Bride's mother's surname

[kevinkuta]

I'm trying to figure out the bride's mother's surname.

US records from Ancestry indicate Walaschi

Looking at the marriage atti it appears to be Walaschi

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... c=2043811

Looking at the documents in the marriage allegati it appears to be Waraschi

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... c=2043811

and in looking at the only child being born in 1883 named Maria Menconi with a father named Francesco it looks like either Owaraschi or Awaraschi
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... c=2043811

Thoughts?

[erudita74]

I think the surname is Nolaschi

NOLASCHI
NOLASCO
Nolaschi è quasi unico, Nolasco è probabilmente di origini siciliane, del nisseno dove è particolarmente presente a Mazzarino e soprattutto del siracusano a Rosolini, potrebbero derivare dall'ordine dei Nolaschi istituito nel XIII° secolo a tutela dei prigionieri in mano dei Turchi che si prodigò per il riscatto degli stessi, Nolasco poteva quindi intendere sia lo stato di prigioniero in mano dei Turchi riscattato, sia una semplice forma di devozione che attribuiva il nome Nolasco al proprio figlio. Tracce di queste cognominizzazioni le troviamo fin dalla seconda metà del 1100 con San Pietro Nolasco (~1182 - ~1256) di origini francesi.


https://www.cognomix.it/mappe-dei-cogno ... i/NOLASCHI

[kevinkuta]

Erudita,
What do you think is going on with the A or O that starts the surname in the birth record?

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... c=2043811

[kevinkuta]

I believe that you're correct on the Nolaschi.

Here is the marriage atti, it's clear as day here.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cc=2043811

[erudita74]

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cc=2043811

Kevin
This is the birth act from 1881, #542 for the Maria who married in 1907. Her name was Maria Teresa Rosa Menconi, daughter of Francesco of Costantino and Assunta Nolaschi. The notation for her marriage is in the margin of this birth record.

I still don't know what is written after Assunta in the other record. It looks like Amarosela/Annarosela (not even a name I can find) or something like that. I don't see a remarriage for Francesco in the Capannori index, so I really don't know what to make of Assunta's second name in the 1883 birth record.

Erudita

[kevinkuta]

thanks again

[erudita74]

You're very welcome, Kevin.
Erudita