Lavagna family in south africa info

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Hi , has anyone come across any family connections to the Lavagna family in south africa . Vincenzo Lavagna born 1868 -savona/loana who married terresa Lavagna (same surname) cousin? . They married in Italy and had a child then moved to south africa where they had more children .
I am busy collecting family records for citizenship purposes . Any info would be most welcome .
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If you go to ww.google.com and insert Lavagna-Genealogy in the titles you willuncover researches on this surname in Sotuh Africa. Peter
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The Lavagna family dates back to the 1000AD and is quite aristocratic. If you go to www.familysearch.org under ancestor search you can see the listings of Lavagana dating back that far. Peter
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Many thanks Peter . The aristocratic part is definely lost many hundreds of years ago , judging by last weekends family gathering .
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Youmean your Lavagna the Last? peter
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