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i am getting nowhere trying to trace the Italian side of my Family, does anybody have any helpful tips. Thank you

welcome to the boards Linda :-)

if you care to give details we may be able to help you

also you can try this free website - www.familysearch.org - it covers Italy

The Findmypast website is free this weekend for worldwide searches. You might want to have a look on there.

Kath. x

Hi Ann, thank you so much, my GGF was Pasquale Mascia who was a Piano Tuner, I think the family came from Naples area, but cannot be 100%. When my GF came to this Country they had to drop the De from the name so may have been De Mascia. I never knew my GF so no more information, unfortunately we never asked the questions when we should have. Take Care

any idea when he was born? rougly even?

and where in the UK did he live?

this him?

Name: Pasquale De Mascio
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
County: London
Parish: Poplar Borough
Sub-District: Poplar
Registration District: Poplar
Gender: Male
Age: 8
Birthplace: Italy
Record Type: Household

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Name: Pasquale De Mascio
Event Type: Death
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year: 1948
Registration District: Paddington
County: London
Event Place: Paddington, London, England
Age (available after 1866): 32
Birth Year (Estimated): 1916
Volume: 5D
Page: 134
Line Number: 40

do you know his wife's name?

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Name: Pasquale Di Mascio
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year: 1957
Registration District: Ware
County: Hertfordshire
Event Place: Ware, Hertfordshire, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911): Filippone
Volume: 4B
Page: 600
Line Number: 128


Pasquale Di Mascio probably married one of the following people
Name: Maria Filippone

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Name: Pasquale Di Mascio
Event Type: Death
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year: 1965
Registration District: Tynemouth
County: Northumberland
Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Age (available after 1866): 73
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Volume: 1B
Page: 519
Line Number: 5

http://www.cyndislist.com/ is a good genealogy search portal

Sorry Ann I do not think it is any of those my GF was a Thomas Mascia he was a master hairdresser and lived in Deptford London he married Elizabeth Dray on the 1.09.1909, I think my GF was born in 1880. My GGF was Pasquale Mascia I do not think he ever came to this Country although I could be proved wrong, please do not spend too much of your time on it, a holiday in Naples might be needed, but the language would be difficult.

Name: Thomas Mascia
Event Type: Marriage
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year: 1909
Registration District: Camberwell
County: London
Event Place: Camberwell, London, England
Volume: 1D
Page: 1823
Line Number: 324


Thomas Mascia probably married one of the following people

Name: Elizabeth G K Dray

did Pasquale come to the UK?

Name: Thomas Mascia
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
County: London
Parish: Camberwell
Sub-District: St George
Registration District: Camberwell
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Birthplace: Fleet Rdw London, London
Record Type: Household

Name: Thomas W Mascia
Event Type: Birth Registration
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year: 1910
Registration District: Camberwell
County: London
Event Place: Camberwell, London, England
Volume: 1D
Page: 841
Line Number: 54

Name: Edith K Mascia
Event Type: Birth Registration
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year: 1911
Registration District: Camberwell
County: London
Event Place: Camberwell, London, England
Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3): Dray
Volume: 1D
Page: 1554
Line Number: 54

Name: James G Mascia
Event Type: Birth Registration
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year: 1913
Registration District: Camberwell
County: London
Event Place: Camberwell, London, England
Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3): Dray
Volume: 1D
Page: 1627
Line Number: 50

Name: Gertrude E Mascia
Event Type: Birth Registration
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year: 1915
Registration District: Camberwell
County: London
Event Place: Camberwell, London, England
Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3): Dray
Volume: 1D
Page: 1542
Line Number: 43

Name: Louis F Mascia
Event Type: Birth Registration
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year: 1916
Registration District: Greenwich
County: London
Event Place: Greenwich, London, England
Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3): Dray
Volume: 1D
Page: 1880
Line Number: 55