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Title: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: jamcat95 on Thursday 12 September 13 10:01 BST (UK)

Hi,

I am looking for anything on Arthur Bosotto from Italy. His name comes up a lot on Ancestry.com.
He owned a Hotel in Madras with his brother Atillio Bosotto in the 1940's. Arthur was married to Emily Winifred Norton born in India in 1896. Their son (removed) married Morag Ramsay McQueen.
I would like to know what happened to Arthur. I presume he went back to Italy. (removed) changed his name back to Norton, so I suppose Emily and Arthur got divorced. His brother died in England in 1960.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: carol-f on Thursday 12 September 13 10:18 BST (UK)

Hi
I have connection with the Bisotto family in Italy they came from the Cittadella, Bassano area
Carol

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: jamcat95 on Thursday 12 September 13 10:35 BST (UK)

Hi
Thanks for your reply. Is there any mention of an Arthur or Atillio in the Bisottos?

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: jorose on Saturday 14 September 13 14:39 BST (UK)

Are you sure that "Arthur" and "Atillio" refer to two different men, and "Arthur" isn't an anglicised version of his name Atillio used?

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/passengerListPersonSearchStart.action
 shows several entries for Bosotto - Atillio/Attillio, Emily, and a daughter, travelling in the 1930s to 1950s (various trips) - although no "Arthur".  I suggest you look at the full entries of these if you haven't already to see what additional information is held there.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/
 - secondly, Attilio Bosotto from Italy, resident in India, naturalised in 1940 (his daughter also named). 

 - is this Emily's first marriage and the death of her husband just a few months later?   :(
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGJS-BML
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGKZ-1L8

Emily Winifred Bosotto appears to have died in 1981 using that name so there may not have been a divorce - her son may have simply decided to change his name for some reason.

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: jamcat95 on Saturday 14 September 13 14:59 BST (UK)

Thanks for your reply.
I have a marriage certicate of Emily's son (maybe still alive) and it says that the father is Arthur Bosotto. And after the son's name it says "formerly Bosotto". This is why I think they got divorced.
I have been searching this family in Australia in another thread.
Maybe Atillio is a form of Arthur. I hadn't thought of that. Emily remarried after Amon Mann Short died in 1920.

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: ajshort on Sunday 01 January 17 01:04 GMT (UK)

Hi I am actually related to Emily she was my grandmother and Atillio (Arthur) I actually have some of the wine and champagne glasses from the hotel Bossotto. Emily's son, my father died in 2003.

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: jamcat95 on Wednesday 04 January 17 11:31 GMT (UK)

Hi ajshort
....and welcome to RootsChat.
I have found all I need to know. If you would like some info I would gladly help out.

Ian

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: ajshort on Wednesday 04 January 17 22:13 GMT (UK)

Hi thank you. I would be interested in details of the son Billy Norton and any details on Athurs hotels and Italian connections. Emily adopted the name Gaynor in later life as did her daughter (my aunt) Gloria. Btw my fathers name was also Amon Mann Short

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: shreya on Monday 16 April 18 19:50 BST (UK)

Hi all!!

Please share any information you have on the person who bought The Bosotto in Madras, India.

Thank you.

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: jamcat95 on Tuesday 17 April 18 10:08 BST (UK)

Hi shreya and welcome to RootsChat,
I have very little information on the Bosottos unfortunately. All the info I have came from Ancestry.
Is there anything specific you are looking for?


Ian

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: shreya on Tuesday 17 April 18 11:58 BST (UK)

Hi! Thanks for the reply. I would want to know who bought The Bosotto in Madras

Thank you.

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: jamcat95 on Tuesday 17 April 18 12:03 BST (UK)

I found this link a while ago, it may help:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/byebye-bosotto-historic-bakery-faces-closure/article3502043.ece


Ian

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: shreya on Tuesday 17 April 18 12:11 BST (UK)

Thanks Ian. I would like to know the name of the first buyer

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: jamcat95 on Tuesday 17 April 18 12:12 BST (UK)

I can't help you there I'm afraid.

Ian

Title: Re: Bosotto from Italy.
Post by: jamcat95 on Tuesday 17 April 18 12:19 BST (UK)

Just found this:
https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2014/05/02/lost-landmarks-of-chennai-airlines-hotel/

It looks as though D'Angelis owned it before the Bosotto brothers.


Ian