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#1: Question about names in translation Author: tjbrn, Location: North Carolina

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:26 pm
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In the following death certificate the surname Licate is clear. Note the name of the parents.

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In this death certificate "la" appears before the surname Licata although both parents are the same.

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The father Girolamo is listed as dead in the above document but his is consistent with a death certificate I have for him dated in 1848; however, his wife Anna Bonnano is not listed on the death certificate although two other wives are.

Comments?

#2: Re: Question about names in translation Author: Luca, Location: Terni - Italy

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:08 pm
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Same parents and yes, it seems La Licata: mah!
Where did you note Girolamo listed as already dead?

L.

#3: Re: Question about names in translation Author: tjbrn, Location: North Carolina

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:39 pm
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Luca, in the second image, after Girolamo's profession. I thought the word was "morto"

Here is a death certificate with "la" Licata

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but the index to that record just lists Pietro Licata

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It is a bit confusing Confused

#4: Re: Question about names in translation Author: Luca, Location: Terni - Italy

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 4:10 pm
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tjbrn wrote:

Luca, in the second image, after Girolamo's profession. I thought the word was "morto"

it could be "inetto"

tjbrn wrote:

Here is a death certificate with "la" Licata

In that period surnames could be not fixed at 100% and it's not unusual to find several forms for the same family. If all the rest coincides, you can be quite sure that he was the same person.

L.

#5: Re: Question about names in translation Author: tjbrn, Location: North Carolina

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:02 pm
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Luca,

This death certificate for Girolamo Licate appears to be dated in 1848

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This is why assumed the word was "morto". It is also strange that Anna Bonanno, who I thought was the third wife, was not mentioned. Apparently Girolamo died at the house of his first wife's family--Caterina Provenzano. I am going to look at microfilm tomorrow and will recheck a few documents, but I have not been able to find marriage or death documents for any of the wives except Caterina Provenzano. As with many records I have been searching through, there are simply gaps in the records. Nothing to do but to live with the mystery Shocked

#6: Re: Question about names in translation Author: Luca, Location: Terni - Italy

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:48 pm
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And if there were two Girolamo Licata?

L.

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