That sounds a fair comment Ruth, Thanks for the reply. Diane -----Original Message----- From: Ruth [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Anglo-Italian] Fw: Bettua - Bagnoli I wrote over 60 letters to people in Italy with the same Surname, and recived only 12 replys. Some were kind enough to give me their family info. others just said that they were not part of my family. So don't expect a miracle unless they see something that looks to be part of their own family they probably won't write back. If they don't reply then except this as a NO reguarding any family relationship. Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Webb" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:10 PM Subject: RE: [Anglo-Italian] Fw: Bettua - Bagnoli > With regards to writing to Italy. I too have written, through an Italian > friend who composed the letter for me in Italian. However, she did say that > most Italians probably would not reply. Her reason being that she believes > they may be suspicious of people enquiry into their families, and that > Italians are usually reticent on these matters. None-the-less, it won't > stop us trying but I was wondering if any one else thought along the same > lines as my Italian friend. Is this the Italian way? > > Cheers, Diane > > -----Original Message----- > From: List Admin [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 4:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Anglo-Italian] Fw: Bettua - Bagnoli > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:13 AM > Subject: Bettua - Bagnoli > > > Is anyone researching this line? I've written to three families in this > village (addresses from international phone book) in English and Italian to > see if they would like to share family information (no reply, yet). > I have yet to do more local research but wondered if the name is familiar to > anyone on the list. > > Name: Anthony BETTUA > Birth: Italy > Spouse: Conetta (Mary?) LABIENBO > Birth: Italy > > Children: > ---------------------------------------- > 1 M: Vincent (Vincenzo) "Jimmy" BETTUA > Birth: 7 Dec 1879 Bagnoli, Irpino, Avelino, Italy > Birth Memo: near Naples (or Dec 24) > Death: 5 Oct 1961 St Andrews Home, New Haven, CT Age: 81 > Spouse: Amy "Annie" Oliva LENDHOLM > Marriage: abt 1906 > Spouse: Mildred Viola HOLCOMB > Marriage: abt 1925 > ---------------------------------------- > 2 M: John B. BETTUA > Birth: 29 Sep 1893 Bagnoli, Irpino, Avelino, Italy > Death: 10 Jul 1978 Bristol, Hartford, CT1 Age: 84 > Spouse: Pauline (Palma) SUSCA > ---------------------------------------- > 3 M: Giovanni BETTUA > > Notes for Vincent (Vincenzo) "Jimmy" (Child 1) > 21901 to Bristol from Bridgeport > 34 Nov 1901 arr Ellis Island from Genoa, Liguria, Italy, age 22, single, > Ship: Trave. $14 no English visit Uncle Lorenzo Conte > > Notes for John B. (Child 2) > 047-26-3466 H J Mills, Inc, 149 Church St, Bristol4 > 17 Aug 1951 @ 65 Wolcott St, Bristol, Hartford, CT > > Notes for Giovanni (Child 3) > 5died young > > Sources > 1. "Social Security," 3 Apr 1900, CD. > 2. Waterbury Republican, Waterbury, CT, 16 May 1965. > 3. "Ellis Island." > 4. copy of SSN application > 5. "Family Interview," Vin & Gerry Bettua, Bruce Dunbar. > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by Expert Anti-Virus. > Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 2002-19-Apr > > > > ==== ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List ==== > NEW One Name Study ORLANDO > All material gratefully received > [email protected] > > ============================== > 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 ==== > NEW One Name Study ORLANDO > All material gratefully received > [email protected] > > ============================== > 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 ==== Italian Research 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