Mly great Uncle Carlo Frezza was on the Andorra Star that was torpedoed off Galway.. they never found his body. His brother never found out about it until I started doing research on the family and spoke with family in England that I found doing my research. They live in Ancoats in Manchester. Lorrie Frezza Perkins > From: "Tina Pearce" <tina_ed.downunder@bigpond.com> >Reply-To: ANGLO-ITALIAN-L@rootsweb.com >To: ANGLO-ITALIAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [Anglo-Italian] Little Italy in Liverpool UK >Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 06:05:35 +0800 > > > Hi Leonard, thanks so much for interesting info re Isle of Man. It's >good >to read positive outcome in WW2. > Best wishes and thanks again, Tina > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leonard D'Agostino" <lendag@sympatico.ca> > To: <ANGLO-ITALIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 9:26 PM > Subject: Re: [Anglo-Italian] Little Italy in Liverpool UK > > > > Hi Tina. > > Thanks for your note re Italians in Liverpool. Can the book '" >Little > > Italy" be purchased? The story of the Arandora Star and internment >during > > WW2 is well documented. My father and grandfather were interned there. >I > > doubt any settled there however. In a positive note, many German and > > Austrian aliens, mostly well educated professionals were interned on >the > > Isle of man along with Italian shopkeepers , ice cream merchants and > > terrazzo workers. The German and Austrian aliens organized classes in > > various intellectual subjects for the Italians and many of the >Italian > > internees changed their careers after the war. > > Leonard D'Agostino > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tina Pearce" <tina_ed.downunder@bigpond.com> > > To: <ANGLO-ITALIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 2:46 AM > > Subject: [Anglo-Italian] Little Italy in Liverpool UK > > > > > > > G'Day everyone, my bro sent me a marvellous book called "Little >Italy" > > about Italian immigrants on their way to US and never left >Liverpool.(first > > appear to be from Picinisco) I will list for you now some of the names > > mentioned and I hope it is of help in your search for the rellies. > > > Albertini, Baccino(terrazzo & marble), Bartolmei, Bianki, Boggiano, > > Bonneretti/Boner, Bonna/Boni/Bonne, Bordeaa, Capaldi, Cappella, >Chiappe, > > Cogliolo, Colletta, D'Annunzio Maria related to sculptor Michael, >Edro, > > Fasciole, Fascioni, Ferri, Franchetti, Frediani, Fusco (ice cream), > > Gianelli, Gonnelli, Granelli/Grannell, Guzzoni, Iello, Imundi, >Innelli. > > > Please let me know if I should continue with the rest of the >alphabet. > > > In WW2, interned males (734 of them) were bound for Newfoundland on >the > > Arandora Star which was torpoed off Galway with most lives lost. > > > After that, England sent them to the Isle of Man where many settled. > > > Cheers Tina nee Morana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List ==== > > > Anglo Italian Family History Society > > > http://www.anglo-italianfhs.org.uk > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List ==== > > Anglo-Italian Mailing List Web Page > > http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/Italian.htm > > > > Anglo Italian Family History Society > > http://www.anglo-italianfhs.org.uk > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > >==== ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List ==== >to unsubscribe/subscribe >anglo-italian-L-request@rootsweb.com for mail mode >anglo-italian-D-request@rootsweb.com for digest mode > >To Post anglo-italian-L@rootsweb.com > >Anglo Italian Family History Society >http://www.anglo-italianfhs.org.uk > >============================== >You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from >http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >