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Re: Question about parent's name in birth records
Posted by: Tiiu Hovik (ID *****8443)	Date: August 31, 2008 at 11:11:20
In Reply to: Question about parent's name in birth records by William Risch	of 1525

Sep/Sepp means "blacksmith" so, your first question:

Blacksmith Niggola's (son)Jurri's son Maddi. The childs name is Maddi, - father Jurri and grandfather Niggola who happened to be a blacksmith. They used the grandfathers name first, then the father and then the name of the child. In the 1740's they did not have surnames. They were serfs and occupations were used as a title, but in the middle of 1800's surnames were given and it would be natural that this family would take Sepp.
At a certain point of time ( I can't remember when)they seem to have dropped the grandfarthers name in this form.

Your second question:

"p" = son, "t" = daughter, "n" = wife

"Seppa Niggola n. Marri"- Blacksmith Niggola's wife Marri. Is this a death notice or is it as one of the godparents?

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