Happy New Year...and thanks all for helping me in 2010
Vee

Thanks VJ...that's fantastic

Hi Carmine and Caroline, ive still not found out where he was born, i am still looking. It helps though, knowing his birth date. He was born in July 1902, there is another man with the same name born in 1894, worked on the same ships, but died in 1969 , buried in the same cemetery, so it got ...

Its been a while since i posted, i just wanted to say a huge, Thank you, to all for your advise,I have just got back from Camogli and i have found out my Fathers birthday, the date he died and my grand parents names...I am so happy i never gave up...i have hit so many brick walls, but thanks to the ...

Hi Peter,
No i dont ever call , i always book direct on their site, at £49 one way, i feel its a bargain, you do have to hunt around on the site for the cheaper flights though. Vee

Hi Peter, i suppose if i where to book flights with an Italian company that might be the case, but i don't think British company's do Internal flights in Italy, i could be wrong though. I honestly have not got a clue... . I some times book my train tickets before i go but its much cheaper to buy ...

I have decided to go to Camogli in October. I have 2 choices of Airport. Pisa or Genoa. Genoa is the obvious choice as it is closer but it is also £80 more expensive. Is there an easy way to get from Pisa to Camogli? Train seems to take 2hrs with one change. Can i buy a weekly train ticket to ...

Hi Peter,
If you phone the Italian Consulate in London 02078386984, they have a department that helps familys in your situation, they will also point you in the right direction.
There is also an organization called CFAB (they used to be called International social services) 0207 735 8971.

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Hi Peter, no i dont think so but i think maybe his father and grandfather did, just waiting to find his parents names via birth cert. I will look up Blaxland though, thank you

Thanks Mozzie and Peter, its the only explanation i could come up with for conflicting years of birth .

I vaguely remember being told that some times people lied about their age to get jobs, because they needed to help support family. is it possible a 15 year old would say he was 19 then go off to sea ?



Thanks in advance Vee

Ive now called all the numbers you guys found for me, and no answere. Is there any way you can think of that can lead to me finding him?

And I ask again, is there any way to find mobile numbers in Italy?

Hi, i am not sure what country you are in, if say you where in England you could phone the ...

Caroline sounds like a place i go to .. maybe he moved here !! he is entertaining though..once my friend asked if he had chips on the menu..he replied " If you want to eat sh*t there-is-a m*cadonalds down the road" . We then ordered 2 prawn starters...chef put them on counter , owner dropped one ...

Caroline, Its sounds lovely makes me want to jump on a plane now..

Peter the Italians do it best, i have never come across a dodgy meal or bad service. I have been going to Northern Italy , for many years, and i love it, i must admit i avoid the big city's, living in London, makes you want to leave ...

Hi Caroline,
Thanks , i though Camogli was the most beautiful place on this planet, i never got as far as Santa Margherita, i could kick myself now. That whole area around Recco, Portofino, San Rocco is stunning. I shall be back there in September i shall make a point of trying their gnocchi ...