San Giuseppe old buildings
I have searched several archives for information relating to Italians in Scotland.
Some details of my findings are summarised below:
Capaldi articles in the Scotsman Newspaper over the past 130 years (includes other Italian names)
Capaldi deaths in Scotland from the Scottish Records Office (Originally compiled by Marisa Visocchi)
Capaldi births & marriages in Scotland from the Scottish Records Office
Coppola births, deaths & marriages in Scotland from Scottish Records Office
Gizzi deaths in Scotland from the Scottish Records Office (Originally compiled by Marisa Visocchi)
Fusco births deaths and marriages in Villa Latina (Originally compiled by Ann Fusco from LDS records)
Pacitti births deaths and marriages in Villa Latina (Originally compiled by Ann Fusco from LDS records)
Tartaglia births to mother with Tartaglia name in Villa Latina (Originally compiled by Ann Fusco from LDS records)
Arandora Star names of internees from Villa Latina & Picinisco etc, Frosinone and Isernia who perished at sea 1940 (Transcribed from the original list, compiled by Dr. Terri Colpi in the book “The Italian Factor”)
Edinburgh Saughton Prison detailed list of internees held in 1940 many born in UK of Italian heritage.
I also advise you to visit the following site which has access to many Italian Names and databases
“All Things Italiane”
Capaldi Name Search in “The Scotsman”
Newspaper Archives
| Name | Article Date | Address | Article Details |
| Capaldi, Casimo | 28/07/1893 | Bell Street, Glasgow | Stabbed three men in Dominic Capaldi’s ice crea shop fined £1 or 1 week imprisonment |
| Agostino G D Rossi F Boni A Ferri M AMarino A Valvona G MariniFDi Marco L Di Marco A A Di Marco A Marandola D BerniniEPompa A Cece A Capaldi A TartagliaGGargaro P Neri D Russo A Crolla A Marandola R PAntoniuzziJCrollaFBoni A Di Ciacca D Vacca G Minchella & Pompa Crolla C Crolla F Di FeliceFDi MarcoGRossi V ScappaticcioCAntonelli F D’Inverno R Tomaso O Arpino N TartagliaA Margiotta |
21/03/1900 | 453 Lawnmarket 158 High St. 8 Richmond St. 147 Dundee St. 55 Dalry Rd. 121 Dalry Rd. 139 Dalry Rd. 89 Leith St. 121 Leith St. 130 Leith St. 12 Union Pl. 16 Union Pl. 4 Shrub Pl. 241 Dalry Rd. 49 Morrison St. 26 Clerk St. 7 Bristo St. 4 Carnegie St. 191 Pleasance Pl. 339 Leith Walk 84 Buccleuch St. 3 Div Gordon Highlanders 146 Rose St. 128 Easter Rd. 92 Leith Walk 37 Kirkgate Leith 59 Tolbotth Wynd54 Bridge St. Leith 49 Shore Leith 28 Main St. Newhaven 249 Gt. Junction St. Leith41 Haymarket Terrace 43 Candlemaker Row 28a West Port 6 Morrison St. 63 Bread St. 45 Canongate 88 Grassmarket 83 Grove St. 7 Home St. 21 Drummond St. 27 Parsons Green Terr. |
Donations List to Widows and orphans fund from Italian community in Edinburgh |
| Capaldi Salvatori | 27/12/1906 | Not known | Grassmarket Stabbing AffrayAt Edinburgh Police Court charged with stabbing with razor ? Tommasi of 153 West Port |
| Capaldi Giuliano | 10/01/1914 | 77 Jamaica Street Edinburgh | Fined £6 for keeping saloon open after 8pm on 3 consecutive Sundays |
| Capaldi or Izzi Giovanna | 25/10/1920 | 179 Wolseley St. Southside, Glasgow | Divorce granted against Nicholas Izzi confectioner address unknown, desertion |
| Capaldi | 06/07/1920 | 52 High St. Cowdenbeath | Advert“Piano for Sale” |
| Capaldi Anthony | 13/05/1918 | No address | Assault at demonstration May Day £6 or 21 days |
| S Capaldi & Co | 17/03/1922 | 5 Forth St. Edinburgh | Allowed to carry on business exemption Aliens Restriction |
| Valente Antonio Pelosi Michael Capaldi Serafino Gargaro Antonio Rossi Pietro Papa Alexander Marandola Domenico |
01/11/1922 | 60 Gt Junction St. Leith 1 Crighton Place 15 Gt Junction St 48 Gt Junction St. 55 Leith Walk 69 Home St. |
All offences for selling after hours |
| Capaldi or Casinello Emilia | 16/06/1923 | 21a Causewayside | Fined 10 shillings sold refreshments after 9.30 p.m. |
| Capaldi Barnardo | 28/12/1923 | 10 Lauriston Pl. |
Fined for selling cigarettes after hours |
| Capaldi Luigi | 27/03/1925 | 50 Fountainbridge Edinburgh | Building warrant granted for alterations. |
| Capaldi J | 15/07/1925 | Main St. Kelty | Advert for sale property shop and houses |
| Capaldi | 04/05/1929 | 155 Lothian Rd. Edinburgh | Advert for No. 233 Morningside Rd. Shop & cellar for rent |
| Capaldi R R | 19/07/1930 | N Berwick | George Heriot’s School Prizes. RLS Literary Prize |
| Capaldi Thomas | 01/08/1935 | Arcade 48-49 Promenade, Portobello |
Contravened gaming acts fined £2 or 20 days |
| Capaldi | 02/10/1920 | 2 Bath St. Portobello | Advert |
| Capaldi S & J | 05/08/1933 | 35 Dudley Avenue Leith |
New Scottish companies register S Capaldi & Co. trading in toys, machines games musical instruments £500 share capital |
| Capaldi William (32) | 22/11/1947 | 16 Annbank St. Glasgow | Ice Cream Factory ExplosionHe was injured 7 taken to hospital Factory at 11 Monklands St. Glasgow |
| Capaldi Sante (Deceased) | 24/05/1947 | 35 Dudley Avenue Leith | Advert Contact solicitors settlement of will Late Sante Capaldi of S Capaldi & Co. 55-57 Trafalgar Lane Leith |
| Capaldi Giacomo (Jack) | 13/04/1939 | 35 Dudley Avenue Leith |
Marriage NoticeSecond son of Mr & Mrs Sante Capaldi to Winifred McGovern 37 Dudley Avenue Leith |
| Capaldi Giuseppe Antonio | 04/06/1949 | 88 Annandale St. Edinburgh | Notice“Naturalisation “ |
| Capaldi Samuel | 07/03/1941 | 6 Bon Accord St. Clydebank | Claim for compensation against riots in Greenock on 10 June 1940 Outbreak of war |
| Capaldi Agostino Alberigo | 22/03/1937 | 59 Ferry Rd. Edinburgh | Notice“Naturalisation” |
| Capaldi Crescenzo (Charles) (24) |
20/08/1940 | 3 Woodhall Terr. Port Glasgow | Aliens order Charge He was born in Port Glasgow His father was born in Edinburgh. His grandfather was born in Birmingham. He renounced his British nationality |
| Capaldi Gaetano & Corona |
01/06/1940 | 42 Hill Street Glasgow |
Both confectioners set up new company G Capaldi & Sons Ltd 54 Cambridge St GlasgowWholesale and retail merchants and bakers£500 capital |
| Capaldi R R | 14/08/1935 | N Berwick | North Berwick Tennis ChampionshipsBeaten by Wm Skinner from London |
| Capaldi R R (36) | 01/06/1950 | 95 High St. North Berwick | Death Notice Son of the late Luigi Capaldi |
| Capaldi Peter | 14/07/1949 | 478 Keppochill Rd Glasgow | Contravening retail byelaws ice cream van |
| Capaldi Antonio | 13/06/1949 | 51 Ferry Rd. Edinburgh | Notice “Naturalisation” |
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Select & click on the links below to open & download file in word or excel format
click here to download Capaldi deaths file
click here to download Capaldi and Coppola births, deaths and marriages file
click here to download Gizzi file
click here to download Fusco marriages 1820 to 1855 file
click here to download Fusco marriages 1833 to 1865 file
click here to download Fusco women husbands and children file
click here to download Pacitti births deaths and marriages file
click here to download Tartaglia births file
click here to download file Arandora Star names
click here to download italian Internees Edinburgh Prison 1940 file