Dear Readers, I've transcribed the Catasti Onciari for my town of Colledimacine (Abruzzo) for 1771. I read Italian well, but I have a few questions about it's content: 1. For the men who are listed, I saw a few entries where their sons were taxed at half the regular amount, and others who were taxed at full amount. At what age are they elegible to be taxed? 2. While most men's occupation was "bracciale", which i guess means "share-cropper" or similar, I saw several men whose occupation was (as far as I could read the handwriting) "desegrito". Any clue what that could mean? 3. When two people have the same first name and the same last name, the second entry contains two last names. I speculate that it's the mother's maiden name, so as to differentiate these two individuals on paper. Can anyone confirm this? 4. How often were Catasti Onciari taken? I beleive the last one for my town was in 1805, before Napoleon took over. Thank you for your responses. Sincerely, Anthony Falcone falcone@juno.com