Thank you Marty.

I will send the email and let you know the response.

You've been a great help.

I'm hoping for some guidance in my search.

My last known Italian born ancestors came from Miglierina, Catanzaro, Calabria.In the 1850's ( during construction of Suez) they moved to Egypt and stayed there until the 1950's.

My grandfather, Antonio Astorino, was born in Egypt in 1890, and was ...

Bet that's a relief, eh!

Suanj, I referred to you as he instead of she.
Scusa.

Hi mr/ms Carlsson.

As the learned Suanj suggests, visit the friuli in prin website he links to and you will find, by typing in the names Mion and Violino, and the luogo (location) San Daniele, the particulars of many potential ancestors bearing those names.

Italians of past generations frequently ...

Eduardo's British marriage certificate might also contain his parent's particulars. It should be available from the registry if he married in London in 1888.

Hi again Shylock.

I'm only an amateur with no particular expertise, and you may already be well ahead of me. Have you tried Jewish websites such as Jewishgen or Sephardicgen? They have sections relating to Italian Jewish ancestry and you may strike it lucky.

Also, you could send a proforma letter ...

Hi Shylock.

There are a number of people by the name of Gentilli from San Daniele del Friuli which is not that far from Trieste.

Go to the Friuli in Prin website (google it) and enter the name Gentilli in the cognome box. There are a number of Gentilli there. They may or may not be related to you ...

Would the friuli in prin site help?

If these villages are in friuli, the surname is known, and you have first names of your ancestors born before the turn of the last century, ie 100 years ago, you used to be able to do an online instant search. Don't know if that is still possible though. They ...

I can't help you with this Josie, but I have a related query.

My grandfather served in the Italian army and was wounded in WW1.

He was born in Egypt from Italian parents and was living in Egypt at the time the war broke out. He must have joined up from there.

Is there any registry in Italy from ...

Italysearcher, do you recommend this approach for Sicily and Calabria as well?

If they were married they simply could not legally divorce in Italy. They could however go to another country and obtain the legal status to divorce according to that country's laws. If they then returned to Italy there would be no punishment, but the Italian Government would still consider them to ...

Gioacchino translates as Joseph in any online dictionary. Ithink it derives from the Germanic Joachim.

In the dialect of the Friuli region and possibly in other regions such as Tyrol it is quite common for there not to be vowels at the end of words and Gioacchin could be a reflection of this.

Or ...

After the printed word "casa" meaning "house" or "home" the following written words appear to be "di categoria abitazione" meaning (loosely) of housing type or category.

Sinatra, keep in mind that Vassallo is also a common Maltese name, and if Pasquale came from there, you may draw a blank in Italy.

But of course he may well have been Italian, as there was a lot of population exchange between southern Italy and Malta.