Thanks alot Felicia, I have already tried this web page and even wrote to over 30 Desio in Argentina mainly I am looking for Eduardo Desio and his family, but as I mentioned I am really up against a brickwall according to the council archives in Como he and his father left for Genova in 1894 leaving Giuseppe my Grandfather behind at collage to become a Priest, but he ran away and his Father disowned him. I am sure I will find the family some day. Best wishes Ruth ----- Mensaje original ----- De: "Felicia Cocking" <[email protected]> Para: <[email protected]> Enviado: lunes, 08 de julio de 2002 16:03 Asunto: Re: [Anglo-Italian] Re: ANGLO-ITALIAN-D Digest V02 #131 > Hi Ruth > Most italians who went to South america went to Argentina. > I dont know if you are researching the Desio or Arrigo name but if you go to > the followingsite which is sponsored by the Giovani Agnelli foundation you > will find 16 Desio and 41 Arrigo who went to Argentina. It is a very useful > site I have found several of my ancestors who like yours went to Argentina > at the turn of the cenmtury. The addy is: > http://www.italians-world.org/Italy/BancaDatiGb.htm > good luck > Felicia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ruth" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 3:12 AM > Subject: RE: [Anglo-Italian] Re: ANGLO-ITALIAN-D Digest V02 #131 > > > > Diane, > > Even if you have reached a brickwall don't give up. I have been stuck for > a > > long time now with my elusive one and only brother to my Grandfather. > > Supposedly he went to South America and boy is it a big place to search. I > > was told that he had 22 children and I can't find one of them. I still > keep > > at it and one day I am sure when we least expect it something will come > up. > > So stay at it the information is out there somewhere > > Ruth > > Researching Desio and Arrigo > > ----- Mensaje original ----- > > De: "Diane Webb" <[email protected]> > > Para: <[email protected]> > > Enviado: domingo, 07 de julio de 2002 23:29 > > Asunto: RE: [Anglo-Italian] Re: ANGLO-ITALIAN-D Digest V02 #131 > > > > > > > Hello Geraldine, now I'm really confused :) , let me explain why! For > > > years I have searched census records and bdm fiche at the LDS libraries > > for > > > the name EROTTI and variants. Also, I've subscribed to the London and > > Devon > > > lists, the two places given as clues from marriage and birth certs. > I've > > > been convinced, and advised by other listers, that the name was probably > > > corrupted by my ggrandmother's family when they landed in London, or > > > wherever, and on the said certs. > > > > > > Briefly, the family is said to have left Italy, gone to USA, left there > > and > > > ggm was born on the way to England, c1856-59. > > > > > > I've considered all kinds of variants. > > > > > > Recently, I searched 'the other' site (sorry I can't name it now) which > > has > > > come up on this List and found three ERROTTI'S in the Naples area. An > > > Italian literate friend wrote letters for me but not replies - that was > > over > > > three months ago. > > > > > > I've also found the name in the Ellis Island database and each follow up > > > leads to a dead end, nobody seems to have the name in their tree any > > earlier > > > than 1896 or thereabouts. > > > > > > With the 'non existence' find on the 'elenco' site, I am so puzzled. > > > Please don't take this as criticism - I am very grateful you searched > for > > > the name on my behalf. > > > > > > I've just about decided to let ggm's line go - I've been at that > brickwall > > > for so long now. Oh I no, we family historians can't let go, not > really! > > > So, I'll keep watching the List, I've recently joined, and post my name > > > interest from time to time and as the group grows and we become aware of > > > more databases etc., I may just get lucky! > > > > > > Any further comments about the name would be gratefully received. > > > > > > Sincerely, Diane > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 12:45 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [Anglo-Italian] Re: ANGLO-ITALIAN-D Digest V02 #131 > > > > > > > > > A good site is http://elenco.iol.it/elencotel/public/RicercaOmonimie.jsp > > > which lists everyone on the telephone in Italy. If you insert just the > > > surname, then it gives you how many people there are with that surname > and > > a > > > little map of Italy showing the number of people of that surname > living > > > in > > > each region. You can then click on to each region to get addresses > and > > > phone numbers. > > > > > > I did try 'Erotti' which someone was enquiring about, and it said > > > 'inesistente' - inexistent, so perhaps the name was changed when the > > > immigrant arrived in England - it could be that the first letter of the > > > surname was dropped. > > > > > > Geraldine Gasparelli in London > > > > > > > > > ==== ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List ==== > > > List Admin Message > > > http://www.dreamwater.net/genealogy/AdminMessage.htm > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go > > > to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List ==== > > > Anglo-Italian Mailing List Web Page > > > http://www.dreamwater.net/anglersrest/Italian.htm > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List ==== > > Anglo-Italian Mailing List Web Page > > http://www.dreamwater.net/anglersrest/Italian.htm > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List ==== > Missing Anglo Italian Ancestors? > Try Tree Tops > http://www.dreamwater.net/treetops/Index.htm > http://freespace.virgin.net/tree.tops > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >