Evening, Nice to come upon a new site that may help shed light on my paternal family. Briefly, my paternal grandfather emigrated at a young age - 12-16, allegedly making the journey alone from Genoa via Liverpool between 1860 and 1870 and arriving in Boston or New York.
Unfortunately, the name "Polando" is not be be found anywhere in Italy (I have searched for 35 years) though I did come upon the name D'olando in Corsica, at one time part of the Genovese Republic. The only early ship manifest naming my grandfather is from 1908 when he returned to Genoa with my uncle and aunt to "find family."
His wife, my paternal grandmother, Maria Arata, also of Italian lineage, came to the US in the late nineteenth century. I have done a search of the name in the pagine bianchi and found quite a few listed but am not sure how to continue. She grew up in Boston's Northend.

So, I am looking for advice on how to proceed.

Ringrazio in anticipo,
David

yasmd wrote:

Evening, Nice to come upon a new site that may help shed light on my paternal family. Briefly, my paternal grandfather emigrated at a young age - 12-16, allegedly making the journey alone from Genoa via Liverpool between 1860 and 1870 and arriving in Boston or New York. Unfortunately, the name "Polando" is not be be found anywhere in Italy (I have searched for 35 years) though I did come upon the name D'olando in Corsica, at one time part of the Genovese Republic. The only early ship manifest naming my grandfather is from 1908 when he returned to Genoa with my uncle and aunt to "find family." His wife, my paternal grandmother, Maria Arata, also of Italian lineage, came to the US in the late nineteenth century. I have done a search of the name in the pagine bianchi and found quite a few listed but am not sure how to continue. She grew up in Boston's Northend. So, I am looking for advice on how to proceed. Ringrazio in anticipo, David

Hi David,
I found that your George B Polando had a previous wife: Angeline; she died in 1889.
1880 census:
1880 United States Federal Census about George Rowlands
Name: George Rowlands
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Italy
Home in 1880: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Angelina Rowlands
Neighbors: View others on page

Occupation: Fruit Dealer
Cannot read/write:

Blind:

Deaf and dumb:

Otherwise disabled:

Idiotic or insane:
View image

Household Members: Name Age
George Rowlands
32
Angelina Rowlands
36
Mary Rowlands
9
Rosa Rowlands
4
William Rowlands
6m
Louisa Cinnes
18

Angeline death:
name: Angeline Polando
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 26 Jun 1889
event place: Lynn, Massachusetts
residence: Lynn, Mass.
street address:
gender: Female
age: 46
marital status: Married
occupation:
birth date:
birthplace: Italy
estimated birth year: 1843
burial date:
burial place: Lynn, Mass.
cemetery:
father: Andrew Macco
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Italy
mother: Rose Macco
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Italy
additional relatives:
spouse:
volume/page/certificate number: v 400 p 309
film number: 960240
frame number:
digital folder number: 4224890
image number: 306

a child died in 1884:

Polando, "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915


name: Polando
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 02 Jan 1884
event place: Lynn, Massachusetts
residence: Lynn
street address:
gender: Male
age:
marital status:
occupation:
birth date:
birthplace: Lynn
estimated birth year:
burial date:
burial place: Lynn
cemetery:
father: George

father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Italy
mother: Angolia

mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Italy
additional relatives:
spouse:
volume/page/certificate number: v 355 p 242
film number: 960226
frame number:
digital folder number: 4223250


in 1900 census he was married at Mary Arata:
1900 United States Federal Census about George P B Palands
Name: George P B Palands
[George Palomar]
Age: 50
Birth Date: Mar 1850
Birthplace: Italy
Home in 1900: Lynn Ward 4, Essex, Massachusetts
[Essex]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1870
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Palands
Marriage Year: 1890
Years Married: 10
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Occupation: View on Image

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age
George P B Palands
50
Mary Palands
28
Violet Palands
9
George Palands
6
Frances Palands
2
Amelia Werner
40


George was born in 1848, the birthplace is just Genoa, maybe some commune in Genoa area:
NAME: George B Polando
BIRTH: 20 Mar 1848 - Italy
CIVIL: 16 Mar 1885
RESIDENCE: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont
RESIDENCE: Massachusetts

in 1910 census the immigration year is the 1868:

1910 United States Federal Census about George B Pulands
Name: George B Pulands
[George B Polande]
[George B Palando]
Age in 1910: 60
Birth Year: 1850
Birthplace: Italy
Home in 1910: Lynn Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1868
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary S Pulands
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age
George B Pulands
60
Mary S Pulands
41
Violet C Pulands
18
George J Pulands
16
Francis P Pulands
12
John S Pulands
8
Leo F Pulands
5
Alberta M Pulands
2


abt surname spelling, Polando... it is wrong obviously... if really your George coming from Genoa area the surname spelling a bit similar, it could be PALANDRI; also exist in same area: Palanca and Palanghi ...
just my two cents,
regards,
suanj