Hello Eugenia. I don't suppose you will see this after more than 6 years but I thought I'd try!

When you wrote Geneva did you mean Genova (ie Genoa)? Albenga is near Genoa.

I have been searching for the origins of my great great great grandfather, whose name was anglicanised to Alexander Belleini ...

Hi Marty.

I emailed St Andrews but got no reply, not even an acknowledgement. I believe their records are at the national archive but as I live in the west country haven't yet had time to visit. I've found Alexander's marriage and birth certificates and baptism records/birth certs for three ...

My ancestor Alexander (originally Alessandro, I assume)Bellini came to England around 1800, possibly with some siblings, and according to family stories handed down to other descendents he was from Genoa. This was before Italy existed as a single country, of course, and the area was then part of ...

First of all, is the name ever spelt 'Belleini' in Italy, rather than Bellini? My great-great-great-great grandfather, who died in England, was recorded as Alexander Belleini. At the time of his marriage he was illiterate and other spellings sometimes appear for him and other family members but ...