Vincenza married well and ended up being independently wealthy, but she died young at the age of 59.
She is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandmothers.
Vincenza Portelli
Paola
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.
Giuseppe Grech
I have only one primary source of information about Giuseppe, but there’s much that can be inferred from other sources. He is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandparents.
Giovanna Parteca
The Parteca family is a short-lived one in Maltese genealogy. Giovanna was one of the last few instances of a surname which no longer exists.
Vincenzo Bonnici
Seeing Malta transition from a possession of the Knights of St John, to being under Napoleon, to being a British colony must have been impressive. Vincenzo lived through all this.
He is one of my maternal 4 x great-grandfathers.
Susanna Xuereb
Valletta-born, she settled in the then-growing seaside town of Sliema to avoid the overcrowding in the capital city.
She is one of my paternal great-grandmothers.
Teresa Imbroll
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.
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.
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.
Paolo Borg
A male nurse, at a time when this was not common, Paolo moved from Sliema to Attard after getting married. He was my paternal grandfather.
Fondly remembered as Nannu Paul, he was my paternal grandfather.