A descendant of the Felici family, Giovanni’s surname may have been the result of a typo in his official records.

This person is one of my maternal great-great-grandfathers.

He was born in Valletta, Malta¹. He is the son of Michele¹, who may have been Felici, not Felice, and Caterina Curmi¹.

He was 60 when he died in 1891¹, putting his year of birth as 1830 or 1831.

Family

He married Ludcarda Cremona on Sunday 11 September 1859² in Floriana^{2 3}.

Together they had 6 children³:

• Giuseppe
• Antonio
• Paolo
• Maria
• Rosaria
• Maria Concetta

Notable events

At some point he moved to Sliema, since this is where his first son was born⁴. He then moved to Valletta where he lived:

• At 90 Strada Teatro in 1870, according to the electoral register⁵.
• His last years at 130, Archbishop Street⁶.

In 1871, he declared himself to be a cook⁷ but by the time of his death he had become a “locandiere”¹ (EN: Innkeeper). Later, his family listed him as a trader⁸.

Death

He died at 01:00¹ on Saturday 8 August 1891¹ at his home in Valletta¹. He died of cirrhosis¹, and his family buried him in the Maria Addolorata Cemetery, Paola, Malta¹.

References

1. Act of death of Giobattista Felice. (1891). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 02 Dec. 2024][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩]
2. Velin, N. (2024). Maltese baptisms – Digital Genealogy. [online] Digital Genealogy. Available at: https://en.geneanum.com/malta/databases/marriages.html[↩][↩]
3. Charles Vassallo (2024). Felici – Maltagenealogy. [online] Maltagenealogy. Available at: https://maltagenealogy.com/felici/ [Accessed 22 Sep. 2024][↩][↩]
4. Act of birth of Maria Felice; Malta Government state archives; 1910-05-18[↩]
5. Malta Family History (2025). Voters 1870. [online] Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215148/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/voters1870.htm [Accessed 26 Jan. 2025][↩]
6. Act of death of Giobattista Felice. (1891). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 02 Dec. 2024][↩]
7. Act of birth of Giuseppe Felice. (1871). (2639) Available at: www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 2024] [↩]
8. Act of marriage of Giuseppe Felice and Florentina Farrugia. (1908). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 24 Jul. 2024][↩]