Hi NSV,
thank you so much for your reply! Yes I agree with you on all those points certainly. Maltese historians have tended to focus intensely on the period of the Knights and the British (thanks to that we have incredible work) but of course they had many documents and records to assist in their research. The Arab period as you say suffers from a lack of records and data. I assume many have been lost and destroyed over the years too?
But Mr Said Vassallo’s work on the Siculo Arabic Maltese surnames would help to answer many questions about this period. Indeed, it would be a real revelation. A publication in the future would be certainly welcomed.
Thank you, this is indeed what I suspected - records in Sicily.
Also, I believe the dejma records are another source from the 1400s. Very limited of course but useful nonetheless. How did these survive?
Hi Georges,
Yes, your sources have helped me tremendously in my research and I was able to directly find the archived written church records through the database.
No, I have not found the source of the emirs. I only managed to find church records for ‘Seykil’ from Zejtun (1600) that linked with MaltaGenealogy’s SiculoArabic tree. But nothing before 1600...
thank you so much for your reply! Yes I agree with you on all those points certainly. Maltese historians have tended to focus intensely on the period of the Knights and the British (thanks to that we have incredible work) but of course they had many documents and records to assist in their research. The Arab period as you say suffers from a lack of records and data. I assume many have been lost and destroyed over the years too?
But Mr Said Vassallo’s work on the Siculo Arabic Maltese surnames would help to answer many questions about this period. Indeed, it would be a real revelation. A publication in the future would be certainly welcomed.
Citation :between 1200-1400 all maltese notaries registries are gone. The main source is the sicilian notaries, in it you have some trade, event,... Between sicily and malta. But it will help understand the maltese history but very unlikely help you with your specific family tree.
Thank you, this is indeed what I suspected - records in Sicily.
Also, I believe the dejma records are another source from the 1400s. Very limited of course but useful nonetheless. How did these survive?
Hi Georges,
Yes, your sources have helped me tremendously in my research and I was able to directly find the archived written church records through the database.
No, I have not found the source of the emirs. I only managed to find church records for ‘Seykil’ from Zejtun (1600) that linked with MaltaGenealogy’s SiculoArabic tree. But nothing before 1600...