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To all prospective researchers for Greek Maltese ancestry

Genealogy: the family generation succession research

In early Christian years, started the recordings of royal family lines by the first chroniclers mostly for political reasons. Later on, during the third period of European genealogical history, 1500, these records began covering general population.

Being a novice at first on the subject, I was mainly motivated by my wish to investigate my own family history and expand, verify and complete my mother’s archival findings based on earlier research conducted by a great uncle long ago.

In the course of this effort, I followed both vertical and lateral research principles applied in most family tree reconstruction cases so that a spherical and thorough presentation of the time-space data as well as bonds between the most important Houses be given.

Taken into consideration that until today there is neither an academic tradition of higher education genealogical studies nor any established degree of scientific proficiency on the subject, the professional as the prospective genealogist would be basically self-taught. His/her skills should definitely , apart from solid self-determination include

› a deep knowledge of national and international history

› the ability to read / decipher manuscripts

› a wide experience in family name study

Special reference should be made to the work of Count Charles Said – Vassallo, a distinguished man and excellent researcher whose experience and vast data base decisively contributed to the completion of my quest and the reconstruction of a family trail as adventurous and exciting, dramatic and unexpected as European History itself.

Abstract from “Family Genealogy”

by Lia Sant – Geronicolou ( French Literature Dipl.)

email: santis68@yahoo.co.uk

Winter 2006-2007

Useful links to Greek and international resources

Hellenic General State Archives

www.gak.gr

British Foreign Office Archival Services

www.fco.gov.uk/foi

British National Archives
http://www.pro.gov.uk/

British Consul in Corfu (tel:0030-2661023457)

http://bhcc.gr