A photo of the Sacro Cuor parish church - Sliema, Malta

Paolo Borg

A male nurse, at a time when this was not common, Paolo moved from Sliema to Attard after getting married.

Fondly remembered as Nannu Paul, he was my paternal grandfather.

A photo of the parish church of Attard

Maria Borg

Like many early 20th-century Maltese people, Maria was born and lived her whole life within the same village, i.e., the same 7 square kilometers.

She is my paternal grandmother.

A photo of the Parliament building - Valletta, Malta

Giovanni Farrugia Gay

Giovanni is a curious individual who used a double-barrelled surname on occasion. His court case is a seminal work, still quoted in Maltese courts and Parliament more than 100 years later.

A photo of the church of St Catherine of Italy - Valletta, Malta

Giuseppe Felice

Giuseppe is something of a curiosity because almost all official documents about him contradict each other.

He is one of my maternal great-grandfathers.

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