Tag: 1930-1939

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 the Valletta skyline - Valletta, Malta

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.

Susanna Xuereb

Posted on 2025-03-72026-03-19 by Antoine P. Borg

Valletta-born, she settled in the then-growing seaside town of Sliema to avoid the overcrowding in the capital city.

She is one of my paternal great-grandmothers.

Giuseppe Salvatore Borg

Posted on 2025-02-142026-03-19 by Antoine P. Borg

There is more than one Giuseppe Borg in my family tree – this is the quintessential generic Maltese name, after all. It makes research harder because everything needs to be triple-checked. This Giuseppe ran a wine shop in Valletta next to the popular Victoria Gate.

He is one of my paternal great-grandfathers.

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

Giuseppe Borg

Posted on 2025-02-82026-03-29 by Antoine P. Borg

Giuseppe was never registered in government records, showing how lax enforcement of the rules were at the time. He lived all his life in rural Attard, Malta.

He is one of my paternal great-grandfathers.