Italian Research

[meekhcs]

Hi Steve

Happy New Year

Just tidying up loose ends. Did you manage to find anything further re Sarah Parmiter please??

Thanks

Sally

[steve62]

meekhcs
Not been successful at the moment, sorry,

GENERAL MESSAGE TO ALL:-

At the moment with the current situation in Italy many Town Halls are dealing only with internal matters.  It all depends on what "colour" the Region is in with "lockdown".  Online Government offices online are ok - ex. Archives, but with reduced staff.   So I am afraid its a bit difficult to get replies at the moment.

Steve

[meekhcs]

Completely understand. Thanks for the update

[steve62]

Will let everyone know when we are back on action.

Steve

[danbonino]

Hi Steve

I wonder if you might be able to assist with tracing vital records for a gx2 uncle of mine, Antonio da Prato a figure maker who emigrated to Belfast and later worked as an ice cream man in a scotland; d 1930. I know from
marriage and census records in Ireland and Scotland that he was b 1866-1867 in Barga, Lucca, and that his father was Raffaele Prato / Da Prato, a farmer who was deceased by the time of Antonio’s marriage in Belfast in 1889.

I would like to find out anything I can about his family in Barga including the identity of his mother, siblings etc.

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Dan

[JimGat]

Hi Dan

I found Antonio birth record, mother looks like Teresa di Francesco Alberti. But I think it is Teresa Alberti, Francesco is her father.

I tried to attach a copy but couldn't get it under the 500kb for attachments, I will keep trying.


Jim

[danbonino]

Thanks very much Jim. Where did you find it?. Can you tell me Antonio’s date of birth?

Cheers

Dan

[JimGat]

I found it on familysearch, born December 30,1866

Jim

[danbonino]

Thanks a lot Jim. By coincidence I have today been sent a copy of his baptism record by someone from the Barga Research Group. That confirms all the info you kindly dug up. 30 Dec 1866 was actually the baptism it seems and he was born a day earlier! It has helped me put several other pieces of the family puzzle together. Turns out he had a brother Giuseppe who also came to Scotland and it looks as if one of his sons may have been among the survivors of the Arandora Star tragedy. So there is lots more research to be done. Thanks again for your kind help.