Familie Butnariu

[Christiaan Butnaru]

Dear all,

I haven't found much yet in my search for the Romanian branch of my family. What I do have is a copy of the birth certificate of my grandfather, Neculai Butnariu, from the town hall of Barlad in Tutova County. It is record number 752 from the year 1869. It states that his father was Stephan and his mother was Elena. I do not know Elena's surname.
However, I did find a marriage record online for Elena Stefan Butnariu; I suspect she might be my grandfather's sister. Can anyone tell me more about this? I have been unable to find her birth certificate.
I would very much like to find an image of the original [/attach]
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[Andrei Jipa]

Hello and welcome to the forum! and congrats for the finds!

It is record number 752 from the year 1869.

It might just be a typo in your message, but the birth certificate is from 1896, not 1869.

The age of Ștefan Butnariu matches: 38 in 1896 and 45 in 1903. Elena was 34 in 1896 and 40 in 1903, which also fits. The occupation of Ștefan is slightly different: "cultivatoriu" (farmer) in 1896 and "croitor" (tailor) in 1903, but this doesn't necessarily mean it's a different person. I would say there's a good chance that Elena is your grandfather's sister.