The Ross Family of Tullich, Kilmuir Easter, Ross & Croma

patren · Post by **patren** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:57 pm

It's me again,Sarah,
I've just had a thought,(it happens every so often!). Do you know what religion the person was? Here in Roma there is a cemetery for non-catholic foreign residents, there are quite a few famous people buried there. Tomorrow morning I have things to do very near this cemetery and I could have a look.
Regards Pat

Post by **SarahND** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:22 pm

Hi Pat,
They were not Catholic, so that looks like it might be the right place. I would have no idea of the married name of the daughter, of course... but the mother was Emma Giles who married William Adlington. She was born probably 11 Sep 1835 in Aberdeen. The daughter's maiden name would be Mary Ann Adlington (or possibly Esther? No one has specified which daughter married the Italian doctor...) Emma was last seen in Scotland in 1881.

Found this article about the cemetery:

http://tinyurl.com/33yeh2

Is it the one you mean? I'll keep my fingers crossed that there is an idex somewhere of who is buried there...

Grazie mille!!
Sarah

patren · Post by **patren** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:37 pm

Hi Sarah,
Yes that is the right cemetery, and if I remember correctly there is an index, though it's quite a while since I visited. My son went to kindergarten and elementary school nearby and we used to "pop-in" now and again. I lived in that area for 12 years. We are now a bit further away from the centre - an area called Ponte Mammolo, much more peaceful, but with the metro we can be in the centre in 15/20 minutes.
Pat

patren · Post by **patren** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:42 pm

Sarah,
I forgot to say (old-age creeping on ) that in Italy you do not loose your maiden name. My maiden name is Re***ck and in all official documen ts etc, I am Patricia Re***ck and not Patricia Ie***i, so it prob ably makes the search much easier.
Pat

Admin Note: Name changed to protect the innocent. Pat, due to the world we live in today, please never post personal information, which may cause you to be a victim of identity theft. Unless of course the names you posted were just examples. If this is the case, we could change them back?

Regards

Marilyn

Post by **SarahND** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:52 pm

Hooray for Italy!!! That will make it much easier to find these women!
Thanks for the cheering thought

Sarah

Post by **marilyn morning** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:22 pm

Sarah wrote

Do you know, by chance, how to track down people in Italy in the late 19th, early 20th century?

Hi Sarah,

Here are some sites which may help?

http://img159.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... itens8.png

Regards
Marilyn

Post by **SarahND** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:39 pm

Thanks, Marilyn,
I have looked at most of the possible sites, but there are nearly all geared towards Italians who left Italy for other places (chiefly the U.S.) and I remember making a note to myself that I will need to go to Italy some day to get to the bottom of it... But the next best thing is to find a TS member who already knows the language and the ropes

My Italian dates from college classes, the most recent being over 30 years ago

so I'm glad to find an intermediary!

Regards,
Sarah

patren · Post by **patren** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:27 pm

Hi Sarah,
Just blackmailed my son Alessandro to leave me the computer for a few minutes.
Sorry, no luck at the cemetery. I went through the index with a very helpful lady, but there was nothing. I have obtained an address where you can check the names out if anyone is interested:
http://www.dkinst-rom.dk/protcem/
I have also spoken with the info service of the Rome Council and have the address of the "Archivio Storico di Stato" where I should be able to find something out if they were resident in Rome. I will try to fit it in tomorrow, or at the latest Wednesday. Unfortunately Italy is not a very genealocically minded country, and there is not much available on-line, as I think you have found out, and public offices are mostly only open from 8.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Nevertheless we shall keep trying, and as the weather is very pleasant at the moment it's lovely to be out and about. The Archivio is in a lovely position, near to the Tiber and Trastevere and you can see St.Peter's dome and the Vatican in the distance. It is also not too far from the Colisseum and Circo Massimo where the Romans had chariot races , so I am looking forward to my visit. When you live here you tend to take all the beautiful sights for granted, and I only go around the "tourist spots" when anyone comes to visit.
I will keep you informed.
Regards Pat

patren · Post by **patren** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:31 pm

Hi Marilyn,
Thanks for the protection, I never thought about the danger, will always remember in future.
Regards Pat

Post by **SarahND** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:47 pm

Thanks so much, Pat! It is very kind of you to do all that searching for me. I wish I could come with you-- sounds lovely! I know what you mean about only seeing the tourist spots when visitors come. Somehow, daily life gets in the way and you just keep putting it off, because you know it's always there...

Thanks again,
Sarah

P.S. And thanks to Alessandro for letting you use the computer