Isidoro Farrugia
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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Annetta Zarb
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.
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Giuseppe Attard
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.
Maria Sammut
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 Felice
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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Maria Zammit
Maria lived her whole life in the village of Attard like many of her family members.
She is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandmothers.
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Gio Maria Bezzina
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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Concetta Debono
Details are scarce about this 18th century ancestor of mine, but she did live in the burgeoning suburb of Valletta, now called Floriana.
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Giuseppe Parteca
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.
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Carmelo 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.
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