Updates to Maltagenealogy including Libro d'Oro di Melita 2010 and Saidvassallo.com
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We like to thank our many regular audience our hits have increased this year by 25%.
28-12-2010: Platamone families update; Grech-Mifsud update; Imbroll update;
27-12-2010: Sillato family update;
22-12-2010: Five Barbaro families;
19-12-2010: Fabri update;
17-12-2010: Three Testaferrata Cassia families; Three Testaferrata Castelletti families; Three Testaferrata de Noto families;
16-12-2010: Three Cassar de Sayn/Cassar Desain families;
15-12-2010: Three Sant Cassia families;
14-12-2010: Malaspina update; Parnis update;
12-12-2010: Xerri update; Scerri update.
11-12-2010: Two Apap Bologna families;
09-12-2010: Sayd 4 update with the title of Baron of the Holy Roman Empire;
03-12-2010: Delicata update;
02-12-2010: Criticisms of Maltese Nobility: Extracts from Giles Ash's "The Nobility of Malta".; More Criticisms of Maltese Nobility: Extracts from Giles Ash's "The Nobility of Malta"; Beberrua update;
01-12-2010: De Piro update; Moscati update;
30-11-2010: Maltese Nobility: how some titles were obtained. (Answering Marie Benoit);
27-11-2010: French imperial titles listings M completed.; Chapel of St Paul ("La France) within the former Conventual Church of the Order of Saint John, Valletta;
26-11-2010: Count Camilleri family update; Bishop George Caruana family update; Chapel of St Michael ("Provence") within the former Conventual church of the order of Saint John, Valletta, Malta;
25-11-2010: Crypt beneath the Sanctuary of the Former Conventual Church of the Order of Saint John, Valletta.; 150th anniversary of First Maltese stamp;
24-11-2010: Grech update; Chiantar update;
22-11-2010: An overhaul of di Cristoforo family;
21-11-2010: Searching the Origins of Arfio (Nicolao) Capo di Ferro (de Capoferro) known as Testaferrata;
20-11-2010: Cassar update;
19-11-2010: More polemics between Maltese dynasts;
17-11-2010: Offical Maltese symbols and the correct use of the National flag; Polemics between Maltese dynasts;
14-11-2010: From the Original "Annuario della Nobilta' Italiana" by Giovan Battista Crollalanza: Maltese families (de Piro, Sant and Testaferrata families) entered in the 1881 edition; Gauci-Ducoss update;
12-11-2010: Sir Temistole Zammit family update:
09-11-2010: A Slovenian connection to Malta; French description of the surrender of the Order to Napoleon in "Musee des Familles" (1868 -1869).;
07-11-2010: French imperial titles listings L completed.
06-11-2010: Magro update;
05-11-2010: An interpretation of 1793 of the 1770 title of "Conte Sant";
Nautical schools established by Grand Master Pinto;
New Administrative offices and authority established in the late 18th century Malta;
Maltese Militia officers of the Order of Saint John 1723-1761;
Old Regal benefices which were succeeded by the Grand Masters as first men of the Maltese islands;
03-11-2010: Nobility in Malta: Title of Marquis de Piro: Extract from Spanish Nobility Magazine of 1965:
02-11-2010: Gaffiero update; Cardona update; Portelli update; Hellul update; Barberi update.
22-10-2010: Farrugia update; Chiantar update; Bugeja update; Gatt update; all thanks to Arnold Dalmas.
20-10-2010: Messy Maltese Entry in Annuario della Nobilita' Italiana (XXXI Edition) Vol. III, part III.;
18-10-2010: Micallef update: Saydon update;
17-10-2010: French imperial titles listings to K completed.
15-10-2010: Extracts from: Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini's "Corografia Fisica, Storica e Statistica dell'Italia e delle sue Isole". Vol. 12 (Florence, 1842):
14-10-2010: French imperial titles listings to G completed.
12-10-2010: Zammit Tabone update:
10-10-2010: The French Imperial titles created by Napoleon I and Napoleon III and their empire. New site in the making;
06-10-2010: A different view of the classes of old Maltese society;
04-10-2010: Infantino update with Macedonia inclusion; Inguanez update; San Giorgio update;
29-09-2010: Returning back to Maltagenealogy.com: Biancardi family; Bezzina family; Caruana 4 family; Cappello family; Busuttil of Gozo family; Brignone family; Garroni family; Gulia family; Idoneo family; Leone family; Maempel family; Rossi family; Bajada family; Celestri family; Portanier family; De Salvo family; Galdes family; Fabri family; Briffa family; Bonet family; Bianco family.; Extract from: Prince Ignazio Paterno's "Viaggio per tutte le antichita della Sicilia" (Naples, 1781).
28-09-2010: A visitors's assessment of two museums in Malta; Messina update;
27-09--2010: Cuschieri update.
24-09-2010: Trapani update; Depasquale update.
23-09-2010: Debono update; Dr Martin dei Baroni Testaferrata Moroni Viani LLD interview with French Radio;
22-09-2010: Micallef update; Chetcuti returns to site; Said update;
21-09-2010: Fatimid history of Malta; Bugeja update.
20-09-2010: Grech update:
19-09-2010: Cassar update; Abela update; Said update;
18-09-2010: Giustiniani of Genoa reorganised; Reassessing the reliability of the older published works on the nobility of Malta.;
17-09-2010: Questions on the title of Count Fournier ;
16-09-2010: Horror stories of old; Revest family update; Balzano update; Suggested New Arms for Malta by www.maltagenealogy.com update;
14-09-2010: Saint Vincente Scicluna family update; Bishop Scicluna update; Was Malta supportive of anti-popery?;
13-09-2010: The Aragona Question?; Burlo family returns back online.
12-09-2010: The Ancestry of Teresa dei Marchesi Grimaldi, wife of Principe Oshin Pierre Sayd; The Ancestry of Helena dei Conti Orsini, wife of Principe Djem Sayd; A list of Ancient Privileges of the People of Malta and Gozo granted by their sovereigns and suzerains; Gallery # 1; Gallery # 2; Gallery 3; Gallery 4.; Major changes to descendants in the Aragona family, the Maltese links of Margherita and Sybilla d'Aragona were infact daughters of Guglielmo d'Aragona, Count of Malta.
11-09-2010: Descendants of Count Vittorio Amedeo Preziosi update;
10-09-2010: Franco update; Notable Prisoners of war in Malta (1);
8-09-2010: The 1st Capitulation of 1798.; Maltese submitting to French rule; Adami Collection revised and updated;
4-09-2010: Maltese Noble Families living and Extinct as at 1725 Update; Maltese Nobility page update; Ghariexem and Tabia descendants update;
3-09-2010: Old and Notable families described by G.F. Abela in 1647 (The original Maltese Nobility);
2-09-2010: De Marco update; Manduca update; The Counts of Catena update;
17-08-2010 - 31-08-2010: On Holidays no updates to follow. If your on facebook, do search for Libro d'Oro della Melita for the lastest updates.
16-08-2010: Maltagenealogy.com receives on average of 130,000 hits a month and Saidvassallo.com receives on average of 15,000 hits a month. This is big news to us, as we do regularly check our stats, etc but never really realised the support and our readers numbers are growing larger by the day. Thank you to one and all.
15-08-2010: Translation of the Grant of Malta, Gozo and Tripoli to Order of St John by Emperor Charles V.; Maltese connection to the Earls of Perth.
15-08-2010: Seven Generations of Ancestors for Marchese Charles and Marchese Edward Zimmermann Barbaro 'sIves St George'.
14-08-2010: Falzon update; Bonnici update; Debono update.
13-08-2010: De Marco update;
12-08-2010: Barbara update; Galea update;
11-08-2010: Barons of Qlejjgha and Bonici update; Barony of Castel Cicciano update; The Counts of Catena update; The Noble family of d'Amico update; The Noble family of Gatto update; The Marquis's of Gnien is-Sultan / Apap update; The Noble family of Sceberras and their descendants merged into this page.; The Noble family of Surdo revised; The Barons of Tabria revisted; Xerri revisted update; Marchese di San Vincenzo Ferreri update; Marchese di San Vincenzo Ferreri Part 2 update; Marquis Cassar Desain update; Marquis Testaferrata update; Marquis Testaferrata Oliver update; The Barons of Gomerino update; Laimo Update;
10-08-2010: Albano update.; Mancini family.
09-08-2010: Arrigo Update; Negroponte family returns.
07-08-2010: Depiro update: DePiro family (Marchional Branches); DePiro family (Baronial branch).
06-08-2010: Value of Private transactions and Nominations in Maltese titles of Nobility case studies. UPDATE;
04-08-2010: Barbaro connection to Venice dating back to 833.; Mazzara update;
03-08-2010: De Guevara sives Deguara update.
02-08-2010: Bugeja update; Sammut update.
31-07-2010: De Nasis sives Nasio update; Calava update;
30-07-2010: Bernardo update; Pietro Testaferrata, man with a mission from Garzes.
28-07-2010: Borg-Testaferrata update.
27-07-2010: Barbaro di San Giorgio update; Platamone update; Pellegrino update; Maltese connection to C arlo, Principe di Capua.;
25-07-2010: Update of the Zimmermann ancestry.
24-07-2010: Maltese National Patrimony - Bequests by the Noble Testaferrata family.; The Inguanez descendants in the Counts of Byzantine Empire has now moved to the Inguanez tree.; Buhagiar update.
22-07-2010: The Noble family of Cassar: The Noble family of Plozasco; The Noble family of Fantino; The Noble family of Caxaru;
21-08-2010: The Noble family of d'Alagona; The Royal family of Aragona; The Noble family of Vagnolo; The Noble family of Perollo.
18-07-2010: The Noble family of Vassallo; The Noble family of Cuzkeri; The Noble family of Cancellu; The Ancestors of the Countess Fournier.
15-07-2010: The Noble family of de Nava update.
10-07-2010: Maltese familes update online: S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z are completed.; Delicata update; Maltese Update.
09-07-2010: Reassessing the traditions of Mount Sceberras.
08-07-2010: Navarra update.; Maltese families update online: M, N, O, P, Q, R is completed.
06-07-2010: Maltese families update online: E, F, H, I, J, K, L is completed.
05-07-2010: Maltese families update online: D is completed.
04-07-2010: Maltese families partly restored: A, B, C, completed.
02-07-2010: Suggested New Arms for Malta by www.maltagenealogy.com; The Noble family of Grugno; The Noble family of Malta 'sives Maltese'; The Noble family of Bordino; The Noble family of del Bosco 'sives Busco'.
24-06-2010: The Noble family of Caruana; The Noble family of Cassares; The Noble family of Mannara; The Noble family of Bell'Huomo; The Noble family of Bondino/Bandino; The Noble family of Montagnes; The Noble family of Modica; The Noble family of di Manuele; The Noble family of Mamo.
23-06-2010: The Noble family of Vella; The Noble family of Murina; The Noble family of di Noto; The Noble family of Pace; The Noble family of Valle; The Noble family of Bava; The Noble family of Parisi sives Parisio; The Noble family of Vaccaro; The Noble family of Rapa; The Noble family of Michiola; The Noble family of Xabica/Habica/Fabica; The Noble family of Buontempo; The Noble family of Begliera;
22-06-2010: Translation and Table regarding Testaferrata Patricians of Messina (1553 and 1792)
20-06-2010: The Noble house of Inguanez.
16-06-2010: Vassallo pages cut into smaller pages: Vassallo A ; Vassallo B from the main Vassallo page.
15-06-2010: The Noble house of Falca; The Noble house of Falsone; The Noble house of Cumbo; The Noble house of Calabacchio; The Noble house of Castelletti sives Castelletta; The Noble house of Chiantar sives Cantore; The Noble house of Catalano; The Noble house of Calavirisi; The Noble house of Coglituri; The Noble house of Torres; The Noble house of Stuniga; The Noble house of Gomez; The Noble house of Sagona; The Noble house of Ribera; The Noble house of Paterno; The Noble house of Laureri; The Noble family of Licata; The Noble house of Chilona sives Cilia; The Noble house of Cilino; The Noble family of Cicala; The Noble family of Cipollato; The Noble house of Castelli; The Noble house of Mombron; The Noble house of Mileto.
13-06-2010: The Noble house of Solimella; The Noble house of Surdo; The Noble house of Ragusa; The Noble house of Santasofia; The Noble house of Cassia; The Noble family of Mompalao; The Noble house of Messina; The Noble family of Merlo; The Noble house of Laimo sives Alaimo; The Noble family of Episcopu sives Piscopo; The Noble house of Manduca; The Noble house of Delie sives Delia; The Noble house of Manfredi. New addition: Mackay family of Cromarty.
09-06-2010: The Noble house of Attardo; The Noble house of Flavavento; The Noble house of Sorria; The Noble house of Sillato; The Noble house of Serrano; The Noble house of Ravello; The Noble house of Fanato; The Noble house of Falcone; The Noble house of Perrera; The Noble house of Bizziano; The Noble house of Bocchio; The Noble house of Blundio; The Noble house of Baldes; The Noble house of Xerri. ; The Noble house of Xara; The Noble house of Paglia; The Noble house of Rocca.
08-06-2010: The Noble family of Zammit update; The Noble family of Zavallos update; The Noble family of Xuereb update.
03-06-2010: The Noble family of Laureri: The Noble family of Fanato; The Noble family of Falcone; The Noble family of Inguanez; The Noble family of Mannara (sives Almanara); The Noble family of Manduca; The Noble family of Manfredi; The Noble family of Merlo; The Noble family of Mazzara; The Noble family of Michola; The Noble family of Messina; The Noble family of Mamo; The Noble family of Malta/Maltese;
02-06-2010: The Noble family of Torres; The Noble family of Vaccaro; The Noble family of Vagnolo; The Noble family of Valle; The Noble family of Vassallo; The Noble family of Vella; The Noble family of Xara; The Noble family of Xerri; The Noble family of Xuereb, sives Xueres.; The Noble family of Zavallos; The Noble family of Zammit; The Noble family of Solimella; The Noble family of Sorria; The Noble family of Stuniga; The Noble family of Surdo; The Noble family of Testaferrata; The Noble family of Armanino; The Noble family of Inguanez;
01-06-2010: Noble family of Amodeo update; The Noble family of Bonello update; The Noble family of Baglio; The Noble family of Baldes; The Noble family of Bell'Huomo sives Bellomo; The Noble family of Areiula; The Noble family of Barba; The Noble family of Aruina sives Arjona or Aulesa; The Noble and Royal family of Aragona; The Noble family of Axac, sives Aaxak; The Royal and Noble family of Armenia; The noble family of Begliera; The Noble family of Bizziano ; The Noble family of di Bernardo; The Noble family of Attardo; The Noble family of Allegritto; The Noble family of Abela; The Noble family of Asti; The Noble family of Alagona; The Noble family of Bava; The very Noble family of Avola; The Noble family of Cuzkeri; The Noble family of Casseres; The Noble family of Cassia; The Noble family of Castelletta/ Castelletti; The Noble family of Castelli; The Noble family of Catalano; The Noble family of Caxaro; The Noble family of Chiantar; The Noble family of Chilona/Cilia; The Noble family of Cicala; The Noble family of Cilino; The Noble family of Cipollato; The Noble family of Coglituri; The Noble family of Cumbo; The Noble family of Cassar; The Noble house of Blundo; The Noble family of Bocchio; The Noble family of Bondino/Bandino; The Noble family of Bonnici; The Noble family of Bordino; The Noble family of Brancato; The Noble family of Busco; The Noble family of Calava; The Noble House of Calabacchio; The Noble family of Calavirisi; The Noble family of Cancellu; The Noble family of Caruana; The Noble family of Sillato; The Noble family of Paterno; The Noble family of Pellegrino; The Noble family of Perollo; The Noble family of Pirerra/Perrera; The Noble family of Platamone; The Noble family of Plozasco; The Noble family of Ragusa; The Noble family of Rapa; The Noble family of Ravello; The Noble family of de Ribera; The Noble family of la Rocca; The Noble family of Sagona; The Noble family of Santa Sofia; The Noble family of Serrano; The Noble family of Parisi; The Noble family of Mileto; The Noble family of Modica; The Noble family of Mombron; The Noble family of Mompalao; The Noble family of Montagnes; The Noble family of Murina; The Noble family of De Naso/Nasis; The Noble family of De Nava; The Noble family of Navarra; The Noble family of De Noto; The Noble family of Pace; The Noble family of Paglia.; The Noble family of Guevara; The Noble family of Delie; The Noble family of Episcopu; The Noble family of Falca/Falco; The Noble family of Falsone/Falcone; The Noble family of Fanato/Infantino; The Noble family of Flavavento; The Noble family of Gatto; The Noble family of Gomez; The Noble family of Grugno.
28-05-2010: An announcement of cleaning up family trees on Maltagenealogy.com. The following families have been deleted from the site as it no longer forms a part of the basis of this web site: Zerafa.html; Zammit.html; Vivier.html; Ullo.html; Simler.html; Sghendo.html; Satariano.html; Rull.html; Rossignaud.html; Rossi.html; Portanier.html; Namura.html; Idoneo.html; Zahra.html; Zarb.html; Wright.html; Tomani.html; Soucht.htm; Schranz.html; Pellerani; Mula.html; Negroponte.html; Maempel.html; Locano.html; Leone.html; Lazzarini.html; Gulia.html; Garroni.html; Galdies.html; Friggieri.html; Felice2.html; Fabri.html; Despott.html; Desalvo.html; Cini.html; Cornelio.html; Chetcuti.html; Celestri.html; Caruana4.html; Capello.html; Busietta.html; Burlo.html; Brignone.html; Briffa.html; Bonett.html; Bezzina.html; Biancardi.html; Bianco.html; Bajada.html; and Bardon.html.
27-05-2010: Coats of Arms of old and Notable families 1; Coats of Arms of old and Notable families 2; Coats of Arms of old and Notable families 3
; Coats of Arms of old and Notable families 4; Old and Notable Families described by G.F Abela in 1647.
24-05-2010: Pisani major update.
18-05-2010: Bonaparte's plan to rig an election in Malta
.
15-05-2010: Long overdue UPDATE for the Caruana family. (will continue to be updated just follow the dates).
14-05-2010: Questions regarding the "Sensible" later "HMS SENSIBLE".
12-05-2010: A reassessment of the Maltese Nobility classifications under the government of the Order (1530-1798 )
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10-05-2010:
The family of the Noble Perio Caruana.;
Peace Treaty transferring dominion of Malta from King of Spain to Duke of Savoy 3 July 1713
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Oath of fealty and investiture of Order of Saint John in the fief of Malta, Gozo and the Castle of Tripoli, 1714.;
Rescript by King of Sicily in favour of its subject the Order of Saint John, 1714.
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Grant of a title of nobility to Mario Testaferrata in 1717 which the later British colonial administration maintained was "never recognized" by the Order of Saint John
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07-05-2010: A list of Ancient Privileges of the People of Malta and Gozo, granted by their sovereigns and suzerains.
06-05-2010: Cracked Tarmac
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02-05-2010: Was Nicholas Cilia ever the 'Baron of Budaq'?
28-04-2010: Coat of Arms for the Mifsud-Bonnici family provided by Edwin (Mifsud -) Bonnici; Cremona update by Lara Borg St John.
27-04-2010: A whirlwind tour of St.John's Co-Cathedral, formerly the Conventual Church of the order that ruled Malta until 1798
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26-04-2010: Sammut of Valletta update.
22-04-2010: St John's right hand, formerly of Malta.
21-04-2010: Random Churches in Malta
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20-04-2010: A British agenda to annihilate certain Maltese
; Stefano Zerafa's "The history of Art in Malta (and of Maltese Artists)" (A speech from the year 1850) ; and gallery.
19-04-2010: De Emanuele update; Naudi update.
16-04-2010: Stefano Zerafa's "Celebrated Maltese" (A speech from the year 1858).; Gallery
.; Questions regarding the "Sensible".
12-04-2010:
; Mdina Medieval Festival 2010.
11-04-2010: Barony of Castel Cicciano update. Counts Fenech- Bonici update. Malaspina family; du Pont; Palazzo Pariso staff meet Roman Keating.
08-04-2010: Balbi update with a Swiss connection; Lupi update and new addition and in progress Dr Joseph B. Sammut MD and family.; Slave family addition - Mallia.
31-03-2010: Sultana update; Gatt update; Seichel update.
28-03-2010: Tanti update. Ebejer family addition.
27-03-2010: A Comparision between the evolution of the title of "Baron" in England and Malta, and their respective entitlements
26-03-2010: Briffa update to include Spiteri, Chercop, Dalli families.
25-03-2010: The Maltese Practice of appending Surnames (The Use of long Surnames) and their application in Maltese Heraldry ;
Sayd update ; Naudi update.
14-03-2010: Lungaro/Ungaro family addition.
11-03-2010: Reassessing a muddied Champion. Sammut update.; Camilleri update.
10-03-2010: Biographie des Hommes Vivants ou Histoire par Ordre Alphabetique
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06-03-2010: Update of Privacy statement including warning, disclaimer, Terms of Use, warning against misuse, and the addition of "Supression of Personal information".
05-03-2010: PDF File of G. Mitrovich, "Indirizzo ai Maltese", 1835.
04-03-2010: PDF file of Notice sur lOccupation de Malte en 1798 par larmee Francaise Reponse a une assertion par M. de Conny dans son Histoi re de la Revolution Francaise (1843) (in French , describes general Maltese unhapppiness with Order; the priest's revolt and abolition of ancient laws: the Poussielegue spy: see also anecdotes regarding Marquis Mario Testaferrata). ; PDF File of G. Mitrovich, "The claims of the Maltese; founded upon the principles of justice", 1835
03-03-2010: The Appeals of the Nobility and People of Malta.; Early calls for Malta to be a Free and Independant State.; In Memory of the Consiglio Popolare of Malta
28-02-2010: Borda update.; Gerada update. ; Fabri update.
25-02-2010: Diplomatic incident in Malta after 1802 Treaty of Amiens 
20-02-2010: Wikipedia shame: - Editor RGTraynor's agenda against Malta and the Maltese.
; Wikipedia Part 2.
17-02-2010: Reassessment of titles of Nobility in Malta described in 1878 Report and in recent publications
09-02-2010: Maltese Judgments on Nobility
; Effects of 1969 legislation on certain fiefs identified by the 1878 Royal Commissioners as "noble fiefs". ![]()
05-02-2010: Authorized recipients of Foreign honours in terms of the Gieh ir-Repubblika Act (Cap. 251) of Malta, and relative genealogies; Descendants of Vassallo Paleologo Counts list group; Mifsud update.
03-02-2010: Extracts from The Manual of the President of Malta, by Ugo Mifsud Bonnici; Malta's system of honours, awards and decorations established in 1975 by virtue of the Gieh ir-Repubblika Act.
01-02-2010: British Nobility opens today - based on Dukes, Marquess's, Earls and Foreign titles of British Citizens.
31-01-2010:
Maturin M. Ballou's opinion of the Maltese Nobility in 1893 as described in his "The Story of Malta";
Maltese Delegation to London in Cobbett's 1802.
30-01-2010: Barons of Qlejjgha update; Old Noble Families in Malta update; Barony of Marsa update; Barons of Djar il-Bniet e Buqana update; Barons of Gomerino update; Barons of Grua update.
28-01-2010: Saids of Nadur Gozo update; Boffa update. Barons of Castel Cicciano update.
26-01-2010: Political list update - (1) Governors of Malta, Chief Justices of Malta, Presidents of Malta, Prime Ministers of Malta.; (2) Sovereigns, Viceroys, Feudal Lords, Capitano della Verga, Governors of Gozo.; (3) Monarchs of Britain, Supreme Rulers of Malta (1815- 1974).; Bugeja update.; Barons of Benuarrat update; Barons of Buleben update.
25-01-2010: Camilleri update. Platamone update.
21-01-2010: Farrugia of Zejtun update.
19-01-2010:
Illustrations 14.
The Nobility of Europe edited by the Marquis de Ruvigny;
Maltese titles of "Most Illustrious and Noble".
17-01-2010: Pace-Bonello family update.
16-01-2010: Maltese nobility - Illustrations 11.; Maltese nobility - Illustrations 12. Maltese nobility - Illustrations 13.

15-01-2010: A key to titles of Nobility in Malta
13-01-2010:
Maltese nobility - Illustrations 7.; Maltese nobility - Illustrations 8. Maltese nobility - Illustrations 9. Maltese nobility - Illustrations 10.
07-01-2010 : Reorganising of Site with list of Maltese and related families for genealogical search.
01-01-2010
Previous updates.