Briffa

Briffa family.
Reference: Charles A. Gauci. “An Illustrated Collection of the Coats of Arms of Maltese Families – Stemmi Maltesi” Publishers Enterprises Group (PEG) Ltd, Malta 1989.
 
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1. Giovanni Briffa, married 1576 to Imperia Schembri, with issue.
1.1. Bernardo Briffa, married 1604 at Zeitun to Geromina Baldacchino, with issue.
1.1.1. Chco Salvatore Briffa, married 1633 at Zeitun to Francesca Bizula d’Armenia, with issue.
1.1.1.1. Andrea Briffa, married to Maria Cachia, with issue.
1.1.1.1.1. Maria Briffa, married 1694 at Zeitun to Giacobo Castagna, with issue.
1.1.1.1.1.1. Anne Castagna, married 1735 at Zeitun to Nobile Filippo dei Baroni Abela.
1.1.1.1.1.2. Lorenza Castagna, married 1729 Zejtun to Tomaso Serracino.
1.1.1.1.1.3. Paola Castagna, married 1740 Zejtun to Giuseppe Gatt.
1.1.1.1.2. Filippo Briffa, married 1683 Zeitun to Leonora Camenzuli, with issue. 
1.1.1.1.2.1. Anna Briffa, married 1707 Zeitun to Domenico Caruana.
1.1.1.1.2.2. Domenica Briffa, married 1705 Zeitun to Giovanni Casha.
1.1.1.1.3. Bernardo Briffa, married 1699 Zeitun to Evangelista Gerada.
1.1.1.2. Mro Matteo Briffa, married 1678 at Zeitun to Cleria Magro, with issue.
1.1.1.2.1. Domenica Briffa, married 1710 Zeitun to Pietro Gatt.
1.1.1.2.2. Grazia Briffa, married 1719 Zeitun to Carlo Cassar. 
1.1.1.3. Caterina Briffa, married 1654 Zeitun to Bartolomeo Buhagiar.
1.1.1.4. Lorenza Briffa, married 1673 Zeitun to Domenico Caruana.
1.1.1.5. Gioannello Briffa, married 1685 Zejtun to Teresa Xuereb, with issue.
1.1.1.5.1. Antonio Briffa, married 1710 Cospicua to Domenica Desira, with issue.
1.1.1.5.1.1. Salvatore Briffa, married (1) 1741 Cospicua to Maria Fleri sives Fleti, married (2) 1767 Cospicua to Maria Mallia, with issue.
1.1.1.5.1.1.1. (First marriage) Carlo Antonio Briffa, (d. 1837), married 1773 Senglea to Modesta Attard, with issue.
1.1.1.5.1.1.1.1. Marianna Briffa, married 1802 Senglea to Francesco Giuseppe Busuttil.
1.1.1.5.1.1.1.2. Maddalena Briffa, married 1795 Senglea to Giuseppe Vella.
1.1.1.5.1.1.2. Raffaele Briffa, married 1743 Valletta to Graziulla Psaila.
 
1.1.1.5.2. Giuseppe Briffa, married 1706 Zejtun to Graziulla Mifsud, with issue.
1.1.1.5.2.1. Francesco Briffa, married 1730 Valletta to Teodora Grech, with issue.
1.1.1.5.2.1.1. Grazia Briffa, married 1753 Valletta to Gio Maria Fenech.
1.1.1.5.2.2. Teresa Briffa, married 1723 Vittoriosa to Salvatore Cipriotto.
1.1.1.5.3. Salvatore Briffa, married 1708 Valletta to Teresa Galea, with issue.
1.1.1.5.3.1. Gregorio Briffa, married (1) 1740 Valletta to Anna Ciantar, married (2) 1742 Valletta to Maria Barbara, with issue.
1.1.1.5.3.1.1. (Second marriage) Candeloro Briffa, married 1771 Valletta to Rosa Bugeja, with issue.
1.1.1.5.3.1.1.1. Giuseppe Briffa, married 1794 Valletta to Maria Farrugia.
1.1.1.5.3.1.1.2. Gaetano Briffa, married 1804 Cospicua to Maria Concetta Fedele, Neofita, with issue.
1.1.1.5.3.1.1.2.1. Carmelo Briffa, married 1826 Valletta to Giuseppa Falzon.
1.1.1.5.3.1.1.3. Rosalia Briffa, married 1801 Valletta to Vincenzo Portocarrero.
1.1.1.5.3.1.2. Diana Briffa, married 1776 Valletta to Giuseppe Schembri.
1.1.1.5.3.1.3. Caterina Briffa, married 1779 Valletta to Michele Angelo Azzopardi.
1.1.1.5.3.2. Francesco Briffa, married 1745 Valletta to Elizabetta Cachia, with issue.
1.1.1.5.3.3. Margarita Briffa, married 1746 Valletta to Benigno Grech.
1.1.1.5.3.4. Angela Briffa, married 1752 Valletta to Giuseppe Azzopardi.
1.1.2. Marietta Briffa, married 1642 Zeitun to Blascio Mallia.
1.1.3. Maria Briffa, married 1649 Zeitun to Bartolomeo Caruana.
1.1.4. Chco. Salvatore Briffa, married 1649 Senglea to Francesca Gambigallo, with issue.
1.1.4.1. Gerolama Briffa, married 1675 Zejtun to Maurizzo Xuereb, with issue.
1.1.4.1.1. Angelo Xuereb, married 1707 Ghaxaq to Maria Bonavia, with issue.
1.1.4.1.1.1. Giovanni Xuereb, married 1728 Zejtun to Anna Farrugia, with issue.
1.1.4.1.1.1.1. Giuseppe Xuereb, married 1770 Zejtun to Grazia Bonnici, with issue.
1.1.4.1.1.1.1.1. Anna Xuereb, married 1802 Zejtun to Vincenzo Despott.
1.1.4.2. Filippo Briffa, married 1679 Zejtun to Maria Caruana, with issue.
1.1.4.2.1. Antonio Briffa, married 1709 Cospicua to Maria Mercieca, with issue.
1.1.4.2.1.1. Francesco Briffa, married 1747 Cospicua to Francesca Pajas, with issue.
1.1.4.2.1.1.1. Natale Briffa, married 1785 Cospicua to Maria Farrugia Pasterfido, with issue.
1.1.4.2.1.1.1.1. Maria Concetta Briffa, married 1832 Cospicua to Salvatore Vella.
1.1.4.3. Caterina Briffa, married 1685 Zejtun to Gio Maria de Gabriele, (See on this page).
1.1.4.4. Bernardo sives Leonardo Briffa, married 1687 Valletta to Generosa Borg, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1. Gabriele Briffa, married 1713 Birkirkara to Veneranda Calleja, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1. Giovanni Briffa, married (1) 1745 Birkirkara to Anna Maria Grech, married (2) 1769 Birkirkara to Nobile Angela Vassallo, Hereditary Nobile of Hungary, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.1. (First marriage) Clemente Briffa, married 1784 Birkirkara to Rosa Micallef, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.1.1. Francesco Briffa, married 1815 Valletta to Caterina Spiteri, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.1.1.1. Maria Briffa, married 1844 Floriana to Leopoldo Buhagiar.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.1.1.2. Clemente Briffa, married 1869 Birkirkara to Maria Grazia Cachia.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.1.2. Giovanni Briffa, married 1818 Birkirkara to Antonia Dimech.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.1.3. Giuseppe Briffa, married (1) 1823 Qormi to Saveria Zammit, married (2) 1827 Balzan to Evangelista Abdilla.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.1.4. Maria Briffa, married 1808 Birkirkara to Ignazio Schembri.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.1.5. Grazia Briffa, married 1811 Birkirkara to Giuseppe Calleja.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.1.6. Anna Briffa, married 1825 Birkirkara to Giovanni Xuereb.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.2. Paolo Briffa, married (1) 1771 Birkirkara to Maria Cardona, married (2) 1798 Birkirkara to Anna Grech.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3. Giuseppe Briffa, married 1774 Birkirkara to Caterina Borg, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.1. Giovanni Briffa, married (1) 1801 Birkirkara to Rosa Schembri, married (2) 1813 Birkirkara to Angela Bugeja, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.1.1. (First marriage) Antonio Briffa, married (1) 1820 Birkirkara to Giovanni Borg, married (2) 1837 Birkirkara to Caterina Bezzina, married (2) 1844 Gharghur to Maria Bugeja, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.1.1.1. (First marriage) Giuseppe Briffa, married 1851 Attard to Rosa Magro.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.1.1.2. Giovanni Briffa, married 1854 Valletta to Maria Azzopardi.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.1.1.3. (Third marriage) Carmelo Briffa, married 1875 Birkirkara to Caterina Agius, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.1.1.3.1. Emanuele Briffa, married 1912 Birkirkara to Maria Anna Borg, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1. Francesca Briffa, married 1943 Birkirkara to Carmelo Bezzina.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.1.1.3.2. Antonia Briffa, married 1905 Birkirkara to Michele Azzopardi.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.1.1.4. Rosa Briffa, married 1876 Birkirkara to Candeloro Debono.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.1.2. Giuseppe Briffa, married 1879 Valletta to Vincenza Castagna.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.1.3. Maria Briffa, married 1824 Birkirkara to Francesco Cardona.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.2. Francisco Briffa, married (1) 1813 Birkirkara to Maria Pisano, married (2) 1847 Gharghur to Rosa Grech, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.2.1. (First marriage) Giuseppe Briffa, married 1838 Birkirkara to Maria Sammut.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.2.2. Antonio Briffa, married 1841 Birkirkara to Costantina Micallef, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.2.2.1. Pietro Briffa, married 1867 Birkirkara to Grazia Mamo, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.2.2.1.1. Gio Maria Briffa, married 1893 Birkirkara to Filomena Bezzina.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.2.3. Ignazio Briffa, married 1841 Birkirkara to Carmela Camilleri, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.2.3.1. Carmelo Briffa, married 1879 Birkirkara to Caterina Borg, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.2.3.1.1. Bartolomeo Briffa, married 1907 Birkirkara to Caterina Catania.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.3. Carlo Briffa, married (1) 1819 Birkirkara to Caterina Grech, married (2) 1829 Birkirkara to Caterina Cassar, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.3.1. (Second marriage) Giuseppe Briffa, married 1881 Birkirkara to Carmela Galea.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.3.2. Benedetto Briffa, married 1882 Mellieha to Maria Grima.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.3.3.3. Vincenzo Briffa, married 1882 Birkirkara to Caterina Briffa, (s/o Tomaso and Elena Borg).
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.4. Maria Briffa, married (1) 1777 Birkirkara to Michele Muscat, married (2) 1785 Birkirkara to Giovanni Muscat.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.5. Caterina Briffa, married 1786 Birkirkara to Paolo Agius.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6. (Second marriage) Giuseppe Briffa Vassallo, married (1) 1806 Birkirkara to Giovanna Vincenza Borg, married (2) 1811 Birkirkara to Antonia Borg, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.1. (First Marriage) Vincenzo Briffa Vassallo, married 1839 Valletta to Nobile Maria Cuschieri, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.1.1. Francesco Briffa Vassallo, married (1) 1868 Cospicua to Felicita Zahra, married (2) 1870 Cospicua to Angiolina Tabone, married 1876 Floriana to Antonia Perez, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.1.1.1. (First marriage) Rosa Briffa, dunm.l.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.1.1.1.1. (illegitimate issue from Albert Victor Arthur Wellesley, (1865-1883) ((s/o Very Rev Hon Gerald, Dean of Windsor and Hon Magdalen Robinson))) Elisa de Briffa, married 1898 Birkirkara to Edoardo Cesareo.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.1.1.2. (Second marriage) Giuseppe Briffa, married 1896 Valletta to Maria Carmela Borg, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.1.1.2.1. Ruggiero Briffa, married 1932 Rabat, Gozo to Maria Bugeja.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.1.1.3. (Third marriage illegitimate and late legitimatized, Adopted and educated) Giuseppe Briffa, married 1896 Hamrun to Concetta Caruana, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.1.1.3.1. Edoardo Briffa, married 1930 Marsa to Maria Carmela Schembri, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.1.1.3.1.1. Francesco Briffa, married to Gemma Mifsud, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.1.1.4. (Third marriage illegitimate and late legitimatized, Adopted and educated) Vincenzo Briffa, married (1) to Carmela Azzopardi, married (2) 1934 Nadur Gozo to Maria Azzopardi.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.1.2. Paolo Briffa, married 1876 Birkirkara to Maddalena Bonello, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.1.2.1. Maria Briffa, married 1896 Birkirkara to Giuseppe Agius.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.2. (Second Marriage) Grazia Briffa Vassallo, married 1841 Birkirkara to Lorenzo Mamo.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.3. Angela Briffa Vassallo, married 1848 Birkirkara to Antonio Micallef, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.3.1. Giuseppa Micallef, married 1870 Birkirkara to Giovanni Sammut.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.3.2. Caterina Micallef, married 1873 Birkirkara to Giorgio Grech.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.3.3. Paola Micallef, married 1873 Birkirkara to Orazio Cutajar.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.4. Francesco Briffa Vassallo, married 1863 Birkirkara to Carmela Borg.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.5. Vincenza Briffa, married 1856 Birkirkara to Gregorio Corta.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.6. Elena Briffa, married 1857 Birkirkara to Giuseppe Debono, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.6.1. Giovanni Debono, married 1889 Birkirkara to Francesca Fenech, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.6.1.1. Francesco Debono, married 1917 Birkirkara to Emmanuela Sammut.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.6.1.2. Giuseppe Debono, married (1) 1917 Birkirkara to Emmanuela Borg, married (2) 1920 Birkirkara to Maddalena Borg.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.6.1.3. Luigi Debono, married 1924 Birkirkara to Maria Bezzina.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.6.2. Geronimo Debono, married (1) 1890 Birkirkara to Caterina Fenech, married (2) 1901 Birkirkara to Grazia Vella.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.6.3. Elena Debono, married 1886 Birkirkara to Giovanni Pace.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.6.6.4. Francesca Debono, married 1905 Birkirkara to Antonio Borg.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.7. Gabriele Briffa Vassallo, married 1798 Birkirkara to Paola Borg, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.7.1. Maria Briffa Vassallo, married 1814 Birkirkara to Giuseppe Ciantar.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.7.2. Anna Briffa Vassallo, married 1818 Birkirkara to Angelo Giovannino Francesco Mallia, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.7.2.1. Paolo Mallia, married 1865 Birkirkara to Marianna Parnis, Hereditary Nobile of Hungary, with issue.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.7.3. Grazia Briffa Vassallo, married 1829 Birkirkara to Vincenzo Borg.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.8. Maria Briffa Vassallo, married (1) 1791 Birkirkara to Giuseppe Micallef, married (2) 1802 Birkirkara to Antonio Schembri.
1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9. Rosa Briffa Vassallo, married 1796 Birkirkara to Giuseppe de Borg, Alunno de St John e and Count Axel von Fersen, 1755-1810, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1. Giovanni von Fersen Borg, married 1823 Birkirkara to Giovanna Borg, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.1. Giuseppe Borg, married 1842 Birkirkara to Maria Cuschieri, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.1.1. Giovanni Borg, married 1878 Birkirkara to Carmela Borg, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.1.1.1. Giuseppe Borg, married (1) 1902 to Carmela Spiteri, married (2) 1903 Birkirkara to Angela Gauci.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.1.2. Antonio Borg, married 1877 Birkirkara to Carmela Bonnici.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.1.3. Carmelo Borg, married 1883 Birkirkara to Francesca Briffa, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.1.3.1. Pasquale Borg, married 1894 Birkirkara to Elena Dimicoli.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.1.3.2. Giuseppe Borg, married 1899 Birkirkara to Rosa Attard.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.1.4. Salvatore Borg, married 1886 Birkirkara to Giovanna Caruana, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.1.4.1. Antonio Borg, married 1915 Birkirkara to Aloisia Muscat.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.1.4.2. Giuseppe Borg, married 1919 Birkirkara to Antonia Borg.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.1.5. Vincenzo Borg, married 1898 Birkirkara to Carmela Bonnici.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.1.6. Maria Giuseppa Borg, married 1876 Birkirkara to Gregorio Pisano.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.1.7. Filomena Borg, married 1908 Birkirkara to Giuseppe Sultana.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.2. Antonio Borg, married 1853 Birkirkara to Maria Anna Fenech, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.2.1. Carmelo Borg, married 1906 Birkirkara to Anna Mifsud.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.2.2. Caterina Borg, married 1873 Birkirkara to Carmelo Mallia.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.2.3. Giuseppa Borg, married 1879 Birkirkara to Rosario Sammut.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.2.4. Salvatore Borg, married 1912 Birkirkara to Luigia Hockey, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.2.4.1. Carmelo Borg, married 1949 Cospicua to Maria Concetta Camilleri, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.2.4.1.1. Joseph Borg, married 1985 Kalkara to Maria Louise Farrugia dei Baroni di Benwarrad, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.2.4.1.1.1. Dr Roxanne Borg, LLD, (1988-), married 2015 to Dr Samuel Meilak, MD, (Cardiologist).

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.1.2.4.1.1.2. Kiran Anne Borg, (1992-).

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.2. Francesco von Fersen Borg, married 1825 Birkirkara to Vincenza Borg.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.9.3. Caterina von Fersen Borg, married 1822 Birkirkara to Giorgio Portelli.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10. Angelo Briffa Vassallo, Hereditary Nobile of Hungary, married 1806 Birkirkara to Grazia Borg, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10.1. Caterina Briffa, married 1853 Birkirkara to Michele Borg.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10.2. Angela Briffa, married 1856 Birkirkara to Giuseppe Borg.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10.3. Giovanni Briffa, married 1831 Birkirkara to Margarita Debono, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10.3.1. Francesco Briffa, married (1) 1864 Tarxien to Gaetana Griscti, married (2) 1907 Birkirkara to Margarita Galea, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10.3.1.1. (First marriage) Ignazio Briffa, married (1) 1887 Birkirkara to Alfonsa Micallef, married (2) 1902 Birkirkara to Giorgia Bezzina.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10.3.1.2. Giuseppe Briffa, married 1896 Birkirkara to Carmela Sammut, with issue.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10.3.1.2.1. Francescesco Briffa, married 1920 Vittoriosa to Maria Tanti.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10.3.1.3. Emmanuel Briffa, (1875 Birkirkara – 1955 Montreal, Quebec, Canada), Theatre Decorator in North America, married 1902 Floriana to Maria Carmela Mifsud.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10.3.1.4. Giovanna Briffa, married 1893 Birkirkara to Bartolomeo Galea.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10.3.1.5. Margherita Briffa, married 1895 Birkirkara to Giovanni Borg.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10.3.1.6. Elena Briffa, married 1897 Birkirkara to Giuseppe Xiberras.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10.3.1.7. Maria Concetta Briffa, married 1905 Birkirkara to Emmanuele Micallef.

1.1.4.4.1.1.1.10.3.1.8. Maria Carmela Briffa, married 1905 Birkirkara to Michele Bugeja.

1.1.5. Vincenza Briffa, married to Don Vincenzo dei Baroni Lo Jacomo of Ragusa, Sicily, Arbitante of Casa. Luca.