I am new to this list and would welcome any information relating to the BAFICO family who have been in Cardiff since approximately 1870. My g-grandfather Giovanni Battista (John) BAFICO, born in Genoa in 1854, married Sarah RICHARDS in Cardiff in 1873. One of the witnesses to the marriage was Frederick MAZZEI. I have lots of information about what John Bafico did, and his descendants, but would very much like to find out more about his family in Italy - who they were, and exactly where he came from. Has anyone come across the name? Celia Villa-Landa Helping to put the UK census free on-line. Join us as http://freecen.rootsweb.com

Hi Celia, just on the remote chance that you haven't looked at this Italian surnames' site before: http://www.gens.labo.net/it/cognomi/genera.html Bafico is concentrated in Liguria. There are others in, Piemonte, Lombardia, Sardinia and Sicilia. Except for Liguria, they are in single figures, and in Liguria there aren't that many either. Maybe you could contact some of them through the White pages and see if there is a connection? You'd be phoning, and writing forever if you followed the Mazzei names on that site :-) I hope someone can give you more specific information. Good luck with your search. Rod Saunders Anglo-Italian Family History Society AIFHS http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukaifhg/index.html Cassino: Melaragni, Persecchini, Lanna/Lanni, D'Agostino Settesorelle di Vernasca: Dadomo Liverpool & Manchester: Bartolomeo, Tomasso/Tomassio, Capella/Capela, Crolla, Franchelli, Melaragni/Melarangi/Melarange, Dadomo/Dadoma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Celia Villa-Landa" <cfevillalanda@wanadoo.es> To: <ANGLO-ITALIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:40 PM Subject: [Anglo-Italian] Bafico family > I am new to this list and would welcome any information relating to the BAFICO family who have been in Cardiff since approximately 1870. My g-grandfather Giovanni Battista (John) BAFICO, born in Genoa in 1854, married Sarah RICHARDS in Cardiff in 1873. One of the witnesses to the marriage was Frederick MAZZEI. I have lots of information about what John Bafico did, and his descendants, but would very much like to find out more about his family in Italy - who they were, and exactly where he came from. Has anyone come across the name? > > Celia Villa-Landa > > Helping to put the UK census free on-line. Join us as http://freecen.rootsweb.com > >

Thanks Rod! I didn't know that site - it is clear that I was right in thinking he was from Genoa! I only mentioned the Mazzei connection because of the marriage certificate and I understood that someone else had been researching Mazzei's in Cardiff, but it is clearly a more problematic name to pursue. I'll stick to my own family from now on! Celia Villa-Landa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Saunders" <rodsaunders@globalnet.co.uk> To: <ANGLO-ITALIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [Anglo-Italian] Bafico family > Hi Celia, just on the remote chance that you haven't looked at this Italian > surnames' site before: > http://www.gens.labo.net/it/cognomi/genera.html > Bafico is concentrated in Liguria. There are others in, Piemonte, Lombardia, > Sardinia and Sicilia. Except for Liguria, they are in single figures, and in > Liguria there aren't that many either. Maybe you could contact some of them > through the White pages and see if there is a connection? > > You'd be phoning, and writing forever if you followed the Mazzei names on > that site :-) > > I hope someone can give you more specific information. > > Good luck with your search. > > Rod Saunders Anglo-Italian Family History Society AIFHS > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukaifhg/index.html > Cassino: Melaragni, Persecchini, Lanna/Lanni, D'Agostino > Settesorelle di Vernasca: Dadomo > Liverpool & Manchester: Bartolomeo, Tomasso/Tomassio, Capella/Capela, > Crolla, Franchelli, Melaragni/Melarangi/Melarange, Dadomo/Dadoma > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Celia Villa-Landa" <cfevillalanda@wanadoo.es> > To: <ANGLO-ITALIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:40 PM > Subject: [Anglo-Italian] Bafico family > > > > I am new to this list and would welcome any information relating to the > BAFICO family who have been in Cardiff since approximately 1870. My > g-grandfather Giovanni Battista (John) BAFICO, born in Genoa in 1854, > married Sarah RICHARDS in Cardiff in 1873. One of the witnesses to the > marriage was Frederick MAZZEI. I have lots of information about what John > Bafico did, and his descendants, but would very much like to find out more > about his family in Italy - who they were, and exactly where he came from. > Has anyone come across the name? > > > > Celia Villa-Landa > > > > Helping to put the UK census free on-line. Join us as > http://freecen.rootsweb.com > > > > > >

Here is household that may have Italian connections: 561/22, Hope St Liverpool: looks like - not easily readable: James Partoni 35 merchant Mary Holmes 20 born Lancs Greetings from a deluged Oxford

Here are some people who may have Italian connections. The writing is not very clear: please make allowances! 560/07 Ranelagh Street: [not divided into households] Elizabeth Barbari 25 Ind. N [not born Lancashire] Maria Fandaro 55 Ind F [born in Foreign Parts] Ann Carter 45 Ind: N Robertas [no surname] 30 MS [male servant] F Phillipa [no surname] 25 FS [female servant] F Massenello [no surname] 30 FS [female servant] F ??? Cellanis 25 merchant F

Possible Italian connections? 556/28 Woodward Court in Crosshall Street: // Jane Williams 20 F.S. [female servant] born Lancs / John Frabucco 43 musician born Foriegn Parts Peter Frabucco 20 born Foriegn Parts Mary Frabucco 27 born Foriegn Parts John Frabucco 4 not born Lancs Cicilia Frabucco 6 not born Lancs / ?Tuition ?Compidina 40 musician born Foriegn Parts Mary ?Compidina 43 born Foriegn Parts Antonia ?Compidina 7 born Foriegn Parts Rosina ?Compidina 6 born Foriegn Parts John ?Compidina 4 not born Lancs Joseph ?Compidina 1 born Lancs / Alexandriana ?Bronde [male] 40 Instrument Maker born Foriegn Parts John Cavanna 30 musician born Foriegn Parts Johanna Millia 20 musician born Foriegn Parts NK [given name not known] Joubilonqui [male] 20 musician born Foriegn Parts Thos. Macquique 60 M.S. [male servant] born Foriegn Parts Fresia Henry 20 born Foriegn Parts Morris Henry 60 born Foriegn Parts Cecilia Henry 18 born Foriegn Parts //

Possibly Italian? 557/1 [illegible] Place, [just before] Addison Street: / Charles Roberts 45 musician born Foreign Parts Dennis ?Vesco 25 musician born Foreign Parts Andrew ?Berto 15 musician born Foreign Parts N.K. [not known] 15 musician born Foreign Parts N.K. [not known] 15 musician born Foreign Parts //

561/25 Grove Street: / Joseph Grimalde 50 Professor of Italian born Foreign Parts Catherine Moore 20 F.S. not born Lancs

562/9 Church St: // Wm. Promoli 48 jeweller not born Lancs Johanna Promoli 20 born Foreign Parts H [?] Promoli 15 [profession unclear] born Foreign Parts Fredk. Hausbury 23 jeweller born Foreign Parts Catherine Hausbury 24 not born Lancs Leopold Hausbury 3 born Lancs Catherine Hausbury [?1 ½] born Lancs /

Italian origins? 564/19 Saml. Forte 22 carder in factory born Lancs

563/10 Hornby St. Charles Taroni 30 cabinet maker born Foreign Parts Jane Taroni 25 born Lancs Edward Taroni 11 born Lancs Francis [male] Taroni 9 born Lancs ???Lizergin [female] Taroni 7 born Lancs Charles Taroni 5m born Lancs Linda Taroni 15 born Lancs