Corrotti family

[nuao]

I recently discovered my Italian ancestor James Stephen Corrotti while researching my family tree on my grandmothers side.

I have census records from 1851 stating his birth was about 1797 and was born in Pisa, Tuscany; he was also married while living in London from around 1820-1825 to Ann Wood and had a number of children. He died in 1870 in London.

From looking a census records he stayed in London for most of his life, and traveled to Sheffield, Yorkshire in 1851. I also have gathered his occupation from the census results which states is as sculptor. Adding to this I found references to him while searching on google which shows an insurance bought by James Corrotti suggesting him being a rather wealthy man being an "artist in alabaster and dealer in fancy foreign goods".

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/ ... -443#1-443

I would like to find any record of him in Pisa however I have been unsuccessful as the name Corrotti seems to be rather rare in Italy and would therefore appreciate any help finding any references to him.

Thanks
nuao

[misbris]

hi and welcome to the forum.

The name is pretty rare. These two sites may help you to pinpoint where the name exists.

http://www.gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/genera.html


http://italia.indettaglio.it/eng/cognomi/cognomi.html


And here are Corrottis still in Italy. Most seem to be in the province of Lucca.

http://www.paginebianche.it/execute.cgi ... rrotti&dv=