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Offline allense64

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Italian community in Kingston upon Thames - early 1900s
« on: Sunday 14 November 10 18:49 GMT (UK) »
Hi
My great grandfather was Italian , he came to Surbiton/kingston area  around 1906 and was a servant to an italian nobleman , he meet my great grandma and they had a baby out of wed lock! and he returned to Italy when the war started , she didnt want to go with him. Was there an italian presence in that area around that time?? any info much appreciated
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Re: Italian community in Kingston upon Thames - early 1900s
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 17 July 11 15:35 BST (UK) »
The area around Eureka Road just off Cambridge Hill was known as Little Italy because of Italian families living there around the turn of the century. Hope this helps
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