Searching for Domenico Corri or any Corri's in Rome from around 1744/6-1771
Hello,
I am researching the musician Domenico Corri and I am looking for any records related to him (particularly baptismal and a marriage record). I know he was a musician in Rome in the 1760s and possibly performed in the Jacobite court. He states that he was born on 4th October 1746, but I have not been able to find records to ascertain if this is correct. I would be so grateful for any assistance locating him, or any other family members called Corri.
His father was apparently a confectioner who worked for Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero (1681-1760).
Thank you for your time.
Best wishes,
Brianna
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Research prior to 1800 in Italy is extremely difficult because no sources are available online. We're limited to church records (which are not normally open to the public) and very rare notarial records. It's already difficult enough for those of us Italians from small towns, but when you have a case like this where someone is from a major city like Rome, it's basically impossible. To confirm this birthdate and identify parents and family members, you would need to manually go and view the church records of 100+ parish churches in Rome, each of which would require special permission to consult. It's a total non-starter!
Nonetheless, as he was a notable person, he will have quite a lot of information written about him in various sources, and this is no doubt where the birthdate and birthplace of 4 Oct 1746, Rome stems from. That said, a quick search on Google shows that nobody has ever definitively identified him in any Italian genealogical record, and so his parents remain totally unknown and his exact birthdate and birthplace remain unconfirmed.
I notice some sources claim birth in Naples, but I can say this: Since Naples marriages 1737-1741 are online, and there is not a single Corri marrying in Naples in this period, I find it unlikely that the family be Neapolitan. I'm much more apt to believe the family's origin is in Rome.
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It is far from true that there are no pre-1800 Italian Catholic records online. But for Rome it may be. I looked at the Catalog and the FamilySearch Wiki page for Rome: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Rome,_Lazio,_Italy_Genealogy and there are no mentions of online resources.
The Catholic Church has a policy that their records should not on be FamilySearch or made accessible to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This policy is widely ignored. But the Pope (head of the Catholic Church) is also automatically Bishop of Rome, so it is not surprising that in Rome this policy is enforced.
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