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
1880-1889
Giovanni Borg
Giovanni Borg is a common Maltese name which makes researching this ancestor hard. In electoral registers, there are 20-odd such names listed and there’s no way of telling if he’s one of them, or which one he is. He was one of my paternal 3 x great-grandfathers.
Maria Camilleri
Maria and Camilleri are common names in Malta. She married a Borg, which is the most common surname in Malta. All this makes researching her history challenging. She is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandmothers.
Maria Carmela Borg
Valletta-born and raised, Maria Carmela married young, and died before her 50th birthday. She is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandmothers.
Annetta Zarb
Annetta was part of the gradual exodus of people from Valletta. There’s little in the immediate historical archive, so information about her is scant.
Giuseppe Attard
Giuseppe was a farmhand who moved to Attard, possibly to take care of property he’d bought for himself.
He is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandparents.
Gio Maria Bezzina
Gio Maria was born and lived under British rule, in the rural neighbouring Maltese localities of Źebbug and Attard.
He is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandparents.
Giuseppe Parteca
One of the few Partecas who ever lived, Giuseppe moved out of Valletta and became emancipated later in life.
He is one of my paternal great-great-great-grandfathers.
Carmelo Borg
Carmelo was a Valletta-born trader who lived a long life, outliving both his wife and his son.
He is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandfathers.
Salvatore Cremona
Salvatore lived to the ripe old age of 85. Like most 19th century people, he lived in Valletta as it evolved under British rule. He is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandfathers.