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Sal Mansi, age 30, daylaborer reported that at 9:15 P.M. on the 19th, in the house on via Traglio without a number, a female infant was born to his wife, who was living with him, Fermina di Stasio, a peasant. The infant was given the name Serafina.
In the margin is her marriage info. She married Carmine Andrea Siviglia in Ravello on Nov 20, 1910. I saw their marriage record and he was from the town of Minori. Record #15. I also see when I search the surname that it shows that on ancestry he was born on Feb 12, 1886 and that he and Serafina had three children and that he passed away about 1954. I don't have a subscription to ancestry.com and can't see any additional info.
There has been a strong custom in Italy that determines how children are named: The first male is named after his paternal grandfather.The second male is named after his maternal grandfather.The first female is named after her paternal grandmother.The second female is named after her maternal grandm...