I have recently become very interested in tracking down my Italian ancestry, but I am needing a little help. My ancestor's name is Carlo Picozzi and according to ancestry.com he was an Italian immigrant who was born in approximately 1845 and married a woman named Emma Jarvoise in 1875 in England. They had several children, one being Kate (my great-great grandma). I am trying to find out when he originally arrived in England and from which part of Italy he came from. I've searched various sources on the internet and I can't seem to find any other records for him. There is a Camillo Picozzi listed in one Italian source who was born around 1853 in Capistrello, Abruzzo. I thought maybe this was his original name and he changed it to Carlo to sound more English, but it may be someone completely different. If anyone has any information about the Picozzi family and their roots, I would be extremely grateful. Also, if anyone can point me in the right direction, that too would be a great help. Thank you very much for your help. David

"Dalogi" <dalogi2001@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1147441478.149981.61380@d71g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... > I have recently become very interested in tracking down my Italian > ancestry, but I am needing a little help. > > My ancestor's name is Carlo Picozzi and according to ancestry.com he > was an Italian immigrant who was born in approximately 1845 and married > a woman named Emma Jarvoise in 1875 in England. They had several > children, one being Kate (my great-great grandma). > > I am trying to find out when he originally arrived in England and from > which part of Italy he came from. I've searched various sources on the > internet and I can't seem to find any other records for him. There is a > Camillo Picozzi listed in one Italian source who was born around 1853 > in Capistrello, Abruzzo. I thought maybe this was his original name and > he changed it to Carlo to sound more English, but it may be someone > completely different. > > If anyone has any information about the Picozzi family and their roots, > I would be extremely grateful. Also, if anyone can point me in the > right direction, that too would be a great help. > > Thank you very much for your help. > > David > Not a lot of help, but: This site will show you the current locations in Italy where the Picozzi surname is now located. http://www.gens.labo.net/ It is present in 201 towns. Italian phone directory at http://www.infobel.com/italy/ has 7 listings for Capistrello, Abruzzo region. I am not familiar with what is available on ship lists concerning immigration into England from Europe, that is available either on the Net or in England archives. A more knowledgeable poster on the news group site may be able to help you find where your ancestor came from in Italy. Good luck. Joe in Texas