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!!
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2 comments:
Great find about the HMML manuscript service - have you ever used them (or known someone who did?) It is quite taxing to travel to each and every parish, and with a full-time job, full-time family with two young kids it is difficult to visit as often as needed.
May I also share my website, where I have endeavoured to explain how one goes about researching parish records and translating some of the texts: http://barbaravassallo.blogspot.com
Jonathan
Thank you for your comments,as yet i have not used this service, i have been on a genealogy break ;) but plan to resume and use this source soon.
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