Anglo-Italian Family History Society
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Italian Roots
The July 2010 Edition of Italian Roots is now available for download from the Members' Area.
Next event: West Country Get-together
Saturday 2nd October (TBC). Hosted by Aubrey and Sally Knowles.
Check out our events page for upcoming events.
Anglo-Italian Rootsweb Group
Members and anyone with an interest in all things Italian, contact each other on ANGLO-ITALIAN-L@rootsweb.com list or Sign up
Need some research hints and tips?
Ruth Rowlands, one of our researchers, has a blog at angloitaliangenresearch.blogspot.com, where she updates us on her efforts to find her own ancestors. Ruth also has a blog recommending books about Italian genealogy at italiangenealogybooks.blogspot.com.
Books & CDs
We have recently updated our list of books & CDs available for purchase from the society. Check it out here.
Members' Books
Two of our members have recently released new books:
- Malcolm Tudor - Beyond the Wire: A True Story of Allied POWs in Italy 1943-1945
- Debra D'Annunzio - Liverpool's Italian Families
Family Group Records
The list of members' Family Group Records has been updated and can be downloaded from our Members' Area.
Contribute to Our Site
We are always looking for articles, photos and links to add to our site and our journal. Please contact our webmaster or editor for more information.
Transcriptions
Our public transcriptions area contains many lists of surnames that may help you find out more.
Census Lookups
NEW: Census look-ups, translations and other assistance from members in the Members' Area
Transcriptions of Italians living in England from the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 Censuses in PDF
These transcriptions are of people whose birthplace or nationality is given as Italy or Italian. The names have many spelling mistakes which occurred at the original time of recording, so it's worth trying different spellings for an ancestor you're looking for. Where a name is known to have been recorded incorrectly, the correct spelling is added beneath the original entry.
Books & CDs
Italians In The 1901 CD-ROM
Our publication contains over 20,000 Italians extracted from the 1901 census - that's everyone who gave their place of birth as Italy. You can browse all the entries to search for those elusive relatives whose names have been mis-transcribed, and sort the data by age, area, occupation or forename. £5 for members; £10 for non-members. As email membership costs just £5 as well, you can join the Society and get the CD for just £10. To order the CD, download the Order Form, or order online at The Parish Chest
Our Births, Marriages and Deaths index
The CD has nearly 50,000 BMDs of Italians and Anglo-Italians. Many of our mis-spelt surnames can be found here - very useful for spotting variations. Available to members for £5, or £10 to non-members.
View the titles of our books and CDs and order online or directly from the society using the order form.