpino, Avellino; Arezzo, Scala, Colombo, Armenia, and Gugliotta in Pozzallo, Sicily.
Re: Can't identify where he died (in Part II of Death Register)
Happy to help. I'm sure if I don't have the day of his death correct, another volunteer will correct me. Remember, I corrected the day to the 15th.
Erudita
Erudita
Re: Can't identify where he died (in Part II of Death Register)
Updating now! Yes, I think you're right if the record says yesterday that it probably was the 15th. Quite circuitous this record is.erudita74 wrote: 23 Jun 2017, 21:06 Happy to help. I'm sure if I don't have the day of his death correct, another volunteer will correct me. Remember, I corrected the day to the 15th.
Erudita
Gerardi, Nole, Santarsiero, Summa, Colangelo in Avigliano, Potenza; Casale and Salvia in Picerno, Potenza; Latorraca and Lagrutta in Moliterno, Potenza; Lanno in Ariano Irpino, Avellino; Arezzo, Scala, Colombo, Armenia, and Gugliotta in Pozzallo, Sicily.
Re: Can't identify where he died (in Part II of Death Register)
Yes, I agree wholeheartedly with you. Quite circuitous, this record is, as you said in your reply above.
Just look at lines 4 and 5 in the record. You mentioned in one of your posts above seeing a February date, and you are correct. There is the date of Feb 1, 1901 on line 5 of the record. On line 4 above it, you see the name of Giuseppe Nicita who was the secretary of the town of Pozzallo who received the copy of the death act. This Feb. date has absolutely nothing to do with your ancestor or your research. It solely has to do with Giuseppe Nicita's delegation to his position in the town by the town's mayor, and the act involved in relegating him to that position.
Erudita
Just look at lines 4 and 5 in the record. You mentioned in one of your posts above seeing a February date, and you are correct. There is the date of Feb 1, 1901 on line 5 of the record. On line 4 above it, you see the name of Giuseppe Nicita who was the secretary of the town of Pozzallo who received the copy of the death act. This Feb. date has absolutely nothing to do with your ancestor or your research. It solely has to do with Giuseppe Nicita's delegation to his position in the town by the town's mayor, and the act involved in relegating him to that position.
Erudita
Re: Can't identify where he died (in Part II of Death Register)
Thank you! I originally thought the day of death was January 17th, too.erudita74 wrote: 24 Jun 2017, 13:24 Just look at lines 4 and 5 in the record. You mentioned in one of your posts above seeing a February date, and you are correct. There is the date of Feb 1, 1901 on line 5 of the record. On line 4 above it, you see the name of Giuseppe Nicita who was the secretary of the town of Pozzallo who received the copy of the death act. This Feb. date has absolutely nothing to do with your ancestor or your research. It solely has to do with Giuseppe Nicita's delegation to his position in the town by the town's mayor, and the act involved in relegating him to that position.
Erudita
Gerardi, Nole, Santarsiero, Summa, Colangelo in Avigliano, Potenza; Casale and Salvia in Picerno, Potenza; Latorraca and Lagrutta in Moliterno, Potenza; Lanno in Ariano Irpino, Avellino; Arezzo, Scala, Colombo, Armenia, and Gugliotta in Pozzallo, Sicily.
