Grandmother, Birth Assistant, Godmother. Grandparents and Newborns in a Spanish Mountain Village (Pedro Bernardo, Ávila, 1850-1861)
Where a grandmother was alive, she took a very active part in the care of her grandchildren, from the very beginning of their existence. There is considerable evidence for this thesis from Castilian rural communities, rooted in longstanding modes of life and with family structures that encouraged c...
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Where a grandmother was alive, she took a very active part in the care of her grandchildren, from the very beginning of their existence. There is considerable evidence for this thesis from Castilian rural communities, rooted in longstanding modes of life and with family structures that encouraged close interaction between the generations. Drawing on mid-19th century parish registers from Pedro Bernardo (Ávila) this case study analyses the ratio of grandparents who were alive or dead at the baptism of their grandchildren. Data thus obtained show that most grandchildren stood a chance to know their grandparents, with a predominance of the maternal line and of women over men. These findings are consistent with evidence on grandmothers being closely attached to their children’s children and of early symbolic ties created through baptism and the choice of a grandparent’s name for the newborn.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b1969bac2a82446aa0f3eaa5a03349962025-08-20T03:29:53ZspaUniversidad de NavarraMemoria y Civilización1139-01072254-63672025-06-0128110.15581/001.28.1.007Grandmother, Birth Assistant, Godmother. Grandparents and Newborns in a Spanish Mountain Village (Pedro Bernardo, Ávila, 1850-1861)Wolfram Aichinger0Walburga Plunger1Institut für Romanistik, Universität Wien, Spitalgasse 2, 1090 Wien, ÖsterreichInstitut für Romanistik, Universität Wien , Spitalgasse 2, 1090 Wien, Österreich Where a grandmother was alive, she took a very active part in the care of her grandchildren, from the very beginning of their existence. There is considerable evidence for this thesis from Castilian rural communities, rooted in longstanding modes of life and with family structures that encouraged close interaction between the generations. Drawing on mid-19th century parish registers from Pedro Bernardo (Ávila) this case study analyses the ratio of grandparents who were alive or dead at the baptism of their grandchildren. Data thus obtained show that most grandchildren stood a chance to know their grandparents, with a predominance of the maternal line and of women over men. These findings are consistent with evidence on grandmothers being closely attached to their children’s children and of early symbolic ties created through baptism and the choice of a grandparent’s name for the newborn. https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/myc/article/view/51187Pedro Bernardo (Ávila)19th centurypaternal and maternal grandparentsdeath in baptismal recordsbirthpostpartum care |
| spellingShingle | Wolfram Aichinger Walburga Plunger Grandmother, Birth Assistant, Godmother. Grandparents and Newborns in a Spanish Mountain Village (Pedro Bernardo, Ávila, 1850-1861) Memoria y Civilización Pedro Bernardo (Ávila) 19th century paternal and maternal grandparents death in baptismal records birth postpartum care |
| title | Grandmother, Birth Assistant, Godmother. Grandparents and Newborns in a Spanish Mountain Village (Pedro Bernardo, Ávila, 1850-1861) |
| title_full | Grandmother, Birth Assistant, Godmother. Grandparents and Newborns in a Spanish Mountain Village (Pedro Bernardo, Ávila, 1850-1861) |
| title_fullStr | Grandmother, Birth Assistant, Godmother. Grandparents and Newborns in a Spanish Mountain Village (Pedro Bernardo, Ávila, 1850-1861) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grandmother, Birth Assistant, Godmother. Grandparents and Newborns in a Spanish Mountain Village (Pedro Bernardo, Ávila, 1850-1861) |
| title_short | Grandmother, Birth Assistant, Godmother. Grandparents and Newborns in a Spanish Mountain Village (Pedro Bernardo, Ávila, 1850-1861) |
| title_sort | grandmother birth assistant godmother grandparents and newborns in a spanish mountain village pedro bernardo avila 1850 1861 |
| topic | Pedro Bernardo (Ávila) 19th century paternal and maternal grandparents death in baptismal records birth postpartum care |
| url | https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/myc/article/view/51187 |
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