Tag: St Julians

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.

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

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.

Angelica Alessandra

Posted on 2025-03-92026-03-30 by Antoine P. Borg

She married at a young age to an older man, possibly because of her father’s death. She escaped Malta’s densely packed harbour area to move to the fishing village of St Julian’s.

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

Paolo Farrugia

Posted on 2025-03-82026-03-19 by Antoine P. Borg

Paolo was one of the first of my ancestors to be born a British subject in Valletta, Malta.

He is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandfathers.

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

Girolamo Bonnici

Posted on 2024-12-192026-03-19 by Antoine P. Borg

Girolamo was part of the 19th century migration out of Valletta to the (at the time) calmer village of St Julian’s. He loved Valletta enough to move back later on in life.