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.
Maria Borg
1910-1919
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.
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.
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
Maria Carmela Felice
Maria Felice fondly remembered as Mamia, is my maternal grandmother.
Anthony Darmenia
Anthony Darmenia, known and remembered as Nannu Twanny, was a Maltese pharmacist.