Welcome to the Anglo Italian Family History Society
If you are interested in Italian genealogy and your ancestors lived in or passed through the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) after moving from Italy, this site can help you research your family history, as well as learn about the bigger picture of Italian migration to this country.
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Website
We will be making revisions to our website soon and would welcome views from our members. Please let us know if you have ideas about the content of the website or if there are features that could be included to assist our members to research their Italian ancestors and their migration. You can send your comments to the Chair via the website.
Webinars
The video recordings of the Society's Webinars are now available to view (members only).
Upcoming Event
Arandora Star Remembered
International Commemorative Conference to mark the 80th Anniversary
Tuesday, 30th November 2021
Presented by
The Italian Cultural Institute
The Mazzini Garibaldi Club
The Arandora Star London Memeorial Trust
** Register on the Arandora Star website for the live stream **
Newsletter
May/June 2021’s edition of our newsletter, Italian Roots, is now available to view or download in the Members’ Area of our website.
Members' Area
Members can also search the 1939 edition of the "Guida Generale degli Italiani in Gran Bretagna" - a directory of Italians compiled under the auspices of the Italian Consular authorities. This has been digitised and added to our database and is a resource not available on any other site. Members can search for a surname and then scroll through the entire book which includes many business adverts, some with photographs.
AGM 2021
The minutes and reports from the AGM held on 3rd July 2021 are available in the Members Area.