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Title: Looking for info on my Maltese grandad Etorri (Hector) Dalli/Dally
Post by: L1ndyloo on Wednesday 18 February 26 16:54 GMT (UK)

My grandad came to Glasgow Scotland around early 1900s when he was around 13yrs he met my gran but he returned to Malta. He eventually came back to Glasgow & married my gran. Not sure of dates. He changed his name from Etorri Dalli to Hector Dally. He died in Glasgow on or around 21.10.72

Title: Re: Looking for info on my Maltese grandad Etorri (Hector) Dalli/Dally
Post by: jorose on Saturday 21 February 26 08:44 GMT (UK)

At https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ you should be able to find the marriage

If I put Hector Dally into the search it comes up with one marriage, and one death.
The marriage was between 1920 and 1925.

Title: Re: Looking for info on my Maltese grandad Etorri (Hector) Dalli/Dally
Post by: Kay99 on Saturday 21 February 26 09:20 GMT (UK)

Welcome to RootsChat  :)

Do you have access to Ancestry?   If you do this family tree includes the marriage cert https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/182900312/person/422381640804/facts

The marriage was on 2 Dec 1922 at St Andrews Cathedral, Glasgow - Hector Francis Dally age 23 Marine Fireman on the SS Baron, Gairloch of Ardrossen (Father Antony Dally Postman Mother Concepta Dally mn Grima
Wife Catherine Rose Magill  Age 19  Restuarant Waitress - Father William Magill- ... Storeman - Mother Mary Jane Magill mn Earlie

Title: Re: Looking for info on my Maltese grandad Etorri (Hector) Dalli/Dally
Post by: L1ndyloo on Saturday 21 February 26 19:00 GMT (UK)

Thank you so much for they details. That is the family I've been looking for. Unfortunately I don't have ancestry. I don't kniw how to do it all.