[Sicile] Giuseppe Micalef born Pachino, Sicily 1787

[Bill]

My 3rd great grandfather, Giuseppe Micalef, was born in Pachino, Sicily in 1787. His parents were Giovanni Micalef and Palma Vella, who were both born on Malta. I was unable to find any marriage record for them at SS. Crocifisso at the LDS site or on Geneanum for Malta. I did find Palma Vella's death record at SS Crocifisso, and she was born in 1755 on the Island of Malta. I couldn't find Giovanni's death certificate. I also found no birth records for either Giovanni Micalef or Palma Vella on Geneanum. I also reviewed the genealogies on Portale Antenati that were submitted by their descendants in order to obtain marriage certificates, but none of them went beyond Giuseppe Micalef. Given their ages, I would assume that Giovanni Micalef and Palma Vella were married on Malta. I would appreciate it if anyone could provide any assistance as I would like to trace this Micalef/Vella line back on Malta. I was quite successful with my other lines. Thanks.

[NSV]

Hello,

This seems like a complex case.

First of all, our records of Maltese baptisms are very incomplete, so not finding a baptism in them does not mean it does not exist.

Moreover, their lives may have involved a lot of traveling. They might have married somewhere other than Malta or Pachino, perhaps on another Sicilian island.

One approach could be to try skipping a generation and searching directly for Giuseppe’s grandparents!

Do you have a list of all the children of Giovanni and Palma? The grandparents’ names are likely among the children’s names.

Next, you need to estimate the grandparents’ marriage date. With some luck, there won’t be too many potential grandparents. Then, you can check that parish’s records to see if they baptized a Giovanni.

Additionally, census records can be useful to determine when Giovanni left for Pachino by checking when he disappears from the registers. However, for this, you need to know his parish.

If you find any more information, feel free to reach out to us!

[christiane Charrel]

Bonsoir
avez vous les parents de Palma VELLA
il y a plusieurs Palma VELLA dans nos baptêmes mais sans les parents c'est impossible de vous aider

Good evening
do you have the parents of Palma VELLA
there are several Palma VELLA in our baptisms but without the parents it is impossible to help you.

[Bill]

Bonsoir
avez vous les parents de Palma VELLA
il y a plusieurs Palma VELLA dans nos baptêmes mais sans les parents c'est impossible de vous aider

Good evening
do you have the parents of Palma VELLA
there are several Palma VELLA in our baptisms but without the parents it is impossible to help you.

Thank you for your response.  I appreciate the assistance.  In addition to her reference as the mother for the baptism of Giuseppe Micalef on Geneanum, the only other record that I could find for Palma was her death notice in the Pachino church records.  They state that she was born on Malta in 1755 and died in Pachino in 1793.  The death record did not name her parents.  I also tried Geneanum for baptisms on Malta and did not find a Palma Vella that was born on Malta in 1755.