Malta, Rabat and Mdina, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes Roman Catholic Church census records (status animarum), household census returns, baptism records, and marriage records for Rabat and Mdina, Malta from 1692-1982. Mdina is also known as Città Vecchia or Città Notabile. Original records are conserved in the archives of the Wignacourt Museum, Rabat, Malta.

These records are preserved in the collection of the Wgnacourt Museum, Rabat, Malta. The Wignacourt Museum is directly correlated with the Parish Church of St. Paul. The Parish of St. Paul was dedicated on September 21, 1726.

Reading These Records
These records are written in Latin. For help reading them see Latin Genealogical Word List.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: Parish censuses
 * Names of parishioners
 * Residence
 * Date of enumeration

Household census • 2 Baptism • 2 Marriage • 2

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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Malta.
 * Malta Record Finder
 * Malta Research Tips and Strategies

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