I read Caterina Genua

"villico" is just a person who lives in the countryside
"colono" is a person who cultivates, under a contract, lands that are not their own
They are both farmers. Hard to say who is richer or poorer.

I believe that Banda here can only refer to a musical band (of the royal hunters regiment)

Carlo Vito's profession is Royal musical band leader

The side note states that the wife is Maria Teresa Vinci, not Teresa Dragone.

AngelaGrace56 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2024, 09:22 Grazie, Livio. But what is the Italian word. It starts with "q" but I can't think what it is, or maybe it's two words?

Edit to Add: Maybe it starts with a "P" so it may be "pure"?

Angela

Correct!

Thanks Livio. Mark, the last record you have posted is the correct one so I've translated here. There is just one little word that I can't decipher so maybe Livio or someone else can take a look. Birth No 176: Giovanni Battista Registered Locana 14 September 1877 Appearing was Martino Gianotti, 31 ...

... This is what I think I see: Groom: Ferdinando Giuseppe Braico aged 39 born in Montalbanco Jonico son of deceased Felice proprietor and deceased Maria Giuseppa Fiorentini gentlewoman Bride: Angela Castronuovo. Tthe rest is a mystery. I can't make out ages names and professions. Parents are from ...

mark4440@comcast.net wrote: ↑04 Mar 2024, 08:13 Wow, that's awesome, thank you so much, that's some very helpful information! So Giovanni would be his first name then. John the Baptist is interesting to say the least!

"Giovanni Battista" is the first name

It sounds ok!

I have been persevering with my own attempts, as shown below, but would appreciate help with knowing of any mistakes, the meaning of "una competente Catia" and the general sense of the context and equivalent idiomatic English. Thank you for your time. 1st section the surname of Santini, a...

This is not a birth record.
On 9 October 1901 Benedetto Nuccio, 31yo, carpenter, son of Bonaventura declares that he is moving the residency to Palermo.

Di q(uest)a sud(dett)a città = of this above mentioned city

Domenica was 16yo. Her father Antonio Costa wa 59yo and her mother was Maria Giuliano 39yo. Date of death was 10 July 1807

The mother is Angiola Castronuovo. On page 30 there is the birth of a twin sister, Teresa Braico

https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/ark:/12 ... 79/57EB8eP

darkerhorse wrote: ↑26 Jan 2024, 00:28 Also, when referring to your grandfather which is correct?

Il mio nonno or mio nonno?

"mio nonno"