Hi Troy (et al)
Reading this thread with great interest as my own family has strong links to Chancery Lane and would certainly been acquainted with the Schlickers and others mentioned. More on that later but first I think the photo and text in the link below will be of interest. Seems like the German Jewish immigrant referred to his George Schlicker. If so that would make his wife Rosanna an Italian. The brothers referred to is presumably a misspelling of the Gasparo brothers:
https://www.broadsheet.ie/2020/10/27/old-dublin-little-italy/if it is indeed the case then that would probably make those in the picture would be the residents of 13 Chancery Lane...
My own families connection is to various other addresses in Chancery Lane, including 14, where the Gasparo brothers lived.
14 Chancery Lane was between about 1876 and 1884 the address of Louis Rolleri aka Louis O’Leary. Like George Schlicker, the Gasparos and many others in Chancery Lane he was a musician. His first wife was Margaret Rigoli (aka Regan) who was my great great great aunt. She was born in Dublin to Giovanni Rigoli, a figure maker who came to Ireland c 1835. He also lived in Chancery Lane (no 24) c 1851. Louis Rolleri later moved to 25 Chancery Lane with his second wife and family.
One of my great great great grandfathers Jacapo Basquale Cheverini (which would have originally I think have been Chiavarini and later morphed into Chavrine) lived at 17 Chancery Lane in 1864. He was an organ grinder and would certainly have know. George Schlicker. Pretty sure 17
was also a boarding house used by itinerant Italian workers as Jacapo moved between Belfast and Dublin.
By the way there is a record of death for a Rosanna Slicker aged abt 45 in 1899, Dublin South. That could be George’s wife. I’ll bet if you look hard enough you’ll find Rosanna was from an Italian family. Martini maybe? There were plenty of Martinis in Little Italy. Just a thought...
Cheers
Dan
