Lately I have been re-researching the pages of www.maltagenealogy.com in particular the Maltese Genealogy listings.
I can not tell you how many times i have been through these pages and not found any link to any ancestors there until I came across a familiar name, that of a Paolo Camilleri listed as married to an Isabella Falzon on 1638 in Birkikara, going back over my records i did indeed have both names and the marriage date of 9th Aug 1636 but married in Zurrieq.

the names below are quoted from the Malta Genealogy webiste

http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d%27Oro/falson.html

1.1.1.5.4.1.2. Baldassare Falsone, married 1587 Zorrico to Paola Cassia, with issue.

1.1.1.5.4.1.2.1. Isabella Falsone, married 1636 to Paola Camilleri.

1.1.1.5.4.1.2.2. Maria Falsone, married 1637 to Domenico Borg.

1.1.1.5.4.1.2.3. Francesco Falsone, married (1) 1631 Birkirkara to Maria Muscat, married (2) 1648 Birkirkara to Caterina Paci.


the names i have in my family tree (given to me by one of the main contributors of Genforum, they had got the names from the Adami Collection)

Baldassare Falzone x Paola Cassar in 28 Aug 1587 Zurrieq

Children from this marriage are:

Isabella Falzon x Paolo Camilleri 1636

Melchiore Falzon

Caterinuzza Falzon x Dominico Darmanin

Barbara Falzon x Mariano Psaila

Francessco Falzon x Caterina Paci

Andrea Falzon x Gioannella Boninci

Link to this information

http://rosa466.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=rosa466&view=0&pid=91&rand=105917271

I am waiting for an email from the above named website to confirm if they think the names I have and the names on the website are indeed possibly the same people??
If they are (as i suspect the same people this opens up many, many connections via other family names from the same website!!!

Falzon, Isabella's great great great great great great great great granddaughter is Camilleri, Rosalie Carmen (possibly) !

Need help to find Maltese relatives??

I thought this might be helpful for those searching their Maltese heritage.

Search for the parish records on micro film. http://www.hmml.org/

You can only get the Status A.(mentioned in earlier post) at the main library in Malta in Valletta, although i think they will give you photocopies but you cant buy it remotely, ie get them to send it to you, i have tried :( here is the 1687 one that is not full, its an essay
http://www.geocities.com/melitahistoricac/hw19845.html
they also have all the parish records on micro film.

BDM certs can be got from this site
http://www.gov.mt/frame.asp?l=1&url=htt//www.certifikati.gov.mt
if they are after 1863.

anything before that you need to visit the parish churches.
You can email some http://www.maltadiocese.org/parishes?l=1
most will not answer, very busy. You can also write to them. A donation is always a good idea as well as stamped addressed envelope.

Good info and links on this site http://www.maltagenealogy.com/

Maltese surnames.
http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d%27Oro/listsofmaltesesurnames1418.html

also here is the surname connection.
http://www.searchmalta.com/surnames/

you can search this site too.
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp

Maltese genealogy forum.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/malta/


My family tree website.
http://rosa466.tribalpages.com

A lot of Maltese surnames have an Italian link.
http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/


Other than that the best way is probably to go Malta and get your hands on the documents there!!
something i have not been able to do yet!! but would love to.
Hope this helps some :)

Good luck in your search!!

Looking for info

click on pic to enlarge

I'm looking for help to identify the people pictured above.
My grandparents Carmen Camilleri nee Bonello and Paul (Pubblio) Camilleri are both amongst the group.
I have some idea that it has something to do with the Lascaris war rooms??
My grandfather is listed as telephone operator on his marriage cert 1948, and it was said that my grandmother had her own office in the Lascaris office.

Also below is a group photo of men taken in Malta circa 1940`sclick on pic to enlarge
I am trying to identify the regiment, any ideas?

Earliest Delazzaro so far....

A friend of mine did some research for me whilst on her on own genealogy search in Malta.
She came across a record in the Parish church of Senglea of a

Michele Di Lazzaro from Mitolin married Speranza Unknown

on the 22 July 1605 in Senglea.

I searched the net and found that Mitolin was the Latin name for

Mytilene (Greek: Μυτιλήνη - Mytilíni) is the capital city of Lesbos, a Greek island

Again I am endlessly excited by my discoveries.

I have no conclusive proof (yet) but I do honestly believe that this was the first Delazzaro to arrive in Malta.

I never would have thought that there could be a Greek linage in our history.

Greek history and mythology is one of my biggest passions J

Further info also gathered from my friend. It is possible that these baptism records are linked to a brother /male relative of the above Michele Di Lazzaro???

It’s around the same time, ISH!!

1.Vittoriosa Baptemes 1614-11-04 LAZZARO Angelica

CHILD OF

Baldassare LAZZARO and Olivera UNKNOWN

2.Vittoriosa Baptemes 1617-04-02 LAZZARO Francesco

CHILD OF

Baldassare LAZZARO and Olivera UNKNOWN

3. Vittoriosa Baptemes 1621-06-20 LAZZARO Nicola

CHILD OF

Baldassare LAZZARO and Olivera UNKNOWN

4.Vittoriosa Baptemes 1624-03-18 LAZZARO Anna

CHILD OF

Baldassare LAZZARO and Olivera UNKNOWN

. The De/Di seems to be omitted, so I`m not entirely sure that they are of the same family.

8th jan 2010

to add to this, i found a small entry regarding slavery on the Malta genealogy webiste regarding slave names.

With all released slaves, the surname of adoption is always used with "de" to show difference. Though their offspring's don't carry "de" after their surname.

Could the Lazarro`s had slaves and therefor the salves took on the name Lazarro and then carried on the DeLazarro name??? hmmm?? not sure as quote suggest that offspring did not carry on the de/di??

Possible link to a Saint??

On a recent visit to friends and family in Malta I discovered another family story.
I always find these so fascinating and think that mainly these stories normally have a grain of truth to them. This one backed up more than others.
My dear Aunt told me that she and many other relatives where asked to attend a meeting in approx 1986 regarding Nazju Falzon.
On 10th February 1987 in Rome the Theological Councillors agreed that Nazju Falzon lived the Theological and Cardinal Virtues in a heroic degree. This was a great step towards the Beatification of the Venerable Nazju Falzon.
later that year, in Rome the Cardinals confirmed the yes vote of the Theological Councillors.It On 3rd April 2001 it was announced that the Venerable Nazju Falzon was to be declared a Blessed on May 9th 2001 in Malta. It is believed that Nazju was a distant cousin on my grandmothers side. As yet I can not establish a link with the current family information I have but I will be looking into this much further and would love to hear from anyone who might be related to Nazju, if you are think you might be or have your own family history regarding this PLEASE do contact me!!

Status Animarum II: a Census of 1687

Having researched a paper I found published by The Malta Historical Society, 2005.
There was no mention of DeLazzaro or spelling variations, listed in the Status Animarum II: a Census of 1687, so they must have come to Malta after this date.
The earliest date have for Delazzaro I have so far, is a marraige between

1st Generation

1. Gabriel Delazzaro was born About 1682 unknown birthplace. He married Teresa Zerafa January 9, 1707 in Cospicua Malta. She was born About 1682
in Cospicua Malta, daughter of Leonard Zerafa and Anna ??.

Children of Gabriel Delazzaro and Teresa Zerafa:

i. Generosa, Margherita Delazzaro was born March 15,

1709 in Cospicua Malta.

ii. Anna Maria Delazzaro was born January 21,

1716 in Cospicua Malta.

iii. John Baptist Charles Delazzaro was born June 23,

1718 in Cospicua Malta.

Delazzaro Additional Info

I received all the certificates from the Cospicua Parish and deciphered the info as below:

Descendants of : Cete Augustino Delazzaro
Generation 1
1. Cete Augustino Delazzaro was born ABT 1777 in Vittoriosa Malta. He married Rose Fenceh ABT 1794 in Cospicua Malta. She was born ABT 1777 in Cospicua Malta.
Children of Cete Augustino Delazzaro and Rose Fenceh:
	i.		2.		Vincent Delazzaro was born ABT 1795 in Vittoriosa
Generation 2
2. Vincent Delazzaro was born ABT 1795 in Vittoriosa. He married Maria Abela 07 Jan 1812 in Cospicua Malta. She was born ABT 1795 in Cospicua Malta.
Children of Vincent Delazzaro and Maria Abela:
	i.				Augustius John Delazzaro was born 20 Nov 1815
	ii.				Joseph Carmel Delazzaro was born 30 Jul 1818 in Cospicua Malta
	iii.		3.		Giuseppe / Joseph DeLazzaro was born ABT 1824
Generation 3
3. Giuseppe / Joseph DeLazzaro was born ABT 1824. He married Catarina / Catherine Ellul. She was born ABT 1824, daughter of Ignatius Ellul and Margaret Bastianini.
Children of Giuseppe / Joseph DeLazzaro and Catarina / Catherine Ellul:
	i.				Rosario Lorenza Delazzaro was born 17 Mar 1842 in Cospicua Malta
	ii.		4.		Vincent Ignatius Delazzaro was born 20 Aug 1846 in Cospicua Malta
	iii.		5.		Ignazio / Ignatius / Nazio Delazzaro was born Nov 1851 in Cospicua, Malta
Generation 4
4. Vincent Ignatius Delazzaro was born 20 Aug 1846 in Cospicua Malta. He married Antonia Schembri ABT 1880 in Malta. She was born ABT 1846 in Cospicua Malta.
Children of Vincent Ignatius Delazzaro and Antonia Schembri:
	i.				Maria Concepta, Teresa, Josepha Delazzaro was born 08 Dec 1874 in Cospicua Malta
	ii.				Josepha Michealina, Carmela Delazzaro was born 11 Feb 1884 in Cospicua Malta
	iii.				Josepha Carola, Paula, Victoria Delazzaro was born 17 Apr 1886 in Cospicua Malta
5. Ignazio / Ignatius / Nazio Delazzaro was born Nov 1851 in Cospicua, Malta. He married maria carmela schembri 20 Apr 1873 in Cospicua. She was born 1843 in Vittoriosa, daughter of Michele / Michael Schembri and Guiseppa / josephine Mizzi.
		Other events in the life of Ignazio / Ignatius / Nazio Delazzaro Occupation: 01 Apr 1876 in British Royal Navy 94819 as a Stoker
Children of Ignazio / Ignatius / Nazio Delazzaro and maria carmela schembri:
	i.				Maria Concepta,Teresa,Josepha DeLazzaro was born 30 Aug 1874 in Cospicua
	ii.		6.		Emmanuela Maria Concepta Josepha DeLazzaro was born 25 Dec 1876 in Cospicua
Generation 5
6. Emmanuela Maria Concepta Josepha DeLazzaro was born 25 Dec 1876 in Cospicua. She married Emmanuele Bartolo. He was born 1875, son of Michele Bartolo and Maria Antonia Gatt.
		Other events in the life of Emmanuela Maria Concepta Josepha DeLazzaro Baptism: 26 Dec 1876 in Cospicua

there are still quite a few Delazzaro family members cerificates that I can not make
any link to the above, I will need to do further research.
Also see website for other branches of the Delazzaro family.