I know this is off track Amos but here is the death record of Luigi's brother Salvatore in Brindisi 1931 - he was 56 years old. https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/ark:/12 ... 01/Lpgym2o

Contact Silvia and she will get it sorted but if you have any issues just let me know and I'll help out.

Getting back to Federico Veste... I assuming you know his name was Luigi?.
This is the marriage record in Brindisi of Luigi Veste and Lucrezia Salsedo - https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/ark ...

You're wasting your time with the Italian Consulate in Egypt and I find it hard to believe that Brindisi don't have this on record, especially if Salvatore was a first generation born outside of Italy... the parents would always send back information. I'd come across on multiple times where for eg ...

Hi All

Does anyone have any good contacts for the Siderno area in Calabria?
I'd like to get a hold of someone ideally at the San Nicola Church to see if they can track down some records.

For future conversations, apart from every single name in the town... the main four are - Vitale, Romeo ...

On FamilySearch the Molfetta Catalog will only get you BMD's to 1910.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/430207

Do you know much about your grandfathers parents on both sides? Is it possible that they passed away at young ages leaving behind small children?

We've all read how tough it would have been during that time in Italy but to send 13/14 years olds on a 4 week boat trip to a foreign country seems odd ...

I wonder why it's a closed paper? Usually for about $30 they release that archive... how frustrating. Are you in Australia? I noticed that Antonia Candida's brother Nicolo made it to Australia as well, but on the FamilySearch tree nothing was noted of his marriages... is there a reason for that? NAA ...

You can also try contacting NAA (Nation Archives Australia) - when you search for Cosmo he does have a couple of files to his name which could help your research. He arrived in SA 1921 then it says he nominated for his sister in-law Maria Domenica in 1934 so that's also worth a try.

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Hi Julie,

I found a couple birth records of your Azzarelli's in Egypt.

Lucia Antonia Azzarelli born Cairo 18 May 1893 - side note she married Georgio Zupponi in Alexandria 29 May 1910
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5X-C9RZ-V?cat=726145&i=1379

Constantino Azzarelli born Cairo ...

Hi Shaun,

Even though I'm a year late on this response, I hope you are still active on the forum.

Your wife's grandfather was born 28th December 1889 in Cairo Egypt. He was named Innocenzo Maria Giorgio Laurella. His parents were Giovanni Laurella and Maria Zahra. The link below is his birth ...

Hi P.M.Cass

This is how I see it.

Baldassare Di Giuseppe died 70 yrs old - Occupation - Farmer
His dad Savino was also a Farmer.

I'm not sure on the next so hopefully someone can confirm - his wife is Dea Archimio?

Theres also the name Maria ... Marchitelli mentioned? His mum's name?

Here's another piece to your puzzle Friederock

https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/ark:/12 ... 03/wWp4QdL

1820 Marriage - Antonio Golino - Maria Teresa Cecere

I agree it's Angela Delli Paoli - that surname is from the Campania area

Thank you so much Angela for taking the time to go through this.

Yeah I knew about Cairo and most of the names and a few days after posting this I worked out Lorenzo's age which allowed me to get the family tree to mid 1700's Bari but what you've translated is amazing so thanks again!

That's amazing from mmogno.

Below is Lorenzo and Filomena's wedding cert... I can't quite see it properly but that gives Lorenzo's profession.

https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/ark:/12 ... 47/wbXqjd5