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Order of Saint John Rule (1530-1798)[edit | edit source]
Malta was ruled by the Order of Saint John as a vassal state of the Kingdom of Sicily. Sicilian rule ceased when Napoleon invaded Malta in 1798.[1]
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
| The Adami collection, 1485-1868 | 1485-1868 | Parrochial records (marriages, baptisms, family trees, etc.) | Latin & Italian | Marriages collected from all of the parishes in Malta. They are in alphabetical order by surname of the bride and the groom |
| Matrimoni in tutte le parrocchie dell'Isola [Malta, 1546-1719] | 1546-1719 | Marriages | Latin & Italian | Marriages collected from all of the parishes in Malta. They are in alphabetical order by surname of the bride and the groom |
| Liber mortuorum, Sacra Infermeria 1677-1849 | 1677-1849 | Death records | Latin & Italian | From the Sacred Infirmary (Sacra Infermeria) in Valletta, Malta |
French Colonization (1798-1800)[edit | edit source]
From 1798-1800, Napoleonic France occupied Malta. Malta was able to dispel French forces in 1800 with the assistance of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Naples, and the Kingdom of Sicily.[2]
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
British Empire Colonization (1800-1964)[edit | edit source]
After the French were dispelled from Malta in 1800, Malta became a British protectorate, although it officially belonged to the Kingdom of Sicily.[3] In 1815, it became a British Crown Colony. Malta became independent on 21 September 1964.[4]
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
| British Nationals Born Overseas 1818-2005, index and images. | Vital records (birth) | English | British Nationals | |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Malta, index and images, ($) | 1761-2005 | Births and baptisms | English | Children born to those working within the armed forces, merchant navy, and consular forces, as well as, civilian ship passengers. |
| British Nationals Married Overseas 1818-2005, index and images | Vital records (marriage) | English | British Nationals | |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Malta, index and images, ($) | 1796-1993 | Banns and Marriages | English | British armed forces members and civilians who were married abroad and at sea |
| British Nationals Died Overseas 1818-2005, index and images | Vital records (death) | English | British Nationals | |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Malta, index and images, ($) | 1801-2005 | Deaths and Burials | English | Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea |
| British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, index ($) | 1812-1935 | Civil Service applications and paperwork | English | Individuals who worked for, or applied to join, the British Civil Service |
| Passports in Malta, 1870-1940, index. | 1870-1940 | Passports and passport applications | English | Malta passport applicants |
| Passports applications, 1815-1934 | 1815-1934 | Passport applications | English | Malta passport applicants |
| Passports application indexes, 1907-1988 | 1907-1988 | Passport applications | English | Malta passport applicants |
| Passport records, 1916-1990 | 1916-1990 | Passport records | English | Malta passport applicants |
| Visa indexes, 1970-1977 | 1970-1977 | Visa indexes | English | Malta visa applicants |
| Arrivals by aircraft, 1946-1957 | 1946-1957 | Immigration records | English | Arrivals to Malta via aircraft |
| Pay lists of the Army Hospital Corps in Malta, Nova Scotia, St. Helena and New Zealand, 1861-1870 | 1861-1870 | Pay lists of Army Hospital Corps (also contains names of those apprenticed, deserted from other corps, discharged, or died) | English | Those enlisted in Army Hospital Corps |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "History of Malta under the Order of Saint John," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Malta_under_the_Order_of_Saint_John, accessed 4 June 2019.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "French occupation of Malta," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_occupation_of_Malta, accessed 4 June 2019.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Malta Protectorate," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_Protectorate, accessed 4 June 2019.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Crown Colony of Malta," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Colony_of_Malta, accessed 4 June 2019.