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Where did the Italian Ghilmini family come from? What is the Italian Ghilmini family crest and coat of arms? When did the Ghilmini family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Ghilmini family history?
Spelling variations of this family name include: Ghilini, Ghilmini, Ghiglino, Ghilinello, Ghinetti, Ghinassi, Ghinazzi and many more.
First found in Alessandria the capital of the province of the same name on the River Tanaro. It was founded in 1168. It was besieged by Barbarossa for six months without success. The citadel, on the left bank of the Tanaro is the principal buildings. It is famous for the manufacture of felt hats. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ghilmini research. Another 215 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1176, 1342 and 1402 are included under the topic Early Ghilmini History in all our PDF Extended History products.
More information is included under the topic Early Ghilmini Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Adolfo Ghiloni, aged 28, who arrived at Ellis Island from Barga, Italy, in 1913; Alfredo Ghiloni, aged 17, who arrived at Ellis Island from Filecchio, Italy, in 1911.
The Ghilmini Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ghilmini Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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