Hi fothers1, I've only just seen these postings, although I am in contact with dalhousie. Pietro may have been my GG Grandfather. I did get to Stirling & found the plaque you talk of. I too have come to the conclusion that he was out of the country on census nights but never knew anything about ...

Can anyone tell me if there are any passenger lists from Italy to UK before 1878. Pietro is not on the ancestry site but this could be because he moved to UK (Scotland) before 1878. Also do I have to write in Italian to the above parish addresses? I'm assuming I do which could cause a problem as I d...

Thank you all. I can only but try these various addresses to see if they will provide any answers.

Balianjo

Hi Peter,

I have the scanned image from scotlands people so it will be accurate. Can I contact someone regarding his birth cert. in the House of Savoy area?

Balianjo

Finally found Peter's death certificate. It tells me his real name, Pietro Casoli, and the names of his parents. He was born about 1840 in Italy but I don't know in which area. Using this information, is there any way I would be able to trace his birth certificate?

Balianjo

Thanks daddymuzza for the websites. Will look in to those. I'd love to go to the Mitchell library to see if it holds info. but, although I am in Scotland it is still a distance away. Out of the childrens' birth/death cert.'s I've found they don't provide much info. re Peter except they don't have hi...

Trying to find any info. on Peter Carswell who, according to the 1891 Scottish census was born in Italy (don't know the area), about 1859. He lived in the Camlachie area of Glasgow and was an ice cream maker. He lived with his wife Elizabeth McNamara their 2 children, Helen b. 1886 & John b.1888...