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Albania. One stayed in Tirana, two went to Permet, one to Tepelena and another one to
Saranda. Although they lived away from their natal village three of them married the women
from Dhërmi/Drimades. Two sons married the women originating from other villages with
Greek minority: Kosta, who held his grandfather’s name, lived in Tepelena and married a
woman from one of the villages of Gjirokastra and Janis who lived in Saranda married a
woman from there. Lambro’s three daughters married in the village and later, except for the
eldest one, moved to Tirana.
Mihailis had four sons and one daughter. One of the sons died when he was twenty. The
others followed the sons of his brother Lambro and went to study: the eldest went to Tirana
and the other two to Vlorë. The daughter who was the youngest child stayed behind until she
married one of the locals who studied in Tirana. After he applied for a job she moved to the
capital. Mihailis’ son who studied in Tirana got a job and also married a village girl. After
their wedding she followed him to Tirana. The other two sons stayed in Vlorë where they
married the girls of Muslim religion.
Figure 8. Kinship chart of Kosta and Andrea
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