I've been adding records from the Tribunal of Palermo and in the process, I have discovered that within the same family there is a discrepancy between the names registered on the birth and baptism records. I feel like the clerks or the parents couldn't keep the names straight among the various sibling within the family. Here is what I have discover and I warn you, it is a little confusing because of the similarity of the names.
The first person I discover with conflicting names is Grazia Rosalia Crocifissa Misseri, born to the parents of Antonino Rosario Misseri and Susanna Francesca Grazia di Gregoli (di Grigorio or di Gregorio). It is the baptism record that throws everything off with the name: Pasqua Rosalia Concepta. So, with this example, the names don't match, but the dates (i.e. birth and baptism) line up as they should. Below is a breakdown of the names with date, along with links to the records.
- Birth: 23 Apr 1906 with the name of Grazia Rosalia Crocifissa Misseri
- Baptized: 25 Apr 1906 with the name of Pasqua Rosalia Concepta Misseri
- Death: 20 Feb 1908 with the name of Grazia Misseri (both in the civil and church records)
Here is a chart showing the siblings of Grazia Rosalia Crocifissa Misseri and how her sisters have similar names.
Descendants of Antonino Rosario Misseri & Susanna Francesca Grazia di Gregoli
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1-Antonino Rosario Misseri b. 7 Oct 1883, Carini, Palermo, Sicily,
Italy
+ Annunziata b. , Italy
+ Susanna Francesca Grazia di Gregoli b. 25 Oct 1879, Carini,
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
|--2-Francesco Giuseppe Misseri b. 15 Jun 1902, Carini, Palermo,
Sicily, Italy, d. 1 Jul 1902, Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
|--2-Francesco Misseri b. 4 May 1903, Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy,
d. 18 Apr 1976, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
+ Maria Vitellaro b. 13 May 1910, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily,
Italy, d. Bef 1966
+ Carmela La Barbera
|--2-Giuseppe Vincenzo Misseri b. 13 Jan 1905, Carini, Palermo,
Sicily, Italy, d. 18 Dec 1988, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
+ Rosa Schillaci b. Abt 1910, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
|--2-Grazia Rosalia Crocifissa Misseri b. 23 Apr 1906, Carini,
Palermo, Sicily, Italy, d. 20 Feb 1908, Carini, Palermo, Sicily,
Italy
|--2-Vincenzo Misseri b. 17 Jun 1907, Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy,
d. 10 Aug 1907, Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
|--2-Maria Grazia Misseri b. 19 Aug 1908, Carini, Palermo, Sicily,
Italy, d. 2 Jan 1996, Voghera, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy
---2-Rosalia Crocifissa Misseri b. 3 Oct 1910, Carini, Palermo,
Sicily, Italy, d. 5 Jul 1975, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
+ Giovanni Martino b. 25 Jul 1909, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily,
Italy, d. 19 Apr 1935, Resuttana, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
+ Enrico Lo Jacono b. , Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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The second person, Susanna Francesca Grazia di Gregoli (or di Grigorio or di Gregorio), is the mother of the first person Grazia Rosalia Crocifissa Misseri. Like I said, it is a bit confusing, but here are the details showing the conflicting names, the civil birth records states Susanna Francesca "Vincenza," while the baptism record shows Susanna Francesca "Grazia."
- Birth: 25 Oct 1879 with the name of Susanna Francesca Vincenza di Grigorio
- Baptized: 25 Oct 1879 with the name of Susanna Francesca Grazia di Gregorio
- Death: unknown (still searching for this record)
Here is chart showing the siblings with the similar names of Susanna Francesca Grazia di Gregoil:
Descendants of Don Giuseppe di Gregoli & Donna Rosa di Leone
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1-Don Giuseppe di Gregoli b. 21 Apr 1839, Carini, Palermo, Sicily,
Italy, d. 3 Aug 1909, Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
+ Donna Rosa di Leone b. 6 May 1846, Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy,
d. 16 Dec 1898, Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
|--2-Rosa di Gregoli b. 13 Nov 1866, Carini, Palermo, Sicily,
| Italy, d. Between 1866 and 1868
|--2-Rosa Antonia Francesca Paola di Gregoli b. 18 Jan 1868, Carini,
| Palermo, Sicily, Italy, d. After 1893
| + Salvatore Pecoraro b. 27 Dec 1851, Carini, Palermo, Sicily,
| Italy, d. 27 Jun 1909, Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
|--2-Susanna Francesca Vincenza di Gregoli b. 20 Apr 1869, Carini,
| Palermo, Sicily, Italy, d. Between 1869 and 1870
|--2-Susanna Rosa Francesca di Gregoli b. 5 Oct 1870, Carini,
| Palermo, Sicily, Italy, d. Between 1870 and 1872
|--2-Susanna Giuseppa Francesca di Gregoli b. Between 1872 and 1877,
| Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, d. Between 1872 and 1877
|--2-Grazia di Gregoli b. 28 Aug 1873, Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
|--2-Maria Grazia Francesca di Gregoli b. 2 Sep 1875, Carini,
| Palermo, Sicily, Italy
|--2-Susanna Grazia Francesca di Gregoli b. 4 Aug 1877, Carini,
| Palermo, Sicily, Italy, d. Between 1877 and 1879
---2-Susanna Francesca Grazia di Gregoli b. 25 Oct 1879, Carini,
| Palermo, Sicily, Italy
| + Antonino Rosario Misseri b. 7 Oct 1883, Carini, Palermo,
| Sicily, Italy
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Once again, can see various names being used over and over again in different combinations with other names. In the end, I am confused and I have the records in front of me, and I have to remember that the family members and the clerk who were registering the births, baptisms, marriages and/or deaths, only had what was presented in front of them at that moment in time. In the second chart, Don Giuseppe di Gregoli & Donna Rosa di Leone had 9 daughter, and all the names of their children are similar to each other. Oh, so confusing!
I've attached links to all the records that I recorded for the two individuals that I have discussed in the article.
Now I understand that this will make most people want to run as fast as they can to avoid trying to sort everything out in their head to make sense of these two families. But please try to remember, that I use this blog to help me keep track of crazy things like this post.
