Salvatore may be one of the few ancestors of mine who lived to a 100. Like most 19th century people, he lived in Valletta as it evolved under British rule.

He is one of my maternal 3 x great-grandfathers.

He is the son of Paolo Cremona¹ and Maria Antonia Borg¹.

There were two young boys recorded in Valletta in the late 18th century². One was 6 years of age in 1790² and lived in the parish of Our Lady of Safe Haven²; the other was 3 years of age in 1792² and lived in the parish of St Paul Shipwreck². Given his year of marriage, both of them could equally be this Salvatore.

Family

On Sunday 13 January 1833¹, he married Concetta Debono¹ in the Roman Catholic Church of St Paul’s Shipwreck¹ in Valletta, Malta.

Together they had 2 children I know of:

• Vincenzo
• Ludcarda

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Notable events

He was a Valletta resident at marriage¹, but it is not clear if he always lived there or not.

Death

He was still alive in 1871 when his grandson was born³ but had died by 1912 when his daughter died⁴. Given his possible date of birth, this means he may have lived to be a 100.

References

1. Extract of Marriage of Salvatore Cremona and Concetta Debono. (1833). Liber Matrimoniorum, [online] XIV. Available at: https://www.maltaparisharchives.org [Accessed 23 Apr. 2025][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩]
2. Velin, N. (2023). Census in Malta – Digital Genealogy. [online] Digital Genealogy. Available at: https://en.geneanum.com/malta/databases/census.html [Accessed 6 Mar. 2025][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩]
3. Act of birth of Giuseppe Felice. (1871). (2639) Available at: www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 2024] [↩]
4. Act of death of Ludcarda Cremona. (1912). Malta Government Public Registry. [online] Available at: https://www.certifikati.gov.mt [Accessed 02 Apr. 2025][↩]