Identity area
Reference code
ASDMAE RCItCa-03-02
Title
Acts of notoriety (1886–1939)
Date(s)
- 1886 - 1944 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
19 volumes preserved in 8 archival boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
An act of notoriety is a public act required to prove certain facts, statuses or personal qualities.
It is therefore a written document drawn up before a public official, who may be a notary or a court clerk. Such acts are predominantly drawn up for succession purposes.
Many declarations are issued in the absence of a will (intestacy, ab intestato), i.e. declarations concerning the existence of “next of kin”.
A number of paternity attestations are also present.