A New Project.

Announcing a new project which has been developed and will be coordinated by myself and Patrick Vella , tracing and collating data in regard to the genealogy of Simon Agostini and his ancestors and descendants.

Within three years, on the other side of the world, another island changed hands. Trinidad became a British possession. It was just about this period that the Corsican immigration to Trinidad commenced.

Don Simon Agostini was a capitulant and one amongst the first to take the oath of allegiance to the King of England. There are many families of Corsican descent in Trinidad today. 

While there's a rich history described mainly in two books, Anthony de Verteuil's The Corsicans in Trinidad and David Agostini's The Ancestors , the main aim of this new project will be to develop and add to the already existing Agostini genealogy database. Patrick has already created a document titled Genealogy of Gasparo Agostini , which will be the primary source of this project. Contributions are invited from all to continue to expand the database, and if you feel you can and wish to make a contribution, we can be contacted at:

Ray Agostini: rayagostini3@gmail.com  

Patrick Vella: patvella@gmail.com

Even seemingly "unimportant" family information can sometimes make a difference. So if you are connected in any way to Simon Agostini, or merely just interested in the project, your contribution is welcome.

The Corsicans