The Life of Emanuel Muscat
Emanuel in around 1965, aged 37 Born: Dingli, Malta, 9 January 1928 Died: Ermington, Sydney, Australia, 2 January 2022 Emanuel John Joseph Muscat was born at 1:00 pm on Monday, 9 January 1928 in the country village of Dingli, Malta, at that time a British Crown Colony. His birth certificate records the father as Carmel Muscat, labourer, age 39, born in Floriana, “who declares that he cannot write”. The certificate records the mother as Rosa, age 32, housewife, born in Dingli, the wife of the said Carmel. Of Carmel, the certificate states “father unknown” and of Rosa her father is recorded as “Joseph Camilleri, dead”. The tragic death of Joseph Camilleri, age 55 years, on 6 January 1904 after falling from Dingli Cliffs is commemorated by a wall-plaque near the scene. Wall-plaque commemorating Emanuel's grandfather Carmel Muscat’s birth certificate states that he was born on 9 July 1888 at Central Hospital (Floriana) to mother “Therese Muscat (single) - Di...