Ludgarda was born in Floriana before it was a parish in its own right, and moved to Sliema before that was a parish in its own right. She saw Malta evolve and gain new parishes, and towns.

She is one of my maternal great-great-grandmothers.

Ludgarda, or Ludcarda, was born on Monday 30 March 1840¹. She was the daughter of Salvatore Cremona² and Concetta Debono³.

Her parents baptised her the day after⁴ in St Paul’s Shipwreck collegiate church⁵ in Valletta, as Luitgardis Ersilia Lara Leonida Sophia Gratia Vincentia⁶. Father Thomas Psaila baptized her⁷.

Family

She married Giovanni Battista Felice⁸, on Sunday 11 September 1859⁹ in Floriana^{10 11}.

Together they had 6 children¹²:

• Giuseppe
• Antonio
• Paolo
• Maria
• Rosaria
• Maria Concetta

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Notable events

Her son’s birth certificate states he was born in Sliema, but his wedding certificate states he was born in Birkirkara. This is not an inconsistency because Sliema was not an established town yet, and still part of Birkirkara. It is clear that the record keeping policy changed between his birth and marriage.

From her son’s data, I can conclude that Ludgarda moved from Floriana to Sliema^{13 14}. She later moved to Valletta¹⁵ and lived at Strada Marsamxetto 86¹⁶.

Inconsistencies

While her birth name is Ludgarda, her marriage and her death certificate list her as Riccarda^{17 18}. I conclude that Ludgarda is her formal Italianised name, while she was known as Riccarda throughout her life.

There is also another spelling of “Ludgarda”; the priest spelled her name as “Luitcarda” in the baptismal register when documenting her son’s baptism¹⁹.

Death

She died at 09:30²⁰ on Thursday 18 July 1912²¹ of apoplexy²². She died at home in Valletta, Malta²³. Her family buried her at the Maria Addolorata cemetery in Paola²⁴.

References

1. Certificate of Baptism of Ludgarda Cremona. (1840). Baptism Records Held in the Collegiate and Parish Church of St Paul Shipwrecked, Valletta, p.579[↩]
2. Certificate of Baptism of Ludgarda Cremona. (1840). Baptism Records Held in the Collegiate and Parish Church of St Paul Shipwrecked, Valletta, p.579[↩]
3. Certificate of Baptism of Ludgarda Cremona. (1840). Baptism Records Held in the Collegiate and Parish Church of St Paul Shipwrecked, Valletta, p.579[↩]
4. Certificate of Baptism of Ludgarda Cremona. (1840). Baptism Records Held in the Collegiate and Parish Church of St Paul Shipwrecked, Valletta, p.579[↩]
5. Certificate of Baptism of Ludgarda Cremona. (1840). Baptism Records Held in the Collegiate and Parish Church of St Paul Shipwrecked, Valletta, p.579[↩]
6. Certificate of Baptism of Ludgarda Cremona. (1840). Baptism Records Held in the Collegiate and Parish Church of St Paul Shipwrecked, Valletta, p.579[↩]
7. Certificate of Baptism of Ludgarda Cremona. (1840). Baptism Records Held in the Collegiate and Parish Church of St Paul Shipwrecked, Valletta, p.579[↩]
8. Act of death of Giobattista Felice. (1891). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 02 Dec. 2024][↩]
9. Velin, N. (2024). Maltese marriages – Digital Genealogy. [online] Digital Genealogy. Available at: https://en.geneanum.com/malta/databases/marriages.html[↩]
10. Velin, N. (2024). Maltese marriages – Digital Genealogy. [online] Digital Genealogy. Available at: https://en.geneanum.com/malta/databases/marriages.html[↩]
11. Charles Vassallo (2024). Felici – Maltagenealogy. [online] Maltagenealogy. Available at: https://maltagenealogy.com/felici/ [Accessed 22 Sep. 2024][↩]
12. Charles Vassallo (2024). Felici – Maltagenealogy. [online] Maltagenealogy. Available at: https://maltagenealogy.com/felici/ [Accessed 22 Sep. 2024][↩]
13. Act of birth of Giuseppe Felice. (1871). (2639) Available at: www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 2024] [↩]
14. Extract of Baptism of Giuseppe Felice. (1871). Liber Baptizatorum 1869 – 1877, [online] Volume 15, p.108. Available at: https://www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 13 Dec. 2025].[↩]
15. Act of death of Ludcarda Cremona. (1912). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 02 Apr. 2025][↩]
16. Act of death of Ludcarda Cremona. (1912). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 02 Apr. 2025][↩]
17. Velin, N. (2024). Maltese marriages – Digital Genealogy. [online] Digital Genealogy. Available at: https://en.geneanum.com/malta/databases/marriages.html[↩]
18. Act of death of Ludcarda Cremona. (1912). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 02 Apr. 2025][↩]
19. Extract of Baptism of Giuseppe Felice. (1871). Liber Baptizatorum 1869 – 1877, [online] Volume 15, p.108. Available at: https://www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 13 Dec. 2025].[↩]
20. Act of death of Ludcarda Cremona. (1912). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 02 Apr. 2025][↩]
21. Act of death of Ludcarda Cremona. (1912). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 02 Apr. 2025][↩]
22. Act of death of Ludcarda Cremona. (1912). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 02 Apr. 2025][↩]
23. Act of death of Ludcarda Cremona. (1912). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 02 Apr. 2025][↩]
24. Act of death of Ludcarda Cremona. (1912). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 02 Apr. 2025][↩]