Anna Arena
An ancestor of Mia and Rocco — generation 4 above them.
2 of the 11 relationships drawn here have been proved by a record; the other 9 come from Michael Mazza's family tree and have not. The colour on each edge says which is which, and it is drawn per edge so that one proved link cannot vouch for the rest. The method →
What is recorded
A register contradicts what is written above. The lines in this block are the family tree's account. 2 readings taken from the original acts disagree with it — what the registers say →
Where this comes from
2 of the 11 relationships drawn above have been proved by a record this archive has read. The other 9 come from Michael Mazza's family tree and have not.
2 records have been read about them:
- Scilla, Nati 1893, atto 22 — born 17 January 1893, Via Acquagrande 41 — birth register
- Ellis Island, the Archimede — documented
The tree puts her crossing to America in 1894, when she was one. The Ellis Island manifest puts it at 23 MAY 1899, aged six, off the Archimede out of Naples -- and on the line immediately above hers is Giavanni Arena, 45, of Scilla. She travelled with him, not with her father, who arrived ten months later as a US citizen.
Crossing date — Crossed on 23 MAY 1899 aged six, on the Archimede out of Naples -- and on the line immediately above hers is Giavanni Arena, 45, of Scilla. She travelled with him, not with her father. THE IMAGE names the man she travelled with as her UNCLE -- her line begins with the word 'Niece' -- and he was going to join 'brother Rocco' at Mulberry Street, New York.
Where the two disagree, the chart above still draws the tree as it stands. This archive does not silently rewrite what it was given — the acts are here.
See this generation on the ancestors page →
Component 1 · every Arena in the archive →
Photographs
From the family's own tree, contributed by Michael Mazza and relatives. Almost none are captioned — identifications are the most valuable thing you can send.
Others of the same name
These three towns repeat their names relentlessly — this archive holds four men called Rosario Mazza and four called Giuseppe Arena. These are different people, kept apart on purpose rather than merged into one. Why →
- Anna Arena — dates withheld , Australia, component 1
- Anna Arena — undated , component 1
- Anna Arena — undated , component 1
- Anna Arena — undated , component 1
- Anna Arena — undated , component 1