Hi Maria I don't think it is any connection. Unfortunately Antonio died in 1900 at age 37. His children were 4, 2 and 3 months old at the time so no family history about Antonio was ever spoken about. He was married to a South African woman of Afrikaans background and she died in South Africa in 195...

Thanks Peter for your assistance. I will do that and see what can be remembered.

EmPea

Hi Peter

Unfortunately, no other information is known although I will go back to the family and see if some other oral history is remembered.

Thank you for your assistance.

EmPea

Hi everyone Please can someone point me in the right direction? I would like to find out more about Antonio CHIMATO who, we believe, was born in Calabria around 1863. His parents were Filippo and Vincenzia. He emigrated to South Africa some time before 1878 (he was 15 in 1878). We do not know if he ...