Bonavita

Geronimo Bonita of Calabria, married 1651 Valletta to Pasqua Consiglio, with issue.

1. Notary Michele Giovanni Bonavita, married 1674 Attard to Nobile Maria Debono, with issue.

1.1. Dr Claudio Biagio Bonavita JUD, married Anna Ciantar. 

1.2. Notary Domenico Bonavita, married 1712 at Porto Salvo to Maddalena Cacciatore d’Aragona, with issue 

1.2.1. Judge. Salvatore Bonavita JUD., “Secretary to the Consolato del Mare“.,, married firstly to Regina Champion, Married Secondly 1788 Valletta to Modesta Formosa, with issue. 

1.2.1.1. (First Marriage) Notary Aloisio Gavino Bonavita, married 1786 at San Giorgio, Gozo to Maria Loreta Cauchi, with issue. 

1.2.1.1.1. Vincenzo Bonavita, married Francesca Muscat, with issue. 

1.2.1.1.1.1. Loreta Bonavita., married N.N. Schembri. 

1.2.1.1.1.2. Caterina Bonavita 

1.2.1.1.1.3. Sir Ignazio Gavino Bonavita, K.C.M.G (1792-1865). 

1.2.1.1.1.4. Francesca Bonavita 

1.2.1.1.2. Notary Raimondo Bonavita 

1.2.1.1.3. Dr. Ignazio Bonavita, ‘Celibe’. 

1.2.1.1.4. Aromotorio Bonavita, ‘Celibe’. 

1.2.1.1.5. Emmanuele Bonavita 

1.2.1.1.6. Don. Dr. Saverio Bonavita JUD, ‘Priest’. 

1.2.1.2. Aloisia Bonavita, married 1776 at San Paolo, Valletta to Dr. Salvatore Scifo JUD, with issue. 

1.2.1.3. Oriota Bonavita, married (1) 1782 Valletta  to Dr. Francesco Giovanni Zahra Clinsciant, married (2) 1795 Valletta to Carlo Mamo. 

1.2.2. Dr. Gaetano Bonavita JUD, married 1751 at Porto Salvo to Angelica Farrugia, with issue 

1.2.2.1. Dr. Vincenzo Bonavita JUD, married 1775 at Porto Salvo to Maddalena Gatto, with issue. 

1.2.2.1.1. Dr Carlo Antonio Bonavita, JUD. 1st Count of San Paolino d’Aquilejo, (Cr:1819 by Two Sicilies), There is no record nor any claim whatsoever of the 1819 title of Conte di San Paolino d’Aquilejo in the records of the 1878 Commission. This is because the date of creation of this title is not before the annexation of Malta to the British Dominions. It should be remembered that the purpose of that report (as the report reads) was to identify those titles which were granted or recognized by the sovereign authorities of Malta during the Government of the Knights of Saint John. Some may argue that this title is not one of those titles “recognised by the British Monarch”. That argument is flawed because the purpose of the 1878 Commission was not to ‘recognize’ but to ‘identify’ those titles which had already been granted or recognized during the Government of the Order (1530-1798). This is better explained by the terms of reference to the Commissioners that ‘the Secretary of State for the colonies decided that the heads of the families who, before the annexation of Malta to the British Dominions, obtained tiles of nobility, should in accordance with a precedent during the administration of the late Governor, Sir Henry K. Storks, have precedence of the Chamber of Commerce, and in order to ascertain (etc)’. In this case, the title of Conte di San Paolino d’Aquilejo is simply not one of those titles that was obtained during the Government of the Order and does not in any way diminish its validity. See: Correspondence and Report of the Commission appointed to enquire into the claims and grievances of the Maltese Nobility, May 1878, presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty (C.-2033.): see letter of Chief Secretary to Government to Commissioners dated March 8, 1877 (page 52). In addition, had this family enjoyed a title during the Government in Malta of the Order, and even if no claim whatsoever was made during the 1878 Commission, they would still in the words of Governor Straubanzee be able to enjoy precedence:- ‘At all events if there are more ‘Titolati’ they are at liberty at any time to prove their claims, and take the precedence to which they are entitled’. . See: Correspondence and Report of the Commission appointed to enquire into the claims and grievances of the Maltese Nobility, May 1878, presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty (C.-2033.): see letter of Governor to Earl of Carnavon dated December, 29 1877 (page 3)., married 1810 to Elisabeth Carbott Testaferrata dei Baroni della Grua, with issue. 

1.2.2.1.1.1. Saverio Bonavita Carbott Testaferrata, (died 1849), 2nd Count of San Paolino d’Aquilejo, dunm. 

1.2.2.1.1.2. Rev. Guiseppe Bonavita Carbott Testaferrata, (died 1871), 3rd Count of San Paolino d’Aquilejo, dunm. 

1.2.2.1.1.3. Gioacchino Bonavita Carbott Testaferrata, (died 1890), 4th Count of San Paolino d’Aquilejo, married 1850 to Rosanna Rizzo, with issue. 

1.2.2.1.1.3.1. Guiseppe Maria Bonavita Carbott Testaferrata, (died 1906), 5th Count of San Paolino d’Aquilejo, married to Elisabeth Vella, with issue. 

1.2.2.1.1.3.1.1. Capt. Giovanni Bonavita Carbott Testaferrata RMA, (1880-1975), 6th Count of San Paolino d’Aquilejo, married (1) to Mary Reynaud, married (2) to Maria Pantalleresco and dsp. 

1.2.2.1.1.3.1.2. Nobile Vincenzo Bonavita Carbott Testaferrata, married Amelia Howard and dsp. 

1.2.2.1.1.3.1.3. Nobile Rosa Bonavita Carbott Testaferrata, married Dr. Vincenzo Vella, MD., (Sister of Elisabeth Vella). 

1.2.2.1.1.3.1.4. Nobile Marie Bonavita Carbott Testaferrata, dunm. 

1.2.2.1.1.3.1.5. Nobile Carlotta Bonavita Carbott Testaferrata, dunm. 

1.2.2.1.1.4. Nobile Giuseppa Bonavita Carbott Testaferrata, married to Salvatore Giuseppe Vella.

1.2.2.1.2. Nobile Marianna Bonavita, ‘Celibe‘ 

1.2.2.1.3. Nobile Giovanna Rosa Bonavita, married 1820 to Dr Francesco Vincenzo Abela. 

1.2.2.1.4. Nobile Caterina Bonavita, married 1813 at Porto Salvo to Dr Francesco Gregorio Gatt JUD.

1.2.2.1.5. (illegitimate with Housemaid) Adeodata de Pace, de parents inconnus, nourrie par Bernardo Pace e Caterina Galea, married 1830 Matrice Gozo to Antonio Vella.

1.2.2.1.6. (illegitimate with Housemaid) Carmela de Scerri, eduquee par Salvatore Scerri e Maria Cardona, married 1830 Qormi to Paolo Galea.

1.2.2.1.7. (illegitimate with Teresa Gilibert) Teresa de Gilibert, married (1) 1828 Valletta to Giuseppe Borg, married (2) 1832 Valletta to Giovanni Vassallo.

1.2.2.2. Maria Bonavita, married to Dr. Gio Carlo Borg Olivier.

1.2.2.3. Dr Benedetto Bonavita JUD, married 1803 to Teodora Muscat., with issue.

1.2.2.3.1. Gio Silvo Bonavita., married 1825 to Emmanuele Cachia.

1.2.3. Notary Guiseppe Bonavita, married Elena Mifsud, with issue. 

1.2.3.1. Innocenza Bonavita, married 1806 at Porto Salvo to Guiseppe Attard, with issue. 

1.2.3.2. Caterina Bonavita, married 1811 at Porto Salvo to Alessandro Ferzolo of Miliano, Italy.

1.2.4. Dr. Benedetto Bonavita JUD, married 1803 Valletta to Teodora Muscat with issue. 

1.2.4.1. Don Gaetano Bonavita. dunm. 

1.2.4.2. Notary Gio Silvio Bonavita, married Emmriola Cachia.

1.2.4.3. Bridiga Bonavita, ‘Celibe‘. 

1.2.4.4. Notary Gio Bartolomeo Bonavita.

1.3. Giuseppe Bonavia, married to Caterina Filipone, with issue.

1.3.1. Maria Bonavita, married 1756 Senglea to Nobile Andrea Debono, (see on this page).

1.3.2. Giovanni Debono, married 1789 Senglea to Anna Maria Azzopardi, with issue.

1.3.2.1. Giuseppe Debono, married 1834 Senglea to Teresa Vincenza Borg.

1.3.3. Giuseppe Debono, married 1784 Senglea to Caterina d’Antonio, with issue.

1.3.3.1. Elizabetta Debono, married 1801 Senglea to Domenico Pellegrini. 

1.4. Notary Ignazio Bonavita, married Firstly 1740 to Giovanna Rosa Mangion, Married Secondly 1771 at Porto Salvo to Domitilla Zerafa.