Hello Joy,

Thanks for your reply.

I have explored witnesses, as they can always be helpful...or in some cases, lead me up the garden path!! :)

However, I hadn't thought about natralization....hhhhmmm...good thinking!!! As for spelling variations, tell me about it LOL!!! Of course, way back then ...

Hi Peg,

Thanks for your suggestions. Some time ago, I started the VERONELLY message board on Ancestry...in the days before I knew it should end with an 'i'...and through there, I have made contact with 2 or 3 others & together, we've shared info & gathered a huge amount on the descendants. This ...

Thanks again Jen,

Yes, it's been by looking at the maps that I've guessed at Como. I read somewhere too that a lot of tailors were in the region.

At least now I have some parish names to go with, I didn't know where to start before.

Wish me luck!!

Debbie

Suanj,
Many thanks for your swift reply & the information. Although the details don't mean much to me at this stage, I'll print them out & keep on file.

Jen,

That's all I have unfortunately. On the 1841 census, he claims to have been born in Kent...little fibber :) On the 1851, he has simply ...

Hi,

My G x 3 Grandfatehr was Giovanni Basilio VERONELLI born circa 1778 in Italy. The first record I've found for him is in London 1798 when he married. I have a good record of his life in London & of his children. Giovanni was a Tailor by trade. Some of his children later used the surname TAYLOR ...