As far as I have researched there were four branches and probably many more whose children made their way to Scotland.
Antonio Donati who married Annunciata Ricci.
Benedetto who married Clarinda Bonigli and
Giovanni who married Carmella Moscardini.
Francesco who married Elizabeth Bandierini [Rough translation]
Antonio Donati was born 1815 and Annunciata Ricci 1811
Pietro Donati who married Maria Brucciani – their son Adolfo Donati and Annie Loughlin line were the most productive. They had married in Ayr in 1898 travelling down from Edinburgh. where there were more Donati cousins already residing.
THE BRANCHES IN AYRSHIRE
Sabatina Donati was documented as being Pietro Donati’s cousin. Now both their fathers names were Antonio but the age span too large as Pietro’s father was born in 1815 and Sabatino’s c 1850. So Sabatino’s father may have been an uncle. There was another Sabatina who emigrated to America and he was also born c 1885.
DONATI Antonio – TOGNERI connection [BARGA] c1850
GLASGOW -Ayrshire and West Coast connections-
Antonio Donati, Farmer and Ermerlinda Togneri. Their son Sabatino to Mary Johnston 1896Sabatina and Mary Johnston – daughter Eida Togneri Donati to Richard Galbraith 1934 SABITANA’S daughter Ermerlinda Togneri Donati to Alex. StorrieAntonio’s daughter Pamela or Palmira to Gilbert Chierroni 1903 GlasgowAntonio’s daughter Isabella to Celestino Nicoletti1911 Scottish Census Giuseppe Donati age 62 as the Cook. Born c 1850. Plenty Barga surnames all described as his brother, Barsi, Moscardini, Gonnella, Marchetti, Quilliani, Furrichi.
DONATI Sabatina c 1850 and PALMIRA BALDACCI
So another Sabatina Donati who married Baldacci Palmira. Dates of birth for these two would have been c 1860. This is their son Vittorio who settled in Kilbirnie. He married Elizabeth Johnstone. Their son, also Vittorio married Sarah Storrie.
Giovanni Donati c 1850 and CARMELLA MOSCARDINI
Pietro b 1874 with his much younger wife Leonetta BernardiniPietro was born in 1875 in Barga. He married Carmella Moscardini whose family are from the same area. Their son Pietro came to Renfrew and married Leonata Bernardi in 1920 in Glasgow.
FRANCESCO DONATI – BANDICIERI line
Francesco’s son Ernest and Lidia Lopez who was Brazilian, had two children, Dina 1912 born Glasgow and Dante 1914 in Italy. Ernest at first travelled to Tennessee in 1912 before emigrating soon after the birth of son in 1914.
DONATI Giovanni or John and Josephine Sesti Renfrew son of Francesco Donati
Giovanni Donati and Josephine Sesti. Mario died prematurely age only 17Francesco’s son Geonildo Donati
FELICE DONATI 1897 and JOCUNDA MARGIOTTI
Their son Allesandro Donati was born in 1887 in Italy. In Glasgow in 1911 he married Agnes McCrae who was17 at the time. Allesandro was killed in Action in WW1. They had one daughter Mary Sarah Donati who was born in 1913. Agnes re-married in 1920 to John Johnston in Coatbridge in Lanark. In 1936 their Daughter Mary married a Master Butcher called David William Anderson in St. Mungo’s Halls in the Gorbals in Glasgow. Mary’s occupation was one of Florist’s Assistant.
Baldassare Donati c 1875 and Carmella Giudici
Their son Giuseppe Luigi Paolino DONATI was born on 21st June 1903. He married Ada Filippi. Giuseppe was a restraunteur when he died in 1972 in Ayr. They had unknown number of children but one daughter Rosa died tragically when she was only 12 of a cerebral haemorrhage. Her uncle Dante Filippi was informant.
Pietro Donati c1860 and Maria Giuseppe
One of their daughters Ida 1882-1955
Baldasarre Donati and Carmella Guidi c 1880
SON Giuseppe married Ada Filippi, Ayr.Cesare Donati was the son of Antonio Donati and Annunciate Ricci. In this 1901 Scottish census he is in Edinburgh with Nicodemo Guidi. Whether there is a connection with the two Guidi families has still to be figures out.
