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Hello
Yes Dora Rennie son of Maria and Agostino/Antonio Rennie

His Granddaughter always had his name as Antonio

Did find Genoa Website with huge volume of data but no way of knowing what to search for at outset

Thanks

Edith A

Thanks
And I am aware of many variants

Have Kennedy as Kennady, Kenady, Kennity  and other spellings
Appleby as Applebee and Appelby
Senegoga as Singoga and Senecoca 

Understand there are many variants and the further back regardedless of Region many people spelled words as they sounded


Thanks again

Will post any updates if Helen is successful in tracing correct surname


Edith A

Thank you to everyone for taking their own time to research and then pass on all you sourced to me regarding my Post for Dora Rennie and Helen Ryan

Helen Granddaughter of Dora and Helen has emailed me personally and wanted to pass on her many thanks for the information you have been able to source enabling her to gain a better grasp of her Scottish links and also find out exactly where Dora was born

Helen is now exploring how to find the Italian variant of surname Rennie  knowing that her Grandfather was born in Genoa


Many thanks again

Edith

Hi Josephine, William and everyone else who helped me

Know Helen the Granddaughter is very appreciative of everything I have received from Rootschat participants since I posted yesterday

Every snippet has been passed on and even though she now knows her Grandfather was alive until 1960 and she was unaware of this fact she is so pleased to have some clarity on her Dundee based Ancestors   


Thanks to all

Edith

Once again thank you for all the replies

My cousin Diane has passed on all that you have sourced re Rennie

I also now know that the lady Diane is helping  feels her Mum Doreen and her Aunts/Uncles were aware that her Grandparents has separated at some point  and made up the story of Dora dying during the War to explain her ‘widowhood’ to trll their own families

Unsure why this was necessary


She thinks it was Dora’s Father Antonio/Agostino/? who made the name change  for some reason.
Cannot confirm this

Did a little research - Reino and Rano was an Italian surname from regions of Puglia and Benevetto mainly but again I cannot say this would be the correct surname prior to Rennie becoming family name  if it was indeed changed

Bianchi was Maria’s name as official Wedding data for Dora has that entered


Great help from you all

Have a good  day 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Edith