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.
Category: Ancestors
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 may be one of the few ancestors of mine who lived to a 100. 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.
Żebbug born and bred, Calcedonia was the daughter of a Filippo and married another Filippo. You can’t be more Żebbugija than that.
She is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandmothers.
With a name like Filippo, it’s no surprise to learn he was born in Żebbug. He may also have been mentioned in an Italian newspaper, if my indications are correct.
He is one of my maternal great-great-great-grandfathers.