A photo of the balconies above Victoria Gate - Valletta, Malta

Salvatore Cremona

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.

A photo of a vedette - Senglea, Malta

Vincenzo Bonnici

Seeing Malta transition from a possession of the Knights of St John, to being under Napoleon, to being a British colony must have been impressive. Vincenzo lived through all this.

He is one of my maternal 4 x great-grandfathers.