The Sabini's from the London area came from Sicily, they mainly lived in Clerkenwell an area with a big Italian population from Parma..

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Hi Saunj, I don't know where my great grand parents were married, Santini was my great grandmothers maiden/birth name, she married a Carlo Assirati, and lived in Clerkenwell London.

My guess is they married in around 1910 or maybe earlier..

Would anyone have any information regarding, the Santini's of London, does anyone know where they come from? we were always told they were from Sicily! but i'm having my doubts, my Great grandfather was from Bardi and he married an Angelina Santini, but on a ships record its says she was born in ...

John you will find big communities of Italian gypsys in America north and south, especialy Argentin, they migrated to Australia as well mainly Melbourne....

thanks james, that makes things clear, i am mainly taking about romanies, the true romany as all but disappeared in britian and i wondered if it was the same in italy, thanks again best regards john

John the romany in the UK haven't gone anywhere they are still here,there blood might be a litte ...

My family are from Bardi. Now i'm booked in to do an Italian language course, but my mum says my grandmother didn't really understand Italian, as she and her family spoke a ''Bardi Piacenza'' dialect very unlike modern Italian.

My question is, is this correct? I hear the grammar is different also ...

Jim Scaramuzza you're a star my friend!

Hi I would love to hear from any Assirati's from the Parma region, living in the UK.

My family moved here before the second world war, my great grandfathers name was Carlo, his wife was Sicilian her name was Angelina nee Santini, the family lived in Covent garden, and all worked in the catering ...

Hi thanks for your replys.

Hi my great grandmother was a Santini from Sicily,would any of you guys be able to tell me if the surname Santini would have been linked to a particular region ,village or town? I intend to go to Sicily this year,I would also love to hear from any Sicilian Santini's living in England . My family ...