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  1. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Yes I guess that's how the Italian genes have got weaker. My dad is half Italian and looks it. On my ancestry DNA im 28% . My grandad spoke fluent Italian, but my dad and all his sisters didn't, but then my grandad and his brother married English women. I got my great grandmothers death...
  2. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Yes today 9:45am. :) we shall go once a month now. The priest was very nice. He danced at the end with a drum which was entertaining lol.
  3. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    So we got there early this morning and a mass was about to start, they really wanted us to attend, so we did. It was an experience as I haven’t been to a catholic mass for quite some time. Afterwards, I said we need the map, and afew people asked around thinking they could just bring me a copy...
  4. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Thankyou, that's kind. :) I wish I could somehow sort the section in there that is left as they rely on volunteers, but it would need a lot of people and time.
  5. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Thankyouuuu :))
  6. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Ahhh thanks for that I didn't realise the numbers would be on the back. Will help definitely with counting as im not hopeful they have a headstone but could be wrong.
  7. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Ah right that sounds correct as we spoke to the priest and he said he serves two churches. We will go anyway and have a look.
  8. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Ahhh right ok, well that answers that. I did wonder as id never seen the name John come up and only the one Luigi.
  9. Suzanneiom

    Queen Alexandra College (QAC) Harborne.

    Just a quick post on QAC. As many will know this particular college is for young adults between 16-25 with various special needs. Just wondered if anyone had any positive or negative stories, own experiences, or anything in general about this college? I have been to look round it and I thought...
  10. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Its crazy because id say here and now, a lot of people would take the opportunity to get out of Brum. moving to Italy would be a dream for some, even Oxfordshire has got to be better than here. Id have loved to of seen North Birmingham and the city centre in the 1920s. So im going back to st...
  11. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    I find it fascinating seeing original documents, they had no idea would be searched up.
  12. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Hmm interesting. It must have been for a better life as it seems they all came.
  13. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    On todays visit.
  14. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Great I will upload :) planning to go Sunday. Im not sure if you've been to the churchyard some areas are very overgrown but I will get to it somehow.
  15. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Is this Eleutrio? the spelling is different on the card
  16. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    wow Im just catching up with all these. It may be a silly question if you all know but was there a reason they were all leaving Italy for England?? also when I find the locations in st Josephs which will be this weekend hopefully, would you like me to upload? When ive completed that then im...
  17. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    Yes silly me, I just realised it isn't lined up well.. phew it is him. now I can't wait to get the map. Also on the entries I notice two more children of Angelina and Felices
  18. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    on the register above it says 74 me re looking at it , I think its just not lined up correctly, it is him. it says 51 above
  19. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    yes on his death certificate it says 51.
  20. Suzanneiom

    Iommi family

    This is exactly my issue, its just the age of death? the address is right and his wife Maria would of been widowed. The other guiseppe lived at 17 duddeston and his wife had already died so there would be no widow.
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