Hi Joe, Thanks very much for your help. The links were very helpful. The surname finder website in Italy was fascinating. However, I am having trouble finding any information of a 'Carlo Picozzi' living in Italy in the mid-1800's. I get the feeling that he must have changed his name when he came to England because there is such a lack of records under his name. Also, I think he may have travelled by land across Europe and got a boat from France to England, because I can't find any passenger lists featuring his name either. Anyway, thanks for your help and info, Joe. I'll keep looking to see if anything crops up. Also, if anyone reading this has any information on a man called 'Tomasso Picozzi' living in Maddaloni, Caserta and married in 1840, I would like to hear from them. He may link in somewhere within my ancestry. If anyone knows his children's names I would be very grateful. Thanks David

"Dalogi" <dalogi2001@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1147637937.517549.218190@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Hi Joe, > > Thanks very much for your help. The links were very helpful. > Thanks > David David, I might not have made myself clear in my last message. I meant to say that Italian phone directory at http://www.infobel.com/italy/ has 7 listings for "Picozzi" in Capistrello, Abruzzo region. And, it also has 36 lisings of Picozzi in Maddaloni, Caserta region. Still, not much help. Joe