Giovanni Borg is a common Maltese name which makes researching this ancestor hard. In electoral registers, there are at least 20 such names listed and there’s no way of telling if he’s one of them, or which one he is.

This person is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandfathers.

He was the son of Salvatore Borg¹ and Maddalena née Calleja².

His parents married in Attard, so it’s possible he was born there. Other online sources suggest he was born in Mosta. I have no clear information suggesting one over the other.

I have no further information about his birth.

Family

On Tuesday 24th November 1857³, he married Maria née Camilleri⁴ in the parish church of St Paul Shipwrecked⁵ in Valletta. Fr Giorgios Magri officiated⁶.

As far as I can tell, they had only one child:

• Carmelo

Notable events

Residence

Giovanni lived in Valletta for part of his life. When he married, the church registry lists him as living in the parish of St Paul Shipwrecked⁷. His son was born there⁸ so he lived there for at least another year.

Occupation

In 1882, Giovanni was described as a Trafficante (EN: Trader) on his son’s wedding certificate⁹. I have no evidence of what he traded in.

Death

I have no indication of when he died, or what he died of. I know he was still alive in 1887 when his grandson was born¹⁰.

Since his son lived in Valletta, I conclude Giovanni continued living there till death.

References

1. Extract of Marriage of Giovanni Borg and Magdalena Camilleri. (1857). Liber Matrimonium, [online] Volume XV (1841 – 1862), p.551. Available at: www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 3 Oct. 2025].[↩]
2. Extract of Marriage of Giovanni Borg and Magdalena Camilleri. (1857). Liber Matrimonium, [online] Volume XV (1841 – 1862), p.551. Available at: www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 3 Oct. 2025].[↩]
3. Extract of Marriage of Giovanni Borg and Magdalena Camilleri. (1857). Liber Matrimonium, [online] Volume XV (1841 – 1862), p.551. Available at: www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 3 Oct. 2025].[↩]
4. Extract of Marriage of Giovanni Borg and Magdalena Camilleri. (1857). Liber Matrimonium, [online] Volume XV (1841 – 1862), p.551. Available at: www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 3 Oct. 2025].[↩]
5. Extract of Marriage of Giovanni Borg and Magdalena Camilleri. (1857). Liber Matrimonium, [online] Volume XV (1841 – 1862), p.551. Available at: www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 3 Oct. 2025].[↩]
6. Extract of Marriage of Giovanni Borg and Magdalena Camilleri. (1857). Liber Matrimonium, [online] Volume XV (1841 – 1862), p.551. Available at: www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 3 Oct. 2025].[↩]
7. Extract of Marriage of Giovanni Borg and Magdalena Camilleri. (1857). Liber Matrimonium, [online] Volume XV (1841 – 1862), p.551. Available at: www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 3 Oct. 2025].[↩]
8. Certificate of Baptism of Carmelo Borg. (1858). Baptism Records Held in the Collegiate and Parish Church of St Paul Shipwrecked, Valletta, p.343[↩]
9. Act of Marriage of Carmelo Borg and Giovanna Parteca. Malta Government Public Registry, 15 Oct. 1882, www.certifikati.gov.mt. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025[↩]
10. Act of birth of Giuseppe Borg. (1887). Available at: https://certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 28 Jan. 2025][↩]

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