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Italian Infant Abandonment (view source)
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Although the post-1865 records of birth of abandoned children usually are recorded in ''Parte II'' of the birth register for the year in which the birth occurred (as is the record of birth of Merico Scherzi shown above), usually the birth record of an abandoned child did not mention the name of either parent. If, however, the parents later acknowledged the child, a record of the acknowledgement can be found in the ''Atti Diversi ''(Miscellaneous Acts). | Although the post-1865 records of birth of abandoned children usually are recorded in ''Parte II'' of the birth register for the year in which the birth occurred (as is the record of birth of Merico Scherzi shown above), usually the birth record of an abandoned child did not mention the name of either parent. If, however, the parents later acknowledged the child, a record of the acknowledgement can be found in the ''Atti Diversi ''(Miscellaneous Acts). | ||
Both before and after unification (e.g., from the earliest to the latest times that records were kept in the town or city where you are conducting your research), you might still be able to learn the parentage of an abandoned child from other extant records. For example, when a young man would register for military service or exemption therefrom (at 21 years of age), the entry for him in the ''Lista di Leva ''( | Both before and after unification (e.g., from the earliest to the latest times that records were kept in the town or city where you are conducting your research), you might still be able to learn the parentage of an abandoned child from other extant records. For example, when a young man would register for military service or exemption therefrom (at 21 years of age), the entry for him in the ''Lista di Leva ''(available at the Archivio di Stato for the province where the town of birth is located) might possibly reveal his parentage. | ||
Similarly, other records should be consulted, such as notarial records (''notarii''), and tax assessment and census records (''catasti ''or ''estimi catastali''). As to the notarial records, be cautious not to interpret the title "''bastardelli notarili''" (illegitimate notary records) to refer to records pertaining to illegitimate children. Such records merely constitute a chronological list of the ''atti ''(acts) prepared by a notary as a sort of index or set of abstracts he kept of his own work for his own reference, considered and titled "illegitimate" only because they did not constitute legal documents themselves. | Similarly, other records should be consulted, such as notarial records (''notarii''), and tax assessment and census records (''catasti ''or ''estimi catastali''). As to the notarial records, be cautious not to interpret the title "''bastardelli notarili''" (illegitimate notary records) to refer to records pertaining to illegitimate children. Such records merely constitute a chronological list of the ''atti ''(acts) prepared by a notary as a sort of index or set of abstracts he kept of his own work for his own reference, considered and titled "illegitimate" only because they did not constitute legal documents themselves. | ||