A 64-year-old woman is looking for Maltese people who might be related to her late father Emanuel Galea, who left Sliema for the UK decades ago.

Tony Ford, a friend of Vittoria Anne Galea (now Bowring), told the Times of Malta that it would mean a lot for the woman to find out about her roots and get in touch with living relatives.

Known as Ruby, Ms Bowring was born in 1954 in Hammersmith, England, to Patricia. She now lives in Nottingham.

Her father, son of Vittoria, was from Sliema. He left the UK when Ms Bowring was very young and she has no recollections of him, while her mother did not tell her anything about him.

However, Ms Bowring has two photos of her father, which were taken in Malta. Mr Ford said that she knows her father has passed away but she is hoping that he has surviving relatives who could tell her about him. 

Galea was born in Malta in 1930 and spent a few years in England

Asked for any information about her father, Mr Ford said that Mr Galea was born in Malta in 1930 and spent a few years in England. Ms Bowring has younger siblings called Joseph Emanuel (1956) and Teresa (1959).

Her father left in the early 1960s for the US. He returned to Malta for the last few years of his life where he passed away in 2004.

Readers who can help out Ms Bowring can get in touch with Mr Ford by email on ag.ford@ntlworld.com.

Emanuel Galea (right), next to his brother Paul (centre).Emanuel Galea (right), next to his brother Paul (centre).

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