Elaine asked about Italian communities in Wales, especially their churches. I presume for records, we're more interested in pre-WWII communities. >From T. Colpi's "The Italian factor : The Italian community in Great Britain" it seems that although there were Italians in Cardiff, Swansea and Newport, most were scattered in valleys of mid Glamorgan. Porth, Treorchy, Tony Pandy and Methyr Tydfil Italians were initially immigrants from Parma, especially Borgo Val di Taro and Bardi. There was of course chain migration of friends and relatives. We were surprised when a GHIRARDANI family we met in 1970 in Varsi, Parma (near Bardi) spoke English with a Welsh accent, but they were part of a common migration pattern that I've only just learnt about. With Italians scattered, there were really no particular churches catering to them. Daphne Dashfield (Geradine) GHIRARDANI and spellings... to GERADINE

Hi Some of my descendants settled in Wales around 1905. They were all baptized, married and buried in Abertillery,diocese of Newport in Saint Mary's Chruch. They were originally from Morfasso which is not far from Bardi and the name is Micheli Felicia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daphne Dashfield" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:23 AM Subject: [Anglo-Italian] Italians in Wales > Elaine asked about Italian communities in Wales, especially their > churches. I presume for records, we're more interested in pre-WWII > communities. > > >From T. Colpi's "The Italian factor : The Italian community in Great > Britain" it seems that although there were Italians in Cardiff, Swansea > and Newport, most were scattered in valleys of mid Glamorgan. > > Porth, Treorchy, Tony Pandy and Methyr Tydfil Italians were initially > immigrants from Parma, especially Borgo Val di Taro and Bardi. There was > of course chain migration of friends and relatives. We were surprised > when a GHIRARDANI family we met in 1970 in Varsi, Parma (near Bardi) > spoke English with a Welsh accent, but they were part of a common > migration pattern that I've only just learnt about. > > With Italians scattered, there were really no particular churches > catering to them. > > Daphne Dashfield (Geradine) > GHIRARDANI and spellings... to GERADINE > > > > > ==== 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 >