Over 25 million Italians have emigrated between 1861 and 1960 with a migration boom between 1871 and 1915 when over 13,5 million emigrants left the country for European and overseas destinations.
Im looking to find anything I can on my grandfather Francessco Guiseppi Bellani (not sure if thats correct spelling)
He came by ship to England around 1904 I think he travelled with extended family (name:Guiseppi Palosi or Pelosi)
I think they came from Lucca or in and around the Tusscany area
The typical Italian lineage dates from circa 1600, and for most of us that's reasonably profound. But who wants to be "typical" when you might be able to trace a lineage into the 1500s or even into the Middle Ages? Because success in this field requires practice and perseverance, as well as skills m...
