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.
Author: Antoine P. Borg
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.
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.
Michele was a Felice but had this name changed to Felici, possibly because of a typo. He is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandfathers.
Maria lived her whole life in the village of Attard like many of her family members.
She is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandmothers.
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.
Details are scarce about this 18th century ancestor of mine, but she did live in the burgeoning suburb of Valletta, now called Floriana.
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 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 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.