* COXHEAD FAMILY PAGES *

THE SEASIDE VILLAGE OF BIRZEBBUGA MALTA


This is where I was brought up. My parents moved here in 1933. I was three years of age. Our first house was at Church Street.
My father was working at the RAF Base Kalafrana. He was a mechanical fitter at the Power Station.
My parents moved house many times. I left for Melbourne Australia on the 10th Sept. 1951, just after my 21st birthday.
My father died Dec 1953 aged 60y. My mother and the rest of the family left for Australia in March 1958.
The village has changed a great deal since the 1950s. It has more then trebled in size with many new houses and by 2005 the village population was close to ten thousands.
It is now a very popular tourist holiday resort.
A new Parish Church was completed just after the end of WW2.


   

   
The village as it looked in 2003. It is called Pretty Bay Beach.


The Parish Church of Birzebbuga is named St. Peter of the Chains. Photo 2008.


My parents.

Louise Josephine Coxhead (nee Poustie) born 1897 Senglea Malta, daughter of Peter Poustie (born 1873 Cheshire Eng.)
and Carrie Ann Cook (born 1865 in Senglea Malta) married 1926 at Floriana Malta,
spouse of William Nicholas Publius Coxhead, born 1893 in Floriana Malta son of William Nicholas Coxhead.
(born 1866 Newport Isle of Wight England) and Emilia Francesca Bartolo.
Louisa Josephine Coxhead died in Melbourne Australia 20-5-1982 age 85.
William Nicholas P. Coxhead died 8-12-1953 in Malta age 60.

The six children of William Nicholas Coxhead and Louise Josephine Coxhead, nee Poustie.
Standing is Theresa Coxhead b 1935
front left, Charles Coxhead b 1935 (twin with Theresa)~~ Emily Joan Coxhead b 1927 ~~ William John P. Coxhead b 1930 ~~ John William Coxhead b 1932 ~~
and Pauline Coxhead b 1939.
All six are living in Melbourne - March 2008.

A photo that I made up in May 2003.
My father William Nicholas Coxhead b1893 – d 1953, my mother Louisa Josephine Coxhead nee Poustie b1897 - d 1982.
My sister Emily Joan b 1927 - myself William John P. b 1930 - my brother John William b 1932 - my brother Charles b 1935 'twin'-
my sister Theresa b 1935 'twin' - my sister Pauline b 1939. All in Australia

      
At left: My father William Nicholas Publius Coxhead b 1893 - d 1953, 1919 Passport Photo.
Centre: My father's 1926 Passport Photo, the year he got married.
My father William N.P. Coxhead, photo taken 1948 at Malta.

My father William Nicholas Coxhead sitting at left, with some of the staff of the Power Station at HMS Falcon Kalafrana Base.
Photo taken 1949. Of all the persons shown here only the gentleman standing at the far right of picture
is still alive today March 2008. He is Mr Joseph Vella and he keeps regular contact with me.

My father at the Power Station HMS Falcon Malta.
William Nicholas Coxhead b 1893 at front in overalls, hand on rail.
He was Foreman in charge till 1953.

The day I left home. I am at front of picture holding my nephew Joseph Calleja.
My brother John is behind me at right wearing sunglasses
My father is at rear in the centre. Only his face showing.
The date was Monday 10th Sept. 1951. The ship was the SS Asturias.
Destination Melbourne Australia.

The six of us. ~ 1945 in Malta and 2003 in Melbourne Australia.

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