GIUSEPPE AMADIO b.1705 in Piedimonte d'Alife by Piedemonte di Matese - 41km north of Caserta, Italy, married ISABELLA MALATESTA on 19 Oct 1738.
Giuseppe and Isabella had ANGELO ANTONIO VENANZIO AMADIO b.1768 in Rome, Italy. He married DEMENICA LUCIA GERTRUDE SANTAFEDE on 23 June 1790.
Angelo and Demenica had FORTUNATO GIUSEPPE LUIGI (Antonio) AMADIO b.14 Oct 1801 in Rome, Italy. He emigrated to England and married twice - his second wife, ANN MORRIS he married on 31 Aug 1840 in Northampton, England.
Fortunato and Ann had FORTUNATO ANTONIO AMADIO b.13 Apr 1847 in Castle Ashby, Northampton, England. He married FRANCES CAROLINE PHIPPS on 14 May 1866 in Birmingham, England.
Fortunato and Frances had 5 children then emigrated to New Zealand and had 3 more children in Wellington.
Their second to last child ELEANOR MARGARITTO AMADIO b.22 April 1883 in Wellington, New Zealand married EDWARD STENT on 6 Oct 1908.
Edward Stent's parents were CHARLES STENT and EMMA LYNDS-JACKSON. Emma was the daughter of the mariner-whaler JAMES HAYTER one of the first 50 settlers in New Zealand who spent the early years on Kapiti Island, Wellington with the Maori chief, Te RAUPARAHA before setting up his own whaling station in Jackson's Bay, Tory Channel, Marlborough, NZ.
Emma's first husband was John Lynds - they had 3 children, the first 2 were a set of twins, Thomas and Louisa. Their third child, William James Lynds was killed aged 16 in the Boer war.
Emma and Charles Stent had 11 children before they married. Their last child, Richard Stent b.1899 was killed aged 19 in WW1.
Charles was the 1st child of 8 children to Charles Stent and Sarah Peck of England.
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