Hi,

Thanks to the antenati.san.beniculturi and familysearch websites, I have managed to find more information on my family tree from the Province of Lucca.

I am now hoping to trace my family back through church records.

There are 3 main towns that my family lived in:-

Chiozza, in Castiglione di ...

Hi,

Thanks for that,

Would that office hold birth records for pre-1865?

I have the Stato di Famiglia for Luigi's family, and it mentions Giovanni's birth and his marriage, but not his death.

It also mentions his sister, Erminia Mazzei born 2.2.1849 but it does not give any marriage or death ...

Hi,

I know that my ancestor GIOVANNI MAZZEI was born on 1st August 1852 in the hamlet of Colgnora in Pescaglia, Lucca.

He was a Plaster Figure Maker and was the son of Luigi Mazzei and Rosa Lombardi.

On 15th August 1881 he married in Nantes, France to Evarestine Marie Lemen.

On 2nd August 1887 ...

Hi again,

Just a follow-up from my previous post,

There is also a Carolina Bonanno who departed from Napoli.

Regards,

Darin.

Hi,

try this new site from the LDS.

There are many Vella's arriving from the port of Palermo, so you may need to wittle your search down by putting Francesco in the forename box, Vella in the Surname box and Palermo as residence.


http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch

regards,

Darin ...

Hi,

Where would the best place to contact to obtain an Allegati di Matimonio for 1832?

The area is in Pescaglia. Province of Lucca, Tuscany - but the Archivio di Stato di Lucca say they have no records, and the Archivio di Stato di Firenze only have Allegati for 1808-1814.

I received the Stato di ...

Hi,

I am so close to finding the information on my family that originated from Stazzema and Castiglione di Garfagnana, but have had no luck in getting any positive responses from the churches or Comune / Archive offices in the area.

I have yet to receive a reply from any of the churches, even ...