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Northumberland / Re: Missing death index and certificate [Brickwall]
« on: Sunday 03 February 19 11:57 GMT (UK) »
Hi to all you Battista's out there or descendants thereof. My gt grandfather was the Vincenzo some of you have mentioned/ His birth was about 1853 and his elder brother Giovanni was born about 1847, there was also a younger brother called Antonio. Antonio and Vincenzo lived near each other in Newcastle and Giovanni lived in North Shields.
I have heard recently from 3 different sources of family descendants after believing for many years that Vincenzo was a 'good guy' that in fact although there was a big funeral for him in 1900 with over 300 people attending and black horses with plumes and carriages, that he actually either ran away or something else happened to him! Some say he left his wife and children with big debts and another source from a different side of the family say he was in trouble with the Mafia!
Could it be that Giovanni who seemed to disappear overnight with no death records found, that they disappeared at the same time or maybe together? If any of you out there have stories or info on this please share. cheers....Catchugenta
I have heard recently from 3 different sources of family descendants after believing for many years that Vincenzo was a 'good guy' that in fact although there was a big funeral for him in 1900 with over 300 people attending and black horses with plumes and carriages, that he actually either ran away or something else happened to him! Some say he left his wife and children with big debts and another source from a different side of the family say he was in trouble with the Mafia!
Could it be that Giovanni who seemed to disappear overnight with no death records found, that they disappeared at the same time or maybe together? If any of you out there have stories or info on this please share. cheers....Catchugenta