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Ray is apparently a Jewish abbreviation of Rachael...or so my Jewish friend tells me.

To MarieCeleste
Yes Rachael Penikoff and Mary Angela Rafaeli are indeed the same person.
She was baptised into the Catholic church on the day she married , according to the baptism certiuficate. I believe she may have taken the names Mary Angela for that reason. Also the surname psenichnikow (original birth surname) was omitted in error, this is according to an affidavit (I have the document). I believe this was done about the time she was of pension age. The document is from St.Muredach's Cathedral Ballina Co Mayo.

To Vicci
This is correct, Her correct name was Rachel but she was always known as Ray
I have the marriage certificate and know it is correct as her brother Judah (Jack)
Penikoff and brother-in-law David Waterman were witnesses. Penikoff eventually became Penn later on.

Although I can't find a record of a divorce (they only go up to 1937 and she wouldn't have been able to marry in a catholic church if a divorcee) it's possible the marriage was anulled. Or they may have decided missing presumed dead.

regarding Carlo Bossi, How difficult do you think it would be to try and get his birth and death certificate. Probably his birth was in Northern Italy possibly Pavia. Not sure about death cert. I cannot find it in England. When he married his address on the marriage cert was listed as 9 Kirkman Place W. Does anybody know where that might have been and if it still exists.
thanks Jeanette

There's a Kirkman place Camden in the electoral rolls.

Electoral roll

Name: Ray Bossi
Year: 1939
County or Borough: Camden
Ward or Division/Constituency: Holborn
Street address: 37 Roger, Alan-J

with Peter Henry Bossi
37 Red Lion Square

Carlo Bossi
United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records
Name: Carlo Bossi
Event Type: Military Service
Event Year Range: 1921-1941
Event Place: United Kingdom
Birthplace: Italy