Tag: 1850-1859

A photo of the balconies above Victoria Gate - Valletta, Malta

Maria Camilleri

Posted on 2026-04-122026-04-12 by Antoine P. Borg

Maria and Camilleri are common names in Malta. She married a Borg, which is the most common surname in Malta. All this makes researching her history challenging. She is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandmothers.

A photo of St Mary's Church - Attard, Malta

Salvatore Borg

Posted on 2026-02-82026-02-20 by Antoine P. Borg

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.

A photo of the Basilica of Our Lady of Safe Haven and St Dominic - Valletta, Malta

Antonio Parteca

Posted on 2025-12-42026-03-19 by Antoine P. Borg

Antonio lived in Valletta all of his life, which is logical since this the capital was the main source of employment in the 19th century. He is one of my paternal 4 x great-grandfathers.

A photo of the Valletta skyline - Valletta, Malta

Vincenza Portelli

Posted on 2025-10-242026-02-20 by Antoine P. Borg

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.

Annetta Zarb

Posted on 2025-09-122026-03-19 by Antoine P. Borg

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.

Giuseppe Parteca

Posted on 2025-06-102026-02-20 by Antoine P. Borg

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 Borg

Posted on 2025-06-32026-04-12 by Antoine P. Borg

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.

Francesca Casha

Posted on 2025-04-262026-03-29 by Antoine P. Borg

Most of the information I have about Francesca is from secondary sources, rather than direct information about herself.

She is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandmothers.

Giuseppe Grech

Posted on 2025-04-242026-03-20 by Antoine P. Borg

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.

Francesco Xuereb

Posted on 2025-04-182026-03-19 by Antoine P. Borg

Born in Qormi, in the centre of Malta, Francesco lived and traded in Valletta for many years. Much of the information I have about him is inferred from sources as few primary sources are available.

He is one of my paternal great-great-grandfathers.