Maltese in Britain

Maltese in Britain

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Maltese British

poptime = 30,178 Maltese-born (2001)
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popplace = London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool
langs = English, Maltese, some Italian.
rels = Roman Catholic
related-c = Italian British (Italian), GibraltarianThe Maltese people in Britain or simply, Maltese British are those that were born or raised in the United Kingdom who originate from the country of Malta. The 2001 UK Census recorded 30,178 Maltese-born people. Notable British people of Maltese descent include singer Sharleen Spiteri, model Suzanne Mizzi and the grandmother of Britney Spears. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20070309123724/http://landing.ancestry.com/famoustree/index.aspx?name=spears&offerId=0:679:0 Britney Spears Family tree shows her English grandmother is of Italian-Maltese origin] ]

ee also

*Italian British
*Gibraltarian
*Greek British

References

* [http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=300]
* [http://www.jstor.org/pss/2800181]
* [http://www.maltamigration.com/about/foma/convention2000/full/topic1d.shtml]

External links

* [http://www.malteseculturemovement.com/?p=55 Maltese Culture Movement, promoters of cultural events for the Maltese community in the UK]
* [http://www.maltesemissionuk.org.uk/ Maltese Mission UK]
* [http://www.maltamigration.com/settlement/associations/uk/ List of Maltese-British associations]


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