Anna lived her whole life in the central idyllic village of Attard, Malta. All the information I have on her comes from church records.

She is one of my paternal great-great-grandmothers.

Anna was born in Attard, Malta¹, on Wednesday 28 January 1835², daughter of Giovanni Xiberras³ and Maria Magro⁴. She was baptised on the same day as Anna Grazia Theresa Paola Giovanna⁵ in the village Roman Catholic parish church⁶.

Since she was baptised as Anna, that is how I refer to her here. In one instance, she is referred to on official documentation as “Annie”⁷.

Family

On Sunday 16 January 1859⁸ she married Giovanni Borg⁹ in the parish church of Attard¹⁰. The banns had been published in November 1858, 2 and 9 January¹¹. The parish priest, Fr Antonius Vassallo officiated¹².

Together they had 1 child I know of:

• Giuseppe

Notable events

She lived in Attard, for all her life, residing at 2, Alley #2, Via Notabile¹³.

Death

Anna was a widow for the last 2 years of her life.

She died on Thursday 1 June 1922¹⁴ at 21:30¹⁵ at her home in Attard¹⁶ of cerebral apoplexy¹⁷. Her family buried her in the parish church in Attard¹⁸, as was custom in those days.

They registered her death with the state 2 days later¹⁹ in the regional office in Lija²⁰. It took a further 2 days to be recorded in the state records²¹.

References

1. Certificate of Baptism of Anna Xiberras. (1835). Baptism Records Held by the Roman Catholic Parish of H’Attard.[↩]
2. Certificate of Baptism of Anna Xiberras. (1835). Baptism Records Held by the Roman Catholic Parish of H’Attard.[↩]
3. Certificate of Baptism of Anna Xiberras. (1835). Baptism Records Held by the Roman Catholic Parish of H’Attard.[↩]
4. Certificate of Baptism of Anna Xiberras. (1835). Baptism Records Held by the Roman Catholic Parish of H’Attard.[↩]
5. Extract of Baptism for Anna Xiberras. (1835). Liber Baptizatorum 1755 – 1836, [online] V. Available at: https://www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 18 Mar. 2025][↩]
6. Certificate of Baptism of Anna Xiberras. (1835). Baptism Records Held by the Roman Catholic Parish of H’Attard.[↩]
7. Act of death of Giuseppe Borg. (1949). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 1 Oct. 2024][↩]
8. Marriage record for Giovanni Borg and Anna Xiberras. (1859). Liber Matrimonial 1815 – 1871, [online]. Available at: https://www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 28 Jan. 2025][↩]
9. Marriage record for Giovanni Borg and Anna Xiberras. (1859). Liber Matrimonial 1815 – 1871, [online]. Available at: https://www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 28 Jan. 2025][↩]
10. Marriage record for Giovanni Borg and Anna Xiberras. (1859). Liber Matrimonial 1815 – 1871, [online]. Available at: https://www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 28 Jan. 2025][↩]
11. Marriage record for Giovanni Borg and Anna Xiberras. (1859). Liber Matrimonial 1815 – 1871, [online]. Available at: https://www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 28 Jan. 2025][↩]
12. Marriage record for Giovanni Borg and Anna Xiberras. (1859). Liber Matrimonial 1815 – 1871, [online]. Available at: https://www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 28 Jan. 2025][↩]
13. Act of death of Anna Xiberras. (1922). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 21 Apr. 2025][↩]
14. Act of death of Anna Xiberras. (1922). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 21 Apr. 2025][↩]
15. Act of death of Anna Xiberras. (1922). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 21 Apr. 2025][↩]
16. Act of death of Anna Xiberras. (1922). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 21 Apr. 2025][↩]
17. Act of death of Anna Xiberras. (1922). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 21 Apr. 2025][↩]
18. Act of death of Anna Xiberras. (1922). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 21 Apr. 2025][↩]
19. Act of death of Anna Xiberras. (1922). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 21 Apr. 2025][↩]
20. Act of death of Anna Xiberras. (1922). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 21 Apr. 2025][↩]
21. Act of death of Anna Xiberras. (1922). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 21 Apr. 2025][↩]

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