Talamo history
This is a very brief history culled from Johns research. To know more, click on the link below.

READ THE COMPLETE TREE, everyone from Genarro Talamo (17 something) to William McKay (2001). John has been researching years to produce this document which makes fascinating reading. Thank you John. (PDF format)		 Top see the tree graphically, click here. You'll need the Acrobat Reader plugin

 

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Generation 1 and 2
Here is where it all started in a small farmhouse near Casale di Arola which is where the parents of Davide Benjamin, Don Genarro Giovanni Talamo and his wife Donna Gratzia Sagliano lived. Below is a photo of Mulo in Arola. Is he another descendant?
Davide Benjamin Talamo born about 1808 and married Josephine Servatius in Milan before November 1846. He moved to Paris and was a member of the Royal Italian Opera Co. (basso profundo). He lived in London for a while and sung before the Tzar in St. Petersberg. He had a sister Clorinda (del Guidice) and a brother Abramo. Notes from John:

The Servatius`s seem to have done the dirty on the Talamos, Josephines brother Bartholomew seems to have got grandfather Talamo involved in some dubious dealings in Moscow, ordered goods which grandfather promised to pay for then welched on the deal and went into the Greek Orthodox chuch in Moscow. Grandfather lost his job and his money.
Josephine tried to find him but he disappeared to New York where he was last heard of as a fencing instructor on E32nd st. Josephine tried to find her relative Baron Servatius reputed to have lots of money last heard of losing a local election in Paris region.
Click on the postcard above for documents relating to Davide Benjamin & family

Generation 3
The handsome couple to the left are Charles Louis Saveur Marie, son of Davide Benjamin, and his wife, Minna Isabella. Charles was born on November 28th 1846 Paris. He worked first as a tobacconist and later as a transmission belting salesman
Charles Louis Saveur Marie Talamo
1846 - 1911		 Minna Isabella Erks Jackson
C 1858 - 1924		  
Generation 4
Edward Rex and his family on holiday about 1936. This was the beach at Deva, Spain and was in front of the house called 'Itxzas Ertx' (Basque spelling might not be right), where they lived for 6 months.
Generation 5 (above)
Mike holding John on the left and Sal on the right		 for more pictures of Sal, see her gallery by clicking on the photo above
Generation 6
Mossmans, Prices and Talamos
click on their pictures to go to their root pages