Living in a much more rural Malta, Grazia was born in Attard, then married someone called Attard before moving to Qormi.
She is one of my paternal great-great-grandmothers.
Tag: 1880-1889
Living a rural life means it’s hard to be clear about Luigi’s age because of lax record keeping.
He is one of my paternal great-great-grandparents.
Paolo was one of the first of my ancestors to be born a British subject in Valletta, Malta.
He is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandfathers.
There is more than one Giuseppe Borg in my family tree – this is the quintessential generic Maltese name, after all. It makes research harder because everything needs to be triple-checked. This Giuseppe ran a wine shop in Valletta next to the popular Victoria Gate.
He is one of my paternal great-grandfathers.
Valletta-born and bred, Teresa lived within the same 0.61 square kilometres for her whole life.
She is one of my maternal great-great-great-grandmothers.
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.
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.
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.
Giuseppa survived both world wars, first working the land in Qormi and later in the tiny village of Attard.
She is one of my paternal great-grandmothers.
Emilia was part of the slow migration out of the harbour area into the nascent village of St Julian’s in the 19th century. She isRead More