There are almost no primary sources for Luigi given the lack of concrete data around his life. He is one of my paternal 3 x great-grandfathers.
Tag: Valletta
Antonio lived in Valletta all of his life, which is logical since this the capital was the main source of employment in the 19th century. He is one of my paternal 4 x great-grandfathers.
Lorenza married young, at the age of 15. While not unusual in the 19th century, not many people in my ancestry married that young which makes me wonder if it was a shotgun wedding.
She was one of my paternal 3 x great-grandmothers.
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 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.
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.
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.
Details are scarce about this 18th century ancestor of mine, but she did live in the burgeoning suburb of Valletta, now called Floriana.
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.
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.