looking for Briscione

[misbris]

I am looking for more information on the Briscione family. My grandfather was Angelo from Contursi. I know that he had a sister who married a Siani, but there were other brothers in NY or NJ who he lost touch with.

[wldspirit]

Would this be your Angelo??

1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Angelo Briscione
Home in 1930: Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Josephine
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Angelo Briscione 50
Josephine Briscione 47
Florence Briscione 22
Amelia Briscione 20
John Briscione 16
Carmela Briscione 15
Rose Briscione 12

wldspirit

[wldspirit]

Possible manifest.....I cannot make out the name of the person he is joining in New York.......

PAGE 1:
http://ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_wei ... &line=0017

PAGE 2:
http://ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_wei ... &line=0017

Was the sisters name Rose? Do you have any idea the names of the brothers? Their spouses or children??

wldspirit

[misbris]

Yes, that is my Angelo. My father was the only son. He had two male cousins from NY, Salvatore and John. I don't believe either of them had children. I know,however. that Angelo had more siblings who emigrated.


thanks for the quick reply

[Esperanza]

Here's a possiblity....

First Name: Maria
Last Name: Brisciani
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian South
Last Place of Residence: Contursi, Italy
Date of Arrival: Jan 16, 1914
Age at Arrival: 38y Gender: F Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Verona
Port of Departure: Naples
Manifest Line Number: 0022

Page one

Page 2

Manifest shows that Maria married a Siani, travels with children Alfonso, Amalia, Gerardo, Flora.

She would be joining husband Pasquali Siani at 142 Hudson Ave., Brooklyn, New York...

Would she be one of the siblings?

[wldspirit]

According to Angelo's manifest he is joining his brother in law
Giovanni ???? in New York....he leaves his father ???? in Italy.....

Need another set of eyes to make out the above names......could lead
us to more info.

wldspirit

[Esperanza]

Need another set of eyes to make out the above names......could lead
us to more info.

wldspirit

How he is listed....

First Name: Angelo
Last Name: Briscione
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian South
Last Place of Residence: Contusti, Italy
Date of Arrival: Dec 03, 1910
Age at Arrival: 30y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Taormina
Port of Departure: Naples
Manifest Line Number: 0017

http://ellisisland.org/search/shipManif ... 487170261&

From what I can see, Angelo he leaves his wife Giuseppina in Italy as next of kin, (matches wife's name on 1930 census)and would be joining his father in law Carmine Boniello? Boriello?

... maybe a Carmine Boniello ??... there is a manifest....

First Name: Carmine
Last Name: Boniello
Ethnicity: South Italy
Last Place of Residence: Contursi
Date of Arrival: Apr 11, 1907
Age at Arrival: 51y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Lombardia
Port of Departure: Napoli
Manifest Line Number: 0010

http://ellisisland.org/search/shipManif ... 1933020197

Travels with son Salvatore Boniello.

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Further on the 1930 census record...
Angelo immigrated in 1910
Josephine immigrated in 1912

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misbris, was a manifest for Angelo's wife ever located?

[Esperanza]

This could be Angelo's wife's manifest...

Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943
about Guiseppina Boniello
Name: Guiseppina Boniello
Arrival Date: 23 Sep 1912
Age: 30 Years
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Gender: Female
Ethnic Background: Italian (South) (Italian)
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Ship Name: Canopic
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Friend's Name: Briscion Augeh
Last Residence: Italy
Birthplace: Contursi, Italy
Microfilm Roll Number: 185

Guiseppa's manifest

Guiseppa's Manifest page 2

Travels with children Gelsomina, Filomena, Amelia, and would be joining husband Angelo Briscione!

Leaves father in law "Battista" in Contursi....

[jcsm400]

Nice finds on the manifests, wldspirit & Esperanza!


Town of interest=Contursi
Probably Contursi Terme, Salerno, Italy. There is also Contursi Bagni & Contursi Scalo, both hamlets of Contursi Terme.


Hi misbris,

To determine Angelo's siblings & trace the family>

Write to the city hall of Contursi Terme for all records

Ufficio di Stato Civile
Piazza Garibaldi
84024 Contursi Terme (SA)
ITALY
Phone Number: (+39) 0828-991013
Fax: (+39) 0828-991069

all requests should be in Italian & include a self addressed return envelope, a copy of your photo ID, & 2 international reply coupons. These can be obtained at your post office.

Letter that will translate your request to Italian:

http://www.circolocalabrese.org/resourc ... civile.asp

To help translate the records:

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ ... Italia.ASP

Hope this helps. If you have any questions at anytime, need further assistance with anything, please just ask. We are all here to help.

Happy hunting!

jcsm

[wldspirit]

It appeared to me, especially with the line drawn thru 16, that Angelo was joining his brother in law.....my mistake.....
but on a positive note....I'm proud to say that at least I can admit my mistakes!!!
Thank you so much for pointing that out Esperanza!!!!!
We wouldn't want to mislead our posters!!!
wldspirit

[misbris]

Thank you all for the help. Angelo's wife was Josephine Boniello, she had brothers Carmine, Sal, and John and a sister Concetta [married Zerbino]
The town is Contursi and there are hot springs {sulpher} there and two spas. We have been in contact with some of the cousins in Italy. Unfortunately they don"t speak English and since my aunts and parents died no one speaks Italian. I am really interested in finding the family of Angelo's brothers in the states if they exist. The name is uncommon and I believe anyone with that surname may be a relative.

All of the other info is my family. Josephine travelled with my aunts Mary, amelia and Florence. The three girls were all blone or red haired which is also unusual for southern Italy. My aunts used to say the family had French roots, but how did they get to Contursi? The Siani connection is also correct. My father had an Aunt Mary and I remember the names Adolph and Amelia as his cousins.

I am amazed that you all have found all of this info in so little times. My family would love to connect with Angelo's brothers' decendents.

[misbris]

Is it possible Angelo's manifest says he was met by his father-in-law,Carmine Boniello. The age seems right and he would be traveling with his son Sal, Josephine's brother? Even the adress in Newark is familiar.

[wldspirit]

Have you put the name thru a white pages listing, sending out letters of inquiry to those listed...worth a try.

http://www.switchboard.com/bin/cgiqa.dl ... earch.y=10

wldspirit

[misbris]

Thanks, I tried that before. Those are all my family.

[nuccia]

Nice finds on the manifests, wldspirit & Esperanza!


Town of interest=Contursi
Probably Contursi Terme, Salerno, Italy. There is also Contursi Bagni & Contursi Scalo, both hamlets of Contursi Terme.


Hi misbris,

To determine Angelo's siblings & trace the family>

Write to the city hall of Contursi Terme for all records

Ufficio di Stato Civile
Piazza Garibaldi
84024 Contursi Terme (SA)
ITALY
Phone Number: (+39) 0828-991013
Fax: (+39) 0828-991069

all requests should be in Italian & include a self addressed return envelope, a copy of your photo ID, & 2 international reply coupons. These can be obtained at your post office.

Letter that will translate your request to Italian:

http://www.circolocalabrese.org/resourc ... civile.asp

To help translate the records:

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ ... Italia.ASP

Hope this helps. If you have any questions at anytime, need further assistance with anything, please just ask. We are all here to help.

Happy hunting!

jcsm

jcsm has also given you some great advice. At some point you will need to verify all the "possible" relatives. This is a sure way of doing it! I recently realized the importance of having documents...very important in any research. Thanks Nonna..

Oh..and thanks for the other info...will keep you posted on my findings. Will be contacting you for a few other things.