A photo of present-day St Julians' Bay - Malta

Paolina Bonnici

Paolina lived to the ripe old age of 95, and outlived her husband by almost 40 years.

She is one of my maternal great-grandmothers

A photo of the Basilica of Our Lady of Safe Haven and St Dominic - Valletta, Malta

Paolo Darmenia (19th Century)

It’s taking time to uncover original sources for Paolo Darmenia’s life. There’s a lot that we can infer from other sources though.

He is one of my maternal great-great-great-grandfathers.