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 St James church - Valletta, Malta

Emmanuele Darmenia

Emmanuele Darmenia was a trader from Valletta, but it’s hard to say what he traded in. All the information I have is from official state records.

A photo of the Church of our Lady of Divine Grace - Sliema, Malta

Paolo Darmenia

Paolo Darmenia worked with the British Forces at their arsenal in Malta. Valletta-born, he lived in St Julians and Sliema.