Emanuele’s surname morphed from Imbrogl to Imbroll, possibly because of phoenetic spelling. He is one of my maternal 4 x great-grandparents.
Emanuele Imbrogl
1800-1809
Aloisia Young
Aloisia, or Aloisea, daughter of an Englishman, married another Englishman suggesting that society in Malta may have been more close-knit than you would expect. She is one of my maternal 6 x great-grandmothers.
Guglielma Dodsworth
Twice-married, Guglielma lived in Valletta during the reign of the Knights, the French occupation, and the beginning of the British Empire’s influence over the islands. She is one of my maternal 5 x great-grandmothers.
Alessandro Parteca
Alessandro seemed to have lived his entire life in Valletta which seems odd by today’s standards but was normal in the 18th century. He is one of my paternal 5 x great-grandfathers.
Caterina Curmi
Caterina lived in Valletta and its suburbs and married young, at the age of 14. There’s no data to show if this was a forced wedding or not, so who knows what happened. She is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandmothers.
Rosaria Sant
I know Rosaria existed because of the record of her marriage; I haven’t found her birth and death records, as yet. She is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandmothers.
Salvatore Borg
Salvatore was another Borg who lived his whole life in the idyllic rural village of Attard. He is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandparents.
Giovanni Xiberras
Giovanni lived in 19th century rural Malta. There is little practical information about him, but his marriage to a Żebbug-born lady reflects the close connection these two villages have always had.
He was one of my paternal 5 x great-grandfathers.
Isidoro Farrugia
A British national before the British ruled the Maltese islands, Isidoro was the grandson of a consul of the British Empire and married into a French family.
Maria Sammut
Attard-born Maria Sammut lived in the village for all her life. She tilled the land her family owned as well as having a full family life.
She is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandmothers.