Mariano Vella (15 February 1855 – 5 September 1929) was a notable New Zealand

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, fisherman, and

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. He was born in Macarsca,

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in 1855. After his first wife died, he returned to

in 1894 and married Elizabetta Caterina Tarabochia, later known in New Zealand as Elizabeth. On their journey to New Zealand, they survived the sinking of the SS ''Wairarapa''.

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