A photo of the Valletta skyline - Valletta, Malta

Giuseppe Grech

I only have secondary sources of information about Giuseppe because direct information about him is hard to find.

He is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandparents.

Francesco Xuereb

Born in Qormi, in the centre of Malta, Francesco lived and traded in Valletta for many years. Much of the information I have about him is inferred from sources as few primary sources are available.

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

A photo of St Mary's Church - Attard, Malta

Anna Xiberras

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 3 x great-grandmothers.

A photo of St Mary's Church - Attard, Malta

Giovanni Borg

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

A photo of the Porte de Bombes - Floriana, Malta

Ludgarda Cremona

Ludcarda was born in Floriana before it was a parish in its own right, and moved to Sliema before that was a parish in its own right. She saw Malta evolve and gain new parishes, and towns.

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

A photo of the Basilica of Our Lady of Safe Haven and St Dominic - Valletta, Malta

Girolamo Bonnici

Girolamo was part of the 19th century migration out of Valletta to the (at the time) calmer village of St Julian’s. He loved Valletta enough to move back later on in life.

A photo of present-day St Julians' Bay - Malta

Grazia Balzan

Grazia’s age is a matter of mystery since she married in her 30s, and 2 years later claimed to be in her 20s.

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

A photo of St James church - Valletta, Malta

Rosina Grech

With a life spanning half the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, Rosina was part of upwardly-mobile society that moved from the capital to the quieter town of Sliema.

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

A photo of the Basilica of Our Lady of Safe Haven and St Dominic - Valletta, Malta

Emmanuele Farrugia

As the Imperial government’s Attorney General, Emmanuele must have been influential in 19th century Maltese society.

He is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandfathers.