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I have been helping a friend with her family tree which involves Ambrose and Ralph and the fact that the name Brook is still used in the family.

Josie

You have probably found Louis Butti in Edinburgh.  You may or may not know that there is a kerb stone outside the house in which they lived with the Butti name on it.  You may also not know that it is believed that 3 brothers came overt from Italy and they were all artisans.  Louis in Edinburgh , Alexander, my great great grandfather in London and Joseph in Somerset.  There is also a Vincent Butti a weaver in Scotland and his son Vincent.
The only way that we can prove that the three men are brothers is to find their parents.  I know that Alexander was born 2/8/1800 in Santa Maria nr Como Italy.  We visited Santa Maria Rezonica and it was not there but there is a Santa Maria in Lecco but we have not been able to establish if this is where he was born.  If in your work you find the parentage of any of these men I should be glad to know about it.
I know nothing much about Vincent or his son.  A Mr Butti, presumably Louis, is
 mentioned in Gladstone's diary when he was in Edinburgh.  Hope this helps.

Hi Karolee
Your rquest for the Butti information also came to me.  I am the great great grandaughter of Alexander Butti who may be the brother of Joseph.  I have been told that 3 brothers came over from Italy but to prove the connection we need information about the parents.  The Italians will not answer letters or messages on telephones.  Alexander was born in Santa Maria 2/8/1800 near Como.  We have visited one Santa Maria on the Lake but it was the wrong one. There ia another one which we have not visited yet.  Anyway, you probably have the following but thought that I would send it anyway,

Joseph Butti born about 1803 in Foreign parts and ?died dec. 1842 in Taunton. If you want to get the certificate you need to add vol.10 P.326
He married Maria Shattock in Taunton 19/10/20(29) who was born 1806/7 in Taunton and died in Sept. quarter 1886 Taunton vol5c P. 229 if you want cert.
Children:- Josephine bc.1832/3 Somerset and married someone called Kennedy
                Ann bc.1833/4/5 in Taunton  1891 was Lay sister
                Thomas bc.1842 in Taunton
                Serena bc. 1838 Somerset
                Theresa bc 1839  (?June quarter 1838 Taunton Vol 10 P.435)
                Maria bc.1831 Taunton
                Elizabeth aka Eliza bc.1836/7 in Taunton   ? died June quarter 1889 Taunton   
                                                                                      vol. 5c  P.229
They lived 1841 St James Somerset and 186171 St. Mary Magdalen Somerset

Hope this helps  Josie

Hi Nicola
Saw that you were researching the Butti Family and I should be interested in finding out if you have found Alexamder's parents in Italy as I am his great grandaughter.  I went to Italy with my husband a couple of years ago but the Santa Maria we visited was the wrong one.  I informed some other people about Louis and know a little about Joseph and Vincent.
Should be pleased to hear from you
Josie

Do not have a photograph of the Buttis except my grandmother and I think her sister.  There is a portrait of Louis Butti somewhere.

Children were
Louis Joseph 26/2/1873 Glasgow
George Arhuthnot b c1862 d. 27/3/1909 in the Poorhouse in Craiglockhrt  Single
James bc. 1875
Hugh Home b c1868  d.1869

There was a Louis Butti at the Wellington Reformatory Farm School in 1891 who may be the Louis above.
Did not lollow further but I hope that this helps