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On the ship manafest, when my great-grandmother Elisa Rattazzi came to American with my grandfather, Attilio, she lists her sister as "Ernesta Magliarini." I've been running searches on this surname and think it is incorrect spelling. Any ideas?
could your name be spelled Mangiameli?? I have this family name in my family tree....they came from Lentini Sicily, some settled in Omaha Nb and some in Texas.
Ceil23
Have you checked the LDS microfilms for the town of Baveno? They have the civil records (birth, marriage & death acts) for the years 1866-1899....Should provide correct spelling.
jcsm
Researching in San Vitaliano, Napoli, Italy & Armento, Potenza, Italy.
Contrary to popular belief, not all Italian given names have Christian or classical roots. Many names encountered in older records are almost whimsical, and some cannot be translated into Latin or any other language. In order to avoid possible mistranscription of a given name with which the research...