Antonio Gargaro

Antonio Gargaro, ice cream dealer, is recorded in the 1905 Valuation Roll as a tenant and occupier at No. 1 Malta Terrace.¹ He was born in Italy about 1869. He was recorded in the 1901 Census at 6 West Richmond Street, occupation ice cream maker.² In 1903, he was listed as a confectioner at 2 Bristo Street,³ and in 1906 was at 53 Lothian Street.⁴ At the time of the 1911 Census he was living at 2 Greyfriars Place and was a confectioner and employer.⁵ In 1916, he was listed at 3 Infirmary Street.⁶ He died in Edinburgh on 18 May 1943.⁷

Antonio Gargaro married Angelarosa Coppola in Rome on 18 July 1889.⁴ The couple had seven children, including three born in Italy before the family moved to Edinburgh, between 1897 and 1901. Angelarosa Coppola or Gargaro died in Edinburgh on 22 October 1940, aged 71.⁸

1. Valuation Roll 1905. Edinburgh. GARGARO, Antonio. VR010000234/ 1299. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 25 August 2019.
2. Census records, Scotland. Lady Glenorchy, Edinburgh. 31 March 1901. GARGARO, Antonio (Head). ED 20, p. 2. Ancestry. https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 22 November 2020.
3. Slater’s Directory 1903-1904.
4. Births (CR). Scotland. St Giles, Edinburgh. 19 September 1906. GARGARO, Beatrice. 685/4 1256. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 23 November 2020.
5. Census records. Scotland. George Square, Edinburgh. 21 April 1911. GARGARO, Antonio (Head). 685/4 52/ 15. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 23 November 2020.
6. PO Directory 1916-1917.
7. Deaths index (CR). Scotland. Newington, Edinburgh. 18 May 1943, GARGARO, Antonio. (Aged 74.) 685/6 332. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 23 November 2020.
8. Deaths index (CR). Scotland. St Giles, Edinburgh. 1940. GARGARO, Angelarosa. (Aged 71.) 685/4 132. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 23 November 2020.