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Title: Italian community in Kingston upon Thames - early 1900s
Post by: allense64 on Sunday 14 November 10 18:49 GMT (UK)

Hi
My great grandfather was Italian , he came to Surbiton/kingston area  around 1906 and was a servant to an italian nobleman , he meet my great grandma and they had a baby out of wed lock! and he returned to Italy when the war started , she didnt want to go with him. Was there an italian presence in that area around that time?? any info much appreciated
Thanks

Title: Re: Italian community in Kingston upon Thames - early 1900s
Post by: terryjwatts on Sunday 17 July 11 15:35 BST (UK)

The area around Eureka Road just off Cambridge Hill was known as Little Italy because of Italian families living there around the turn of the century. Hope this helps