Caterina lived in Valletta and its suburbs and married young, at the age of 14. There’s no data to show if this was a forced wedding or not, so who knows what happened. She is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandmothers.
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I know Rosaria existed because of the record of her marriage; I haven’t found her birth and death records, as yet. She is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandmothers.
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Salvatore was another Borg who lived his whole life in the idyllic rural village of Attard. He is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandparents.
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Giovanni lived in 19th century rural Malta. There is little practical information about him, but his marriage to a Żebbug-born lady reflects the close connection these two villages have always had.
He was one of my paternal 5 x great-grandfathers.
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A British national before the British ruled the Maltese islands, Isidoro was the grandson of a consul of the British Empire and married into a French family.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We know little about Michele Darmenia because few records exist.
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