Most of the older police files are destroyed, the more recent ones (maybe 1950's on) exist but you won't get access to those of course. However small parts of the police files may be found with the archived court files at the BANQ, assuming of course the file was selected for archiving at the BANQ. ...

Wow, suanj, good work. Thank you. I'm embarrassed because I looked in the naturalizations but I never used the Wildcard for the name so he didnt show up! So you think this is the right person, looks like it. I believe Greco also from Campobasso, because in the newspaper articles it mentions Di Lena ...

Thank you suanj, good work anyway.

Here is the Antonio DiLena I find born in Afragola in 1878, I don't think he married (at least not in Afragola) and I do not find his death in Afragola (index ends in 1930)....maybe this his him, but I need more clues....

Interesting points, thank you. The travel documents say: -arrived in NY in May 1907 -returns to Italy to join his wife in Jan 1907 (transits through NY, (M) married or (D) divorced) -returns to Toronto (from Italy) in Sep 1912 (transits through NY, joining his brothers, leaving his wife in Italy My ...

Thank you both, adelfio and suanj but I really don't know, it's difficult because there are no other clues to base the search on. I do not think he was in Toronto, and I'm quite sure he did not marry (at least was single in 1914-1915), based on 2 or 3 of his newspaper articles. The prison register m...

Hi everyone. I have been searching for any information on Antonio DeLena, or DiLena...(often mispelled, DeLina, etc.). The newspaper articles in Montreal say he was 36 yrs old (born about 1879), in Italy. I believe he remained unmarried. He maybe came from Afragola, or Naples, but that is mostly bas...

Thank you. I attach his actual marriage document. I did a rough translation, but possibly missing a few more details ? On October 11th, 1871, at 8 am, in the community hall, Piazza Street, before me, FrancescoAntonio Bove, mayor and civil status official of Sala Consilina, Province of Salerno, and i...

I want to thank you so much for your expertise.

It actually looks a bit like the word ended originally with an "e", that was changed to an "i"....

But for Caterina, after her father's name, Vincenzo, I see the profession of "shoemaker", so in this case it would apply to the father, do you agree?

Grazie.

mmogno, thank you for making perfect sense of the first document. Regarding the "Pepernieri",should I assume this applies to Michele's father (Luigi), and NOT to Michele ?

I attached the 1871 banns,I assume? from 2 different dates, for Florio. I would appreciate if someone could refine my "rough" attempt at translating the documents. After I will try to post the actual marriage. Also, you will notice what appears to be his or his father's profession ?, which term is n...

Thank you for your input. He the only one who appears in the Ellis Island and FamilySearch databases which include several million each of the earliest arrivals. My understanding from Creech at NARA is that the vast majority of the New York arrivals are available in one form or another. That said, t...

Before 1906, there was an exceptional form for minors, accordingly a minor immigrant, upon reaching the age of 23, could submit his declaration and petition at the same time (one step), and upon his 5 year residency. Here is my latest reasoning.... I know the Focarile naturalization is the correct p...

Comparing these naturalizations I found: The first one, in 1877, for Florio, mentions "Minor" at the very top. The second one, in 1879, for Focarile, does not. In both cases, the clause language refers to "residing 5 years in the US, including 3 years of his minority". (I assume 3 years minority is ...

Thank you Marty, that is what I referred to. Of about 20 of my surnames in the correct time period, I found 1 military record for Sala. I do realize there can be many exceptions why they didn't do military service, but I still find it odd no one appears on the leva. (Although I had the same situatio...

To anyone with experience in navigating the records in Sala. As you may know there are several gaps in the civil vital records, the biggest, in the period 1845 to 1860, or thereabout. Is there anyone who was able to fill the gaps with church records, or will this be the same problem ? Also, there is...