Here's my little insight into The Italians coming over to Morecambe I'm unsure of the exact dates atm but I do know Stephen settled here in the late nineteenth century and of what interest it will be to any-one else I don't know but I thought I would share what I know up to now including pictures :..... Each photo has a story to it too, what connection does it have to Overton you may ask but we have always lived in Overton and Middleton ..... I'm constantly searching for any new information so if you have some please do share xx
Stephen Ginocchio my great, great, great Grandfather whom came from genoa was a well known musician in Lancaster,The Ginocchio's were the first family to bring ice cream to lancaster .The 4 main lancaster italian families to arrive in Morecambe are the Ginocchio's ,Macaris,Brucianiani's and the Rastellis... The Ginocchio's taught the macaris the ice cream trade which is still running with the macaris family now .
Stephen Ginocchio born 1873 is chris costellos ( on my freinds list) nannas great uncle or greatgrand father,my dad ian (i think its my dad) is chris Costellos Nannas cousin his Nannas uncle was called mark and either seraphine domonics son or Anthony's , chris's great grandmother was called Annie ( Marks sister) and was from lancaster,, she was one of 13 children but some died and she was fathered by either Domonic or Anthony .
Acccording to what im reading Ginocchio actually pronounced Ginoc ch io is a common surname for people from the Liguria region of italy . Translated into english it means knee and takes it's name from the shape of the coastline.
Here is a list of dates and records of deaths and births I know of
Stephen Ginocchio b 1849 Genoa died 1919 in Lancaster .Children Seraphine Domonic born 1873 Preston died Preston 1912 Chorlton ,Anthony born 1874 Haslington, Benetta born 1877 Haslington,Jacob born 1879, Angilina born 1881 xx
if you haven't got bored and are still reading Anthony Ginocchio's role astounded me the most he was a knocker upper and still to this day our nick names are knocker , big knocker , lil knocker etc I always wondered where that nickname came from
The pictures may not be in the correct order sorry. and I have 1 or 2 pictures I couldn't attach as the site wouldn't allow me to
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