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Title: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: littlefishlock on Saturday 29 July 17 11:52 BST (UK)
An absolute treasure has turned up in Folkestone, Kent (but could have come from anywhere)

A hard back photo album - looks like jumanji book, all hand painted around the photo, given as a   present to Peter Charles Brachi on his 21 birthday from his cousins. The date being January 27th 1877 . I have attached the first page of a photo album.  Can anyone help find his roots so to speak?

Many thnaks

Chrissi
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: littlefishlock on Saturday 29 July 17 11:55 BST (UK)
Hope this one is the correct way round.!
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: heywood on Saturday 29 July 17 12:00 BST (UK)
How beautiful it is.

Here he is in 1871 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB6V-4VK with a Neely connection which helps.
In 1881 he is Tobacco manufacturer.

Heywood
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: rosie99 on Saturday 29 July 17 12:02 BST (UK)
Births Jun 1862 
NEELY    Jane Alice Malvina mothers maiden name POWELL
Hackney    1b   341   

Deaths Dec 1926   
Neely    Jane A M    64   
E.Preston    2b   472
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: groom on Saturday 29 July 17 12:03 BST (UK)
His birth

Births Mar 1856 
BRACHI    Peter Charles        Hackney    1b   300

Mother maiden name NEELY 
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: Rosinish on Saturday 29 July 17 12:05 BST (UK)
What a beautiful gift & so full of info. on that 1 page, would be great to find descendants!

Annie
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: rosie99 on Saturday 29 July 17 12:06 BST (UK)
Quote from: rosie99 on Saturday 29 July 17 12:02 BST (UK)
Births Jun 1862 
NEELY    Jane Alice Malvina mothers maiden name POWELL
Hackney    1b   341   

Deaths Dec 1926   
Neely    Jane A M    64   
E.Preston    2b   472

Marriages Jun 1854
Neely    William       
POWELL    Jane Sarah       
Hackney    1b   443
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: groom on Saturday 29 July 17 12:07 BST (UK)
Parent's marriage

Marriages Dec 1852   

Brachi    Peter       
Neely    Malvina       
Hackney    1b   345
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: groom on Saturday 29 July 17 12:09 BST (UK)
Mother's death

Deaths Jun 1866 
Brachi    Malvina    35   
Hackney    1b   279
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: jim1 on Saturday 29 July 17 12:23 BST (UK)
He married Clara Fry in 1878.
1901
Peter C Brocki   45 (says Brachi)
Clara H Brocki   44
Ethel C Brocki   21
Charles C Brocki   20
Maurice Brocki   11
Philip Brocki   19
Vincent Brocki   18
Harriett A Fry   
Can only see marriages for 2 of the children, Ethel & Maurice. Name could have bee mistranscribed of course.

Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: littlefishlock on Saturday 29 July 17 12:30 BST (UK)
Wow thanks everyone so far. Its coming together nicely ! Regards Chrissi
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: heywood on Saturday 29 July 17 12:32 BST (UK)
According to the London Freedom of the city Admission Papers, his grandfather Charles Francis Brachi was a native of Turin and arrived c 1800.
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Post by: jim1 on Saturday 29 July 17 12:35 BST (UK)
Looks like Charles, Maurice & Philip all served WW1. Officers of course.
They all survived.
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Post by: josey on Saturday 29 July 17 12:35 BST (UK)
Found marriages for Charles C 1915 Willesden & VIncent [Bracci] 1925 Romford.
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: heywood on Saturday 29 July 17 12:36 BST (UK)
Maurice Brachi

https://www.flickr.com/photos/imperialwarmuseum/10404601114
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: josey on Saturday 29 July 17 12:40 BST (UK)
Worth looking for the surname on social media? Only Ethel's descendants would not have the opportunity of the Brach[c]i surname surviving.
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: Rosinish on Saturday 29 July 17 12:57 BST (UK)
Or 192.com

Annie
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: littlefishlock on Saturday 29 July 17 20:00 BST (UK)
Thank you all so much. The links provided a wealth of information and am going to do the social media search now.   :) :) :)
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: Annewdoyle on Saturday 05 January 19 00:11 GMT (UK)
Hi - my name is Anne Doyle and my brother David and I have been doing research on my mothers side of the family “Brachi” our grandfather was Charles Clarence Brachi and Maurice Brachi was our uncle.

It’s been a while since I have googled the Brachi name but I decided to do that this evening and your discover popped up. Incredible!!’ I would love to know more about it. The Brachis came from Turin and our ancestor arrived in London around 1810. It’s a wonderful history but over the last few years we have come to a dead end and this photo album might open up a new world. Thanks for posting this enquiry. It’s very exciting. All the best. Anne
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: Jackiemh on Saturday 05 January 19 00:39 GMT (UK)
What a lovely outcome. Amazing how things can turn up unexpectedly.
Jackie
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: Annewdoyle on Saturday 05 January 19 00:51 GMT (UK)
Well it’s amazing what you have done. My brother lives in Ireland and periodically goes over to England. Any chance he could visit this. Thanks a lot. Anne
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: Annewdoyle on Saturday 05 January 19 01:02 GMT (UK)
Really looking forward to hearing more about this photo album.
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: youngtug on Saturday 05 January 19 12:28 GMT (UK)
Hi, the OP, littlefishlock, as not been active on here for nearly a year. They should get a notification by email that the thread as been added to. You could send a personal message via the PM system, hopefully they are still active.
Welcome to Rootschat.
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: littlefishlock on Wednesday 30 October 19 23:37 GMT (UK)
Good heavens, I have only just caught up on this thread after being offline through illness for over a year. Well I am so pleased that I have found some family that is related to Mr Brachi !  The album was found by my nephew so I will go visit him in a few days and see what is in it and get back to you! Sorry for the delay.
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: Mowsehowse on Thursday 31 October 19 07:50 GMT (UK)
"Offline for over a year...."  :'(  Gosh, you must have been horribly poorly.

So glad you are on the mend at last.  :-*
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: Peter warren on Tuesday 06 April 21 07:16 BST (UK)
My mother ,her twin Diane and brother Michael Brachi are all living relatives of the photo album found in Kent  by a user on this site my ancestors names are Phillip Charles married to Clara with children’s names Maurice , Lancelot  and Elsie Brachi. Your help would greatly appreciated in this matter. Peter (son of Elaine Brachi)
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: sarah on Sunday 18 April 21 10:50 BST (UK)
Hello Peter,

Welcome to RootsChat :)

I am sorry that the member littlefishlock has not yet replied to your message, they were last online in September hopefully my reply will let them know of your reply.

Regards

Sarah
Title: Re: Unearthed Treasure How do I find their ancestors
Post by: Peter warren on Sunday 18 April 21 15:30 BST (UK)
Many kind thanks Sarah !!! Peter.