Forno family in Piedmont Italy

[mjc]

My grandmother, Goldie Forno was born in Piedmont Italy on 01/11/1897. Her father's name was Ermegildo Forno, and her mother was Effisia - but we do not know her maiden name. Does anyone have access to the records that could provide more information on Goldie. We only know her as Goldie, yet it might be a nickname?

[paola52]

Hi and welcome

There are two matches for Ermenegildo Forno
in Ellis Island records (and don't mind the misspelling, the original manifests read in both cases "Ermenegildo")
In 1901

First Name: Eruvenigildo
Last Name: Forno
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian
Last Place of Residence: Torino
Date of Arrival: Nov 09, 1901
Age at Arrival: 31 Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Phoenicia
Port of Departure: Boulogne
Manifest Line Number: 0002

http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passR ... 816070643&

And then in 1908
First Name: Enneuegildo
Last Name: Forno
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian North
Last Place of Residence: Leechburg, USA
Date of Arrival: Oct 31, 1908
Age at Arrival: 31y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: La Lorraine
Port of Departure: Havre
Manifest Line Number: 0021

(if you read the original manifest youl'l see that the age given is 38, so it is the same person)
http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passR ... 850160021&

Is this your ancestor?

Ciao
Paola

[adelfio]

Piedmont is a big area here is Ermegildo Forno shipmanifest says he came from Villadeati is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont
Shipmanfest of Ermanegildo Forno Line #21 leaving father Giuseppe Forno
PG LINK PG1
http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0021

Marriage of Ermanegildo Forno and Effisa QUILLICO
INDEX# 8
1894 May 17th in the town of Villadeati marriage of Ermenegildo Forno age 20 born in Villadeati son of Giuseppe Forno and Camilla Quillico to marry Effisa Quillico age 19 born in Montigilio daughter of Battista Quillico and Lucia Bussolino
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[mjc]

Outstanding! Could you check for any birth records for the daughter Goldie? Again, I think that will be a nickname. She was born on 01/11/1897 to Ermegildo and Effisia Forno.

[paola52]

Hi Marty
Great find!
Ermenegildo and Effisia were married in Montiglio, (were the bride was born and resided ) May 14 1894, and then the marriage was registered in Villadeati on May 17
As always the Allegati di Matrimonio are full of info
There is the birth certificate of Effisia born may 24 1874 She was the daughter of Battista Quillico, (son of Giovanni Quillico) and Lucia Bossolino (daughter of Defendente
http://interactive.ancestry.com/1551/IT ... 1895-00617
Also the birth certificate of Ermenegildo (full name Ernesto, Ermenegildo Luigi) born in 1870, april 11. His father was Giuseppe son of the deceased Luigi and his mother Camilla Quilico (written with one L), daughter of Giovanni
http://interactive.ancestry.com/1551/IT ... 1895-00616
Camilla Quilico died march 26 1882. Her mother's name was Rosa Masiero (?)
All aof them were peasant
Ps I post the links because I can't manage to post the images. Maybe Marty can
Ciao
Paola

[adelfio]

Hi Marty
Great find!
Ermenegildo and Effisia were married in Montiglio, (were the bride was born and resided ) May 14 1894, and then the marriage was registered in Villadeati on May 17
As always the Allegati di Matrimonio are full of info
There is the birth certificate of Effisia born may 24 1874 She was the daughter of Battista Quillico, (son of Giovanni Quillico) and Lucia Bossolino (daughter of Defendente
http://interactive.ancestry.com/1551/IT ... 1895-00617


Also the birth certificate of Ermenegildo (full name Ernesto, Ermenegildo Luigi) born in 1870, april 11. His father was Giuseppe son of the deceased Luigi and his mother Camilla Quilico (written with one L), daughter of Giovanni



http://interactive.ancestry.com/1551/IT ... 1895-00616
Camilla Quilico died march 26 1882. Father was deceased Giovanni Quillico Her mother's name was Rosa Masiero (?)
All aof them were peasant



Ps I post the links because I can't manage to post the images. Maybe Marty can
Ciao
Paola

Marty

[paola52]

Efisia Quilico aged 29 arrived at Ellis Island in 1903 to join husband Ermenegildo Forno. With her there were three children Guglielmina, aged 6 (thus born in 1897)Lucia aged 4, Pietro aged 2. There were registered under the surname Quilico, but there is no doubt that they were the children of Ermenegildo
This is the link to the original manifest
http://www.ellisisland.org/search/shipM ... 2679110226
Italian woman always kept they maiden surname even after their marriage. When they traveled with their children often immigration clerks registered them with the same surname of the mother,
So I think your grandmother Goldie Forno was in fact named Guglielmina.
This is the current italian spelling of the name, feminine of Guglielmo "William". In the manifest it was misspelled "Gulgliemina"
Ciao
Paola

[paola52]

Thanks, Marty!
Can you tell me how to post images?

[adelfio]

Thanks, Marty!
Can you tell me how to post images?

Use a free image sharing site like postimage.org its free and safe Then save image to your computer and upload the image to postimage.org click family safe and use Thumbnail for Forums (1) post to here

Marty

[paola52]

Thanks Marty!
And for mjc: with the parents' name and the date of birth you can send a letter to the comune of Villadeati asking for the birth certificate (estratto dell'atto di nascita) of Goldie/Guglielmina
Ciao
Paola

[mjc]

Amazing help all of you. I now have a Grandma Guglielmina.
Thank you!