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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (West Riding) => Topic started by: woodworth on Sunday 03 July 05 21:59 BST (UK)

Title: Italian Street Musicians or Italian Families
Post by: woodworth on Sunday 03 July 05 21:59 BST (UK)

I am looking for any information on Italian Street Musicians. My Grandfather was a Street Musician in Yorkshire betwean 1888 and 1898 working in Dewsbury and Leeds and perhaps other towns in the region.

George Woodworth

Title: Re: Italian Street Musicians or Italian Families
Post by: Rosecott on Sunday 10 July 05 18:42 BST (UK)

Hello George,

  I have just read your entry on this site.

  I wondered if you knew that there is now an Anglo-Italian Family History Society and they have a very large data base of names.

  If you can trace your Italian ancestor back to a specific place in Italy, it is possible to order  film of the parish register through the LDS Family Centres.  We have just 'done' my husband's family this way.
  What was the Italian surname ? I don't think you mentioned it.

  You can also look up the Italian version of the  phone book and  find the names and addresses etc. of people with the same surname still living in any specific place.

  I am at: (*)
  Hope to hear from you.

Geraldine Gasparelli

(*) Moderator comment: e-mail address remove to avoid spamming.  Please use the PM system to transmit personal data

Title: Re: Italian Street Musicians or Italian Families
Post by: woodworth on Monday 11 July 05 21:57 BST (UK)

Thank you Geraldine.

I am a member of the Anglo Italian Family History Society and I have been through all the normal channels. My problem is finding out where he came as there seems to be no trail. I have someone looking at various places Italy and have tried Latter Day Saints Web site with no luck. I am just hoping that it might click with some family member and that there could be some information somewhere.

I note the moderator has removed the personal email address, I thought this was an option although not advised so I will give you mine.
(*)

you can get my email from my site www.georgeswebsite.net
George


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Title: Re: Italian Street Musicians or Italian Families
Post by: writeride on Thursday 29 August 13 17:00 BST (UK)

Is anyone still following this thread as to Italian street musicians in England in late 1800's?  You will find much fascinating information in the book "Little Slaves of the Harp," by John Zucchi.  Portions of it are online if you search GoogleBooks.  It is about the "white slave trade" in Italian child street musicians about 1850-1890 (they were essentially street beggars, run by a padrone a la Fagin, to oversimplify).  These kids were bought and sold all over the world.  Quite a story.

Valerie

Title: Re: Italian Street Musicians or Italian Families
Post by: boozy.bird on Monday 30 June 14 19:35 BST (UK)

Hi I have info on some of the Italian families that settled in Sheffield in the 1800s email me via my website http://www.west-bar-italians.co.uk