Antonio (Gannoni) Giannoni
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Antonio (Gannoni) Giannoni (1814 - 1883)

Antonio Giannoni formerly Gannoni
Born in Rimini, Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italiamap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 16 Aug 1854 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australiamap
Husband of — married 28 Jul 1855 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 69 in Kensington, South Australia, Australiamap
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Biography

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Antonio (Gannoni) Giannoni is Notable.

Antonio Gannoni emigrated to South Australia on the Recovery, arriving at Port Adelaide on 19 Sep 1839. [1] He was the first Italian to settle in South Australia. [2]

He married Matilda Deputron on 13 November 1849 at Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide. [3] [4]

She died age 33 on 5 February 1854 [5] and was buried in West Terrace Cemetery. [6]

He married Ann Tickner on 16 Aug 1854 at St John Church, Adelaide, [7] Ann died on 27 May 1855. [8]

Two months later he married Mary Clapton (who had emigrated to South Australia with Ann Tickner on the Standard) on 28 July 1855 at St John Church. [9]

He passed away age 69 [10] and was buried in West Terrace Cemetery. [11] [12]

GANNONI. On the 6th September, at his residence, High-street, Kensington, Antoni Gannoni, aged 70 years. A colonist of 44 years; arrived by the Recovery, 1839. [13]

Monument to Antonio Giannoni, Osmond terrace, Norwood, South Australia reads :

ANTONIO GIANNONI
Rimini 1814 - Adelaide 1833
FIRST ITALIAN SETTLER IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Arrived on the Recovery 19 Sept 1839
CITIZEN OF KENSINGTON AND NORWOOD 1863 - 1883
Well known cab driver and father of PETER GANNONI, Mayor
of Kensington and Norwood 1920 - 1922
This monument was unveiled on 4th November 1993 by
The Hon. Lyn Arnold M.P., Premier of South Australia
Mayor Vincenzina Ciccarello, City of Kensington and Norwood
Dr Francesco Azzarello, Consul for Italy in South Australia
A Joint Initiative of
Comune di Rimini
City of Kensington and Norwood
Italian Historical Society

Sources

  1. Reconstructed passenger list for the Recovery 1839 (State Library of South Australia, Bound For South Australia Collection, https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/ : accessed 10 Sep 2023) entry for GANNONI Antonio.
  2. Wikipedia : Antonio Giannoni
  3. South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 10 Sep 2023) database entry for Antonia JANNONI (Age 35, Marital status S) and Matild DEPUTRON (Age 28, Marital status S) 13 Nov 1849 at Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 3/206
  4. Parish Registers, 1835-1869 Church of England in Australia, Holy Trinity Church (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKS-M9KC-Y?i=222&cat=345079 : accessed 10 Sep 2023) at FamilySearch, Film number 008137226, Image 223 of 534
  5. South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 10 Sep 2023) database entry for Matilda GANNONI (Death date 5 Feb 1854, Age 33, Marital status M, Place of death not recorded, Residence Adelaide, Relative Antonio GANNONI (H) Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 3/38
  6. Burial Record (Adelaide Cemeteries Authority, http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/Records : accessed 10 Sep 2023) database entry for Matilda Gannoni (Date of service 6 Feb 1854, Cemetery West Terrace, Location Road 3, Path 18, Aspect W, Site Number 15)
  7. South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 10 Sep 2023) database entry for Antonio GANNONE (Age 40, Marital status W) and Ann TICKNER (Age 30, Marital status S) 16 Aug 1854 at St John Adelaide. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 21/274
  8. South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 10 Sep 2023) database entry for Anne GENONIE (Death date 27 May 1855, Age 33, Marital status M, Place of death not recorded, Residence Adelaide) Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 3/145
  9. South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 9 Sep 2023) database entry for Antonio GIANONI (Age 41, Marital status W) and Mary CLAYTON (Age 32, Marital status S) 28 Jul 1855 at St John Church Adelaide. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 23/37
  10. South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 9 Sep 2023) database entry for Antonio GANNONI (Death date 6 Sep 1883, Age 69, Marital status N, Place of death Kensington, Residence Kensington, Relative Peter GANNONI (S) Reference: District Norwood, Book/Page 130/373
  11. Burial Record (Adelaide Cemeteries Authority, http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/Records : accessed 10 Sep 2023) database entry for Antonion Giannoni (Date of service 6 Sep 1883, Cemetery West Terrace, Location Road 3, Path 18, Aspect W, Site Number 15)
  12. Monumental Inscription. West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Plaque: Erected by the Italian Historical Society of South Australia. Unveiled by Dr F. Azzarello, Consul of Italy in South Australia 4 November 1993. (Headstone difficult to read, does say that he arrived on the Recovery 19th September 1839) Photographed by Karyn Homburg 10 Sep 2023
  13. "Family Notices" The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) 7 September 1883: 2 (SECOND EDITION). Web. 10 Sep 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article210516189>.
  • "Australia, South Australia, Will and Probate Records," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRY-KDVM : 26 September 2019), Antonio Gannoni, 16 Nov 1883; citing Will, South Australia, Australia, Probate and Administration Books, Supreme Court of South Australia, Adelaide; FHL microfilm 103271693.




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