The name suggests someone who lived in or near or worked in a fortress. Now attested in 60 comuni, with a small cluster in the Valle di Diano; the greatest concentration however, is in the Piedmonte.
Many of the San Giacomese Castellas were fairly well to do, listing their occupations as pastore(shephard), or possidente(landowner).
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Pasquale Castella
Born: c.1839 to Francesco Castella (and Concetta Luongo?)
Married: Filomena Romano
Children: Francesco b.1864, Concetta b.1865, Giuseppe b.1866, Giovanna b.1870, Giovanna b.1872,
Agnesa b.1875, Annamaria b.1877
Occupation: Contadino
Maria Castella
Born: c.1842 to Francesco Castella and Carmela or Concetta Luongo
Married: Angelo Romano*
Died: 01.01.1898, Monte San Giacomo
V-CHILDREN OF PASQUALE CASTELLA AND FILOMENA ROMANO
Francesco Castella
Born: c.1864 to Pasquale Castella and Filomena Romano
Married: Angela Caporrino
Children: Filomena b.1890, Pasquale b.1891
Occupation: Contadino
Concetta Castella
Born: c.1865 to Pasquale Castella and Filomena Romano
Married: Pasquale Lisa 24.04.1883, Monte San Giacomo*
Giuseppe Castella
Born: 22.10.1866 to Pasquale Castella and Filomena Romano, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Francesca Monaco 08.06.1893, New York, NY
Children: Philomena b.1894, Pat b.1896, Crescenza b.1898, John b.1900, Rose b.1902, Mary b.1907,
Frank b.1910
Occupation: Laborer (1900), box maker (1910)
Residence: 1900, 328 Monroe St., Hoboken, NJ
1910, 415 Jackson St., Hoboken, NJ
Emigrated: c.1892
Giovanna Anna Castella
Born: 01.01.1870 to Pasquale Castella and Filomena Romano, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 09.06.1872, Monte San Giacomo
Giovanna Castella
Born: 04.08.1872 to Pasquale Castella and Filomena Romano, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 16.03.1876, Monte San Giacomo
Agnesa Castella
Born: 07.08.1875 to Pasquale Castella and Filomena Romano, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 20.09.1878, Monte San Giacomo
Annamaria Castelli
Born: 04.12.1877 to Pasquale Castella and Filomena Romano, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Angelo Tursi 07.01.1900, Monte San Giacomo*
Immigrated: 01.07.1907, Hamburg-Amerika Moltke, Napoli-New York
IV-CHILDREN OF FRANCESCO CASTELLA AND ANGELA CAPORRINO
Filomena Castella
Born: 14.06.1890 to Francesco Castella and Angela Caporrino, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Camillo Bortone 06.07.1905, Monte San Giacomo*
Pasquale Castella
Born: 19.12.1891 to Francesco Castella and Angela Caporrino, Monte San Giacomo
IV-CHILDREN OF GIUSEPPE CASTELLA AND FRANCESCA MONACO
Philomena Castella
Born: c.1894 to Giuseppe Castella and Francesca Monaco, NJ
Occupation: Silk mill blocker (1910)
Residence: 1900, 328 Monroe St., Hoboken, NJ
1910, 415 Jackson St., Hoboken, NJ
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Angelo Castella
Born: bef.1800
Married: Rosa Amato
Children: Annamaria b.1815, Pietro b.1825
Occupation: Possidente
VI-CHILDREN OF ANGELO CASTELLA AND ROSA AMATO
Annamaria Castella
Born: c.1815 to Angelo Castella and Rosa Amato
Married: Giuseppe Policastro
Died: 28.11.1885, Monte San Giacomo
Pietro Castella
Born: c.1825 to Angelo Castella and Rosa Amato
Married(1): Rosa Lisa
Children: Pasqua b.1854, Angelo b.1855, Giovanna b.1855, Pasquale b.1856, Rachele b.1859
Married(2): Maria Giuseppa Caruso
Married(3): Maria Teresa Vernaglia 25.11.1893(bann), Monte San Giacomo
Died: 02.01.1904, Monte San Giacomo
Occupation: Possidente
V-CHILDREN OF PIETRO CASTELLA AND ROSA LISA
Pasqua Castella
Born: c.1854 to Pietro Castella and Rosa Lisa
Married: Vincenzo Clemente 05.05.1874, Monte San Giacomo*
Died: 04.01.1904, Monte San Giacomo
Angelo Castella
Born: c.1855 to Pietro Castella and Rosa Lisa
Married: Anna Cavolo
Children: Pietro b.1878, Rosa b.1882, Maria b.1884, Antonia b.1886, Vincenzo b.1889
Died: c.1890
Occupation: Possidente
Giovanna Castella
Born: c.1855 to Pietro Castella and Rosa Lisa
Married: Domenico di Bella 14.10.1875, Monte San Giacomo
Occupation: Possidente
Pasquale Castella
Born: c.1856 (to Pietro Castella and Rosa Lisa?)
Married: Francesca Castella
Children: Rosa b.1884, Francesco b.1886, Giovanna b.1888, Annamaria b.1889, Filomena b.1891,
Filomena b.1896, Pietro b.1898
Immigrated: 14.11.1891, National Navigation Company Hindoustan, Napoli-New York
Occupation: Pastore, possidente
Rachele Castella
Born: c.1859 to Pietro Castella and Rosa Lisa
Married: Giuseppe Racioppi-Lepre 01.02.1878, Monte San Giacomo*
IV-CHILDREN OF ANGELO CASTELLA AND ANNA CAVOLO
Pietro Castelli
Born: 09.12.1878 to Angelo Castella and Anna Caolo, Monte San Giacomo
Married(1): Carmela Amato 12.12.1896, Monte San Giacomo
Married(2): Rosaria Cammarano 03.04.1902, Monte San Giacomo
Children: Anna b.1902
Immigrated: 24.03.1904 Nord-Deutcher Lloyd Neckar, Napoli-New York
28.03.1912, Hamburg-Amerika Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Napoli-New York, second class
Occupation: Possidente
Rosa Castella
Born: 09.11.1882 to Angelo Castella and Anna Cavolo, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Vincenzo Alessandro 02.12.1900, Monte San Giacomo
Maria Castella
Born: 16.04.1884 to Angelo Castella and Anna Cavolo, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Giovanni Mastrangelo 11.02.1903, Monte San Giacomo
Antonia Elisabetta Castelli
Born: 02.07.1886 to Angelo Castella and Anna Caolo, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Carmine Calabrese 28.11.1907, Monte San Giacomo*
Immigrated: 18.01.1910, Nord-Deutcher Lloyd Berlin, Napoli-New York
Vincenzo Castella
Born: 20.03.1889 to Angelo Castella and Anna Cavolo, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Eugenia Romano 20.04.1911
IV-CHILDREN OF PASQUALE CASTELLA AND FRANCESCA CASTELLA
Rosa Castella
Born: 13.03.1884 to Pasquale Castella and Francesca Castella, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Giovanni Policastro 27.11.1906, Monte San Giacomo*
Immigrated: 14.11.1891, National Navigation Company Hindoustan, Napoli-New York
Occupation: Casalinga
Francesco Castella
Born: 03.05.1886 to Pasquale Castella and Francesca Castella, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 06.09.1886, Monte San Giacomo
Giovanna Castella
Born: 30.08.1888 to Pasquale Castella and Francesca Castella, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Pasquale Spina 09.08.1906, Monte San Giacomo*
Immigrated: 14.11.1891, National Navigation Company Hindoustan, Napoli-New York
Annamaria Castella
Born: 06.10.1889 to Pasquale Castella and Francesca Castella
Immigrated: 14.11.1891, National Navigation Company Hindoustan, Napoli-New York
Filomena Castella
Born: 05.02.1891 to Pasquale Castella and Francesca Castella, Monte San Giacomo
Immigrated: 14.11.1891, National Navigation Company Hindoustan, Napoli-New York
Died: c.1895, US?
Filomena Castella
Born: 04.02.1896 to Pasquale Castella and Francesca Castella, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Antonio Navatta 11.1913
Died: 05.09.1965
Pietro Castella
Born: 17.02.1898 to Pasquale Castella and Francesca Castella, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 28.04.1898, Monte San Giacomo
III-CHILDREN OF PIETRO CASTELLA AND ROSARIA CAMMARANO
Anna Castella
Born: 26.12.1902 to Pietro Castella and Rosaria Cammerano, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 02.02.1903, Monte San Giacomo
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Francesco Castella
Born: bef.1790
Married: Rosa Romano
Children: Domenico b.1806, Maria b.1811
VII-CHILDREN OF FRANCESCO CASTELLA AND ROSA ROMANO
Domenico Castella
Born: c.1806 to Francesco Castella and Rosa Romano, Monte San Giacomo
Married: celibe
Died: 08.09.1878, Monte San Giacomo
Occupation: Sacradote
Maria Castella
Born: c.1811 to Francesco Castella and Rosa Romano, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Pietro Romano
Died: 14.03.1874, Monte San Giacomo
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Michele Castella
Born: bef.1820
Married: Vincenza or Nicoletta Calabrese
Children: (Giacomina b.1835?), Angela b.1836, Custora b.1837
Occupation: Contadino
VI-CHILDREN OF MICHELE CASTELLA
Giacomina Castella
Born: c.1835 to Michele Castella (and ? Calabrese?)
Married: Domenico Romano*
Angela Castella
Born: c.1836 to Michele Castella and Vincenza Calabrese
Married: Angelo Lisa*
Died: 23.02.1900, Monte San Giacomo
Custoda Castella
Born: c.1837 to Michele Castella and Nicoletta Calabrese
Married: Pietro Romano*
Died: 08.01.1887, Monte San Giacomo
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Nicola Castella
Born: bef.1820
Married: Rachele Luongo
Children: Giuseppe b.1838, Pasqua b.1848, Angelo b.1854
VI-CHILDREN OF NICOLA CASTELLA AND RACHELE LUONGO
Giuseppe Castella
Born: c.1838 to Nicola Castella and Rachele Luongo
Married: Maria Pasquale 19.10.1872, Monte San Giacomo
Children: Rachele b.1873, Nicola b.1874, Rosaria b.1876, Francesca b.1877
Died: 21.04.1898, Monte San Giacomo
Occupation: Contadino
Pasqua Castella
Born: c.1848 to Nicola Castella and Rachele Luongo
Married(1): Giuseppe Caporrino 27.02.1879, Monte San Giacomo *
Married(2): Sabato Calabrese 29.10.1891, Monte San Giacomo
Angelo Castella
Born: c.1854 to Nicola Castella and Rachele Luongo
Married: celibe
Died: 29.10.1909, Monte San Giacomo
Occupation: Bettoliere
V-CHILDREN OF GIUSEPPE CASTELLA AND MARIA PASQUALE
Rachele Castella
Born: 29.07.1873 to Giuseppe Castella and Maria Pasquale, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 26.08.1877, Monte San Giacomo
Nicola Castella
Born: 09.11.1874 to Giuseppe Castella and Maria Pasquale, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 16.11.1878, Monte San Giacomo
Rosaria Castella
Born: 05.07.1876 to Giuseppe Castella and Maria Pasquale, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Michele Lisa 18.05.1892, Monte San Giacomo
Francesca Castella
Born: 08.07.1877 to Giuseppe Castella and Maria Pasquale, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 12.12.1877, Monte San Giacomo
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Pasquale Castella
Born: c.1800 (to Francesco and Rosa?)
Married: Carminella Calabrese
Children: Rosaria b.1823, Rosa b.1828, Francesco b.1834
Occupation: Contadino
VI-CHILDREN OF PASQUALE CASTELLA AND CARMENELLA CALABRESE
Rosaria Castella
Born: c.1823 to Pasquale Castella and Carmina Calabrese
Married: Carmine Spina*
Died: 23.08.1902, Monte San Giacomo
Rosa Castella
Born: c.1828 to Pasquale Castella and Carmela Calabrese
Married: Vincenzo Spina*
Died: 08.06.1898, Monte San Giacomo
Francesco Castella
Born: c.1834 to Pasquale Castella and Carminella Calabrese
Married: Rosa Totaro
Children: Giovanni b.1858, Pietro b.1860, Michele b.1861, Angelo b.1864 Mariantonia b.1866, Antonio
b.1869, Carmela b.1871, Cono b.1874
Died: 09.08.1907, Monte San Giacomo
Occupation: Pastore
V-CHILDREN OF FRANCESCO CASTELLA AND ROSA TOTARO
Giovanni Castella
Born: c.1858 to Francesco Castella and Rosa Totaro
Married: Agnese Amato 21.08.1877, Monte San Giacomo
Children: Rosa b.1879
Occupation: Sarto
Pietro Castella
Born: c.1860 to Francesco Castella and Rosa Totaro
Married: Maria Cusati
Children: Pasqualena b.1883, Pasquale b.1884, Francesco b.1885, Rosa b.1888, Carmela b.1890, Cesare
b.1896
Died: c.1897
Occupation: Pastore
Michele Castella
Born: 03.1861 to Francesco Castella and Rosa Totaro, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Maria Cristina Marotta 04.02.1883, Monte San Giacomo
Children: Francesco b.1885, Pasquale b.1888, Giovanni b.1895
Occupation: Bartender (1900)
Residence: 1900, 525 Adams St., Hoboken, NJ
Immigrated: 02.06.1891, Compagnie Nationale de Navigation Cachemire, Napoli-New York
04.10.1905, Nord-Deutcher Lloyd Koing Albert, Napoli-New York
22.12.1911, Nord-Deutcher Lloyd Prinzess Irene, Napoli-New York
Angelo Castella
Born: c.1864 to Francesco Castella and Rosa Totaro
Married: Angela Rizzo 20.03.1887, Monte San Giacomo
Children: Rosa b.1888, Maria b.1891, Francesco b.1893, Pasquale b.1895, Carmela b.1898, Pietro b.1901,
Antonio b.1904, Giovanni b.1907
Occupation: Pastore
Immigrated: 04.05.1901, Hamburg-Amerika Belgravia, Napoli-New York
Mariantonia Castella
Born: 24.10.1866 to Francesco Castella and Rosa Totaro, Monte San Giacomo
Antonio Castella
Born: 14.01.1869 to Francesco Castella and Rosa Totaro, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Anna Tursi 19.03.1892(bann), Monte San Giacomo
Children: Francesco b.1892, Rosa b.1894, Pasquale b.1897
Died: abt 17..06.1900, at sea on the N.G.I. Presidente Washington
Occupation: Pastore
Cono Castella
Born: 03.03.1874 to Francesco Castella and Rosa Totaro, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Anna Lisa 12.12.1897, Monte San Giacomo
Children: Rosa b.1899, Francesco b.1901, Pietro b.1903, Antonio b.1905, Pasquale b.1907
Occupation: Contadino
Maria Carmela Castella
Born: 26.03.1871 to Francesco Castella and Rosa Totaro, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Nunziato Calabrese 05.10.1892(bann), Monte San Giacomo
IV-CHILDREN OF GIOVANNI CASTELLA AND AGNESE AMATO
Rosa Castella
Born: 08.01.1879 to Giovanni Castella and Agnese Amato, Monte San Giacomo
IV-CHILDREN OF PIETRO CASTELLA AND MARIA CUSATI
Pasqualina Castelli
Born: 08.03.1883 to Pietro Castella and Maria Cusati, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 26.03.1883, Monte San Giacomo
Pasquale Castella
Born: 05.03.1884 to Pietro Castella and Maria Cusati, Monte San Giacomo
Residence: 1917, 323 Monroe St., Hoboken, NJ
Emigrated: bef.1917
Francesco Castella
Born: 18.02.1885 to Pietro Castella and Maria Cusati, Monte San Giacomo
Occupation: Bridgeman
Residence: 1917, 323 Monroe St., Hoboken, NJ
Emigrated: 04.05.1901 Hamburg-Amerika Belgravia
Rosa Castella
Born: 06.07.1888 to Pietro Castella and Maria Cusati, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 30.01.1891, Monte San Giacomo
Carmela Castella
Born: 02.09.1890 to Pietro Castella and Maria Cusati, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Pasquale Calabrese 16.07.1907, Monte San Giacomo*
Cesare Castella
Born: 20.02.1896 to Pietro Castella and Maria Cusati, Sao Paolo
IV-CHILDREN OF MICHELE CASTELLA AND CRISTINA MAROTTA
Francesco Frank Castella
Born: 04.1885 to Michele Castella and Cristina Marotta, NY
Residence: 1900, 525 Adams St., Hoboken, NJ
Immigrated: 20.09.1899, Nord-Deutcher Lloyd Aller, Napoli-New York
Pasquale Castella
Born: 08.1888 to Michele Castella and Cristina Marotta, NY
Residence: 1900, 525 Adams St., Hoboken, NJ
Immigrated: 20.09.1899, Nord-Deutcher Lloyd Aller, Napoli-New York
Giovanni John Castella
Born: 21.06.1895 to Michele Castella and Cristina Marotta, Monte San Giacomo
Residence: 1900, 525 Adams St., Hoboken, NJ
Immigrated: 20.09.1899 Nord-Deutcher Lloyd Aller, Napoli-New York
IV-CHILDREN OF ANGELO CASTELLA AND ANGELA RIZZO
Rosa Castella
Born: 30.05.1888 to Angelo Castella and Angela Rizzo, Monte San Giacomo
Immigrated: 04.05.1901, Hamburg-Amerika Belgravia, Napoli-New York
Maria Castella
Born: 08.02.1891 to Angelo Castella and Angela Rizzo, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Antonio Navatta 04.12.1913, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 05.09.1965
Francesco Castella
Born: 13.03.1893 to Angelo Castella and Angela Rizzo, Monte San Giacomo
Immigrated: 04.05.1901, Hamburg-Amerika Belgravia, Napoli-New York
Pasquale Castella
Born: 19.10.1895 to Angelo Castella and Angela Rizzo, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Rosaria Totaro 18.06.1925
Carmela Castella
Born: 17.04.1898 to Angelo Castella and Angela Rizzo, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 29.10.1969
Pietro Castella
Born: 15.05.1901 to Angelo Castella and Angela Rizzo, Monte San Giacomo
Antonio Castella
Born: 17.08.1904 to Angelo Castella and Angela Rizzo, Monte San Giacomo
Giovanni Castella
Born: 20.03.1907 to Angelo Castella and Angela Rizzo, Monte San Giacomo
IV-CHILDREN OF ANTONIO CASTELLA AND ANNA TURSI
Francesco Castella
Born: 31.07.1892 to Antonio Castella and Anna Tursi, Monte San Giacomo
Residence: (1920, 418 Jackson St., Hoboken, NJ?)
Immigrated: 24.10.1907, Hamburg-Amerika Bulgaria, Napoli-New York
Rosa Castella
Born: 07.05.1894 to Antonio Castella and Anna Tursi, Monte San Giacomo
Immigrated: 24.10.1907 Hamburg-Amerika Bulgaria (may be another child born c.1899)
Pasquale Castella
Born: 1897 to Antonio Castella and Anna Tursi, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 18.07.1900, Monte San Giacomo
IV-CHILDREN OF CONO CASTELLA AND ANNA LISA
Rosa Castella
Born: 04.03.1899 to Cono Castella and Anna Lisa, Monte San Giacomo
Died: 26.04.1900, Monte San Giacomo
Francesco Castella
Born: 11.09.1901 to Cono Castella and Anna Lisa, Monte San Giacomo
Married: Rosaria Mastrangelo 16.02.1923
Pietro Castella
Born: 07.10.1903 to Cono Castella and Anna Lisa, Monte San Giacomo
Antonio Castella
Born: 28.10.1905 to Cono Castella and Anna Lisa, Monte San Giacomo
Pasquale Castella
Born: 08.09.1907 to Cono Castella and Anna Lisa, Monte San Giacomo
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Francesco Castella
Born: c.1851
Married: Emmanuella Fornino?
Children: Rachele b.1877
Occupation: Contadino
IV-CHILDREN OF FRANCESCO CASTELLA
Rachele Castella
Born: 14.02.1877 to Francesco Castella and Emmanuella Fornino?, Monte San Giacomo
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Angelo Castella
Born: c.1827
Married: Francesca Caporrino
Children: Michele b.1867
Occupation: Contadino
V-CHILDREN OF PASQUALE CASTELLA AND FRANCESCA CAPORRINO
Michele Castella
Born: 12.10.1867 to Pasquale Castella and Francesca Caporrino
MISCELLANEOUS CASTELLA
Michele Castella
Born: c.1789 to Pietro Castella and Rosaria Petrizzo
Married: celibe
Died: 12.12.1874, Monte San Giacomo
Occupation: Sacredote
Pasquale Castella
Born: c.1802 to Cono Castella and Leonarda Laveglia
Married: Concetta Lisa
Died: 05.02.1878, Monte San Giacomo
Occupation: Contadino
Carmina Castella
Born: c.1845 (Michele, Pasqua?)
Married: Felice Calabrese*
Died: after 1907
Carminella Castella
Born: c.1860
Married: Pasquale Romano
Concetta Castella
Born: c.1840 (to Pasquale Castella and Giovanna ? ?)
Married: Saverio Cardillo*
Eurica Filomena Castella
Born: c.1857 to Vincenzo Castella and Maria Tursi
Married: Sabato Calabrese 19.10.1879, Monte San Giacomo*
Francesca Castella
Born: c.1856
Married: Pasquale Castella*
Immigrated: 14.11.1891 National Navigation Company Hindoustan, Napoli-New York
Pasqua Castella
Born: c.1836 to Vincenzo Castella and Maria Chirichella
Married: Domenico Lovizio
Died: 01.06.1906, Monte San Giacomo
Rachele Teresina Castella
Born: 07.07.1888 to Francesco Castella pos. and Filomena Contenta, Monte San Giacomo
Rosaria Castella
Born: c.1800
Married: Gaetano Lisa*
*had children, see husband’s surname entry