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  • Directory of Maltese lawyers 1766-1947

    The following is a searchable database based on a document in the possession of the Maltese Court of Appeal that was copied by Judge Robert Ganado, and then subsequently published by the esteemed historian, Albert Ganado, in his book  Judge Robert Ganado. A history of the Government Departments from 1815 and lawyers from 1666, at…

  • Philip Pullicino’s colleagues (1915)

    Please help identify unknown people in this photo. No. Face Name Comments 1 Arturo Mercieca Held senior posts in the British administration, including government solicitor and chief justice. Knighted. Exiled to Uganda during World War 2 for being an Italian sympathiser.  2 Augustus Bartolo A powerful political force in Malta. He owned a major newspaper.…

  • 1921 Maltese Parliament and Senate

    For Philip, yet to be Sir Philip, the year 1921 wasn’t just a historical footnote; it was a personal and political whirlwind. As Malta’s economy experienced post-war inflation and the streets buzzed with the clamor of social unrest, Philip — then the island’s Advocate for the Poor, essentially early 20th-century legal aid — faced challenges.…

  • Ven. Sister Jacopa Pollicino (1439-1509+)

    As dawn broke in 1464, near Messina on a rustic mountainside, the first stone of a new convent was laid by two nuns, Sister Eustochia and Sister Jacopa. Their attire, the simple garb of the Poor Clares, mirrored their humble lives. Later, the ink from Jacopa’s pen, narrating the life of Saint Eustochia, saved an…

  • A biographical sketch of Anthony A. Pullicino

    The following article entitled ‘Lessons of Life’ appeared in the Independent weekend magazine ‘First’, in June 2009, and was written by Tony’s son, Paul. Lessons of Life The war was not over although the Luftwaffe air raids over Malta had long ceased. In a wine bar in Gozo, a small group of  young men were…

  • Reminsences of my grandparents, Tony and Edith.

    These are my childhood memories, corrupted by time and young age. I left Malta at age 7, and remember something of Tony and my grandmother, Edith. They lived in a flat on Tower Road. We also lived on Tower Road at that time. The sunsets and sailboats from a third floor flat were incredibly beautiful.…

  • Judge Giovanni’s children

    Giovanni married Giorgina Mifsud at St John’s Co-Cathedral Valletta on 11 February 1885, and had six children, two of whom died within one year, and one at the age of 27. Their first child was Philip, born on 21 November 1885. He lived a long life until 16 July 1960, earning a knighthood and the…

  • The 1913 Eucharistic Congress in Malta

    The XXIV Eucharistic Congress in Malta was presided over by Cardinal Domenico Ferrata, the Prefect of the Congregation of the Sacraments, as the Papal Legate. Of interest, the British press expressed disapproval that Cardinal Bourne, the Archbishop of Westminster, wasn’t nominated as the Papal Legate. Five Cardinals and 52 Bishops attended the event, including clergy…

  • Timeline of events

    Timeline #1 – major events This javascript timeline allows you to see the male lineage alongside some significant events in Maltese history. Birthdates of early ancestors (‘c.’ = circa’) are guesses. You can access it fullscreen too. Timeline #2 – popes etc. This second timeline is a bit too busy, but it may be interesting…

  • Places of interest in Malta

    Places of interest are In Zebbug, the family lived directly behind the parish church of St Philip of Agira, in Triq il-Knisja (Church Street), in a grand house which today serves as the residence of the French Ambassador. The following map, which you can enlarge, provides an indication of the locations of these places. Created…

  • Lineage data

    Some of you will want an easy way to look at the data. There are two ways to do view this from two different sources. It is difficult to find ways to display the data in interesting and informative ways. Ancestris data output This data is generated through a program called Ancestris which is admittedly…

  • The 22 February 1911 wedding photo

    Many people in this photo have been identified, but some have not. We are lucky to have identified so many. MARRIAGE. At Saint Patrick Chapel, Sliema, on the 22nd February 1911, MAUDE, daughter of Lt. Colonel A. Samut, C.M.G., and Mrs. Samut, to PHILIP PULLICINO, LL.D., son of Judge and Mrs. Pullicino. Daily Malta Chronicle…