----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine Collins" <[email protected]> To: "List Admin" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [Anglo-Italian] Fw: RITA Not an easy one Marianne. There is a small possibility that the record of the marriage in the original parish register might refer to his origins, and Italians must have been a fairly noteworthy rarity in Winchester in 1803. The register might also tell you his occupation, which might provide a clue to where he came from. If he was a tradesman, you might find him listed in trade or post-office directories, though they are few and far between for this period. Do you know for certain he was born in Italy? Do you know if he settled in Winchester or do you know of any other addresses? Was he still alive for the 1841 census? 1851? Was he naturalised or denizised? These records are held at the PRO. Some local records offices have records of the Justice of the Peace with whom aliens arriving between 1793 and 1826 would have had to register. These records where they exist give name, rank, address and occupation. If he arrived before 1793, he would have had to have paid double taxes and there may be treasury records (again at the PRO). The Calendar of Home Office papers record passes to foreigners coming into and out of England for most of the Eighteenth century (again held at the PRO), but these are only indexed up to 1775. Have you looked up the surname on http://gens.labo.net to see if it has a strong regional association? If you have further information to share it may suggest other possibilities. Good luck, Elaine The > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 9:27 PM > Subject: RITA > > > I am trying to trace when my ancestor Pietro Rita came to England. He was > married in 1803 in Winchester. How do I go about finding what part of Italy > he came from, and when. > Thanks > Marianne King (nee Rita) > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by Expert Anti-Virus. > Version: 6.0.345 / Virus Database: 193 - Release Date: 2002-09-Apr > > > > ==== ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List ==== > Inaugural Meeting of the Anglo-Italian Family History > At the SOG Fair at 3pm For the venue address look at > 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 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by Expert Anti-Virus. Version: 6.0.349 / Virus Database: 195 - Release Date: 2002-15-Apr