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.
Tag: 20th Century
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.
Salvatore may be one of the few ancestors of mine who lived to a 100. 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.
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.
Anna lived her whole life in the central idyllic village of Attard, Malta. All the information I have on her comes from church records.
She is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandmothers.
Born in rural Malta at a time when a large part of the island was rural, Giovanni tended fields in the village of Attard.
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.
Living a rural life means it’s hard to be clear about Luigi’s age because of lax record keeping.
He is one of my paternal great-great-grandparents.
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.