26-11-2023, 22:00
(31-10-2023, 13:05)Alexfms a écrit : Good morning,
I would like to open this topic dedicated to the Maltese and Italians who emigrated to the Ionian Islands.
Indeed, since British colonization, some Maltese have emigrated to these Greek islands which were also under British administration, which facilitated trade. Some of my ancestors are Maltese from Corfu and Kefalonia. Some articles on the internet document this diaspora very well, many descendants still live there and have Hellenized Maltese names (Gauchi becomes Gaoutsis, Formosa -> Formozas, Psaila -> Psaila, Azzopardi -> Atzopardis). Even a mayor of Corfu was named Sotiris Micalef.
More than 2/3 of Corfu's Catholics were Maltese.
So I wanted to know if there are plans in the future to dedicate a tab to it, or even a database.
My great grandmother, Carmela Cachia was born in Kefalonia as well as most of her family. Her parents married there (even though they were Maltese). I believe they moved there to find work? Eventually they did move back to Malta as her youngest sister was born in Cospicua. Carmela married in Vittoriosa and had a child, my grandfather. I would love to be able to read more about the Maltese in Greece.