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.
Tag: 1880-1889
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.
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.
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.
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.
I only have secondary sources of information about Giuseppe because direct information about him is hard to find.
He is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandparents.
Marianna is one of the few female ancestors who worked in the early 20th century as a nurse.
She is one of my paternal great-great-grandmothers.
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.
The Parteca family is a short-lived one in Maltese genealogy. Giovanna was one of the last few instances of a surname which no longer exists.
Living in a much more rural Malta, Grazia was born in Attard, then married someone called Attard before moving to Qormi.
She is one of my paternal great-great-grandmothers.