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Unknown document help. translation help and description?

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I have this document from my great great Grandfather. I do not know what it is... Could someone please translate this and also help explain to me what document this is and what it was used for? Thank you so much!

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This appears to be some sort of local registration where the comune keeps up with his life events. In addition to what is listed below, some of the items not filled in relate to elections, vaccinations, emigration, etc.

Comune of Gubbio

The upper portion:
Luigi Piccotti
Male, son of Giuseppe
And of Angelica Cappannelli
Born in the Comune of Gubbio
January 24, 1877

Middle section
Primary education: Knows how to read and write? NO
Occupation: Tenant farmer

Bottom section
Record of residence changes
Hamlet: G
Sequential number: 15
House number: 17


Second page

Upper section
Spouse: Marsilia Calzuola,
date of marriage August, 19, 1911

Lower section
Removed from the population register April 21, 1931
for census/ S.U.A. North
Researching Gibellina, Sicily surnames Bivona, Bonafede, Zummo, Ponzio, Bevinetto, Beninati, Fontana, Cipolla, Bruno, Manfrè, Lanfranca, and Navarra
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This is called a "scheda anagrafica". They were kept in drawers, in alphabetical order, one for every person residing in the Comune. When someone died, or moved elsewhere, the card was moved to the "cancelled" drawer.
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