Andrew (Francis) SIRKO/SOLCO/SORCO/SCARCRO are the various anglicised variants of my 4xG grandfather's name. He was said to have been a mariner and married in London in 1798. I understand that "K" does not exist in Italian. At his marriage in 1798, the earliest record I have for him, the t...

I have a potential Italian mariner 4xG grandfather who may have come from Livorno. He married in London in 1798. I understand the difficulties of research in Italy before civil registration but have read that all Italian children will have been confirmed and that Cresima records are held at province...