I have just joined this list in the hope someone can help me make headway with the Italian side of my family. My maiden name is Dalpra which is a corruption of Dal Prá. My grandfather’s surname was Rech dal Prá but he changed it to Dalpra when he came to England. My grandfather was born in Alexandria, Egypt, while his father was working for the Italian post office overseas. My great grandfather came from San Sebastiano, near Trento and I have found his birth record (along with a number of his siblings) from a film of church records. Does anyone know what records might be available that would show occupations? Also does anyone know if there would be records of Italians born overseas? My grandfather had 3 or 4 sisters but I have no idea how to go about looking for them. Has anyone please got any ideas what I could do next? Maggie in Vancouver