Born in rural Malta at a time when a large part of the island was rural, Giovanni tended fields in the village of Attard.

He is one of my paternal great-great-grandfathers.

He was born on Saturday 23 September 1837¹ in the village of Attard, Malta², son of Salvatore Borg³ and Maria neè Zammit⁴. He was baptised on the same day in the village Roman Catholic parish church⁵ by Fr Johannes Zarb⁶ as Carmelius Joannes Franciscus Augustus⁷ but to be known as Giovanni⁸.

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Family

On Sunday 16 January 1859⁹ he married Anna Xiberras¹⁰ in the parish church of Attard¹¹. The banns had been published in November 1858, 2 and 9 January¹². The parish priest, Fr Antonius Vassallo officiated¹³.

Together they had 1 child I know of:

• Giuseppe.

Notable events

He lived in Attard all his life because his son was born there¹⁴.

He is listed In the electoral register for 1900 as living at 2, Vicolo No 2, Attard¹⁵. (I know this is him, and not some other Giovanni Borg because his wife lived at this address till death.)

In 1903, he declared himself to be an Agricoltore¹⁶ (EN: Farmer).

Death

He was still alive in 1916 when his granddaughter Maria was born¹⁷, but had died by 1949 when his son died¹⁸.

There is no Giovanni Borg in the electoral register for 1920. I conclude he must have died before 1920.

References

1. Certificate of Baptism of Giovanni Borg. (1837). Baptism Records Held by the Roman Catholic Parish of H’Attard.[↩]
2. Certificate of Baptism of Giovanni Borg. (1837). Baptism Records Held by the Roman Catholic Parish of H’Attard.[↩]
3. Certificate of Baptism of Giovanni Borg. (1837). Baptism Records Held by the Roman Catholic Parish of H’Attard.[↩]
4. Certificate of Baptism of Giovanni Borg. (1837). Baptism Records Held by the Roman Catholic Parish of H’Attard.[↩]
5. Certificate of Baptism of Giovanni Borg. (1837). Baptism Records Held by the Roman Catholic Parish of H’Attard.[↩]
6. Certificate of Baptism of Giovanni Borg. (1837). Baptism Records Held by the Roman Catholic Parish of H’Attard.[↩]
7. Extract of Baptism of Giovanni Borg. (1839). Liber Baptizatorum 1837 – 1857, [online] 6, p.6. Available at: https://www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 2 Apr. 2025][↩]
8. Extract of Baptism of Giovanni Borg. (1839). Liber Baptizatorum 1837 – 1857, [online] 6, p.6. Available at: https://www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 2 Apr. 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. Marriage record for Giovanni Borg and Anna Xiberras. (1859). Liber Matrimonial 1815 – 1871, [online]. Available at: https://www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 28 Jan. 2025][↩]
14. Act of marriage of Giuseppa Attard and Giuseppe Borg. (1903). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 1 Oct. 2024][↩]
15. Archive.org. (2025). Electoral register for Malta – 1900. [online] Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215202/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/voters1900.htm [Accessed 7 Mar. 2025][↩]
16. Act of marriage of Giuseppa Attard and Giuseppe Borg. (1903). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 1 Oct. 2024][↩]
17. Act of birth of Maria Borg. (1916). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 1 Oct. 2024][↩]
18. Act of death of Giuseppe Borg. (1949). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 1 Oct. 2024][↩]

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