I know what it's like to come up against brickwalls - my sympathy is with you. Keep persevering!! On looking up FERRIE on WWW.GENS.LABO.NET website (are you familiar with this?) it features in Torino (Piemonte) only so your task may hopefully be straightforward. Let me know if you think I can help any more... Best of luck Sarah Lucia RAPETTI (researching RAPETTI and MEANI)