Help with Words in Marriage Record
There are a few words I can not make out, or find a translation for in this 1861 marriage record:
1) What is the occupation/profession of of the bride's father Giovanni Giurato?
2) Each of the females have the same occupation. What is it? Is it saying they are a villager?
3) What is the word (and meaning) after "figlia di Giovanni" ?
4) Is the "ivi" for domiciliata an abbreviation meaning "same?"
5) Is the bride 13, and minore is minoranza or not of legal age?
Thank you!!
Respuestas
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- Are you referring to the groom's mother Giovanna Giurato? The image quality is not very good, but I think it reads "industriosa" which means laborer.
- Villico is a basically a peasant farmer.
- defunto = dead
- Yes ivi = same, Biscari/Acate
- Yes 13 years old, a legal minor
Note that your groom is from Vittoria, though the bride is from Biscari.
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Yes, I was referring to the groom's mother. Thank you for all the translations!
Is the bride a "legal minor" on that although she is young she is of age to marry?
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The minimum age to marry in Sicily historically was 15 for the groom and 12 for the bride, but did require parental consent below the age of majority (I believe 21 during this time period, but I'm not 100% sure on that). You can see the groom here is "maggiore", of full age.
It's pretty common to see brides marrying between 12-15 years old, but grooms would usually be at least 20.
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Thanks for your response.
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