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Armagh / Re: Gillow family and a George Scattergood
« on: Saturday 16 February 19 22:42 GMT (UK) »
Hello,
Just wanted to clear up some facts on George Fredrick Scattergood.
I am related to George's 2nd wife Ann O'Connor.
Martha Scattergood did not die in childbirth but a few weeks after Ida was born.
Martha's family came and took Ida away to live with them on the day that Martha was buried.
George still had his other 3 children in his care and wanted Ida with them too. However, despite numerous attempts by George to bring Ida back home, and NOT when she was of work age but from when she was a baby, Martha's family did in fact chase him when he went to see his daughter and they refused for some reason that only they know but George had his own thoughts regarding.
George remarried 2 years after Martha's death and did have a daughter with his 2nd wife but her name is not Kathleen Francis, as Lorna states, she is called Alice Joan.
The 3 children from the first marriage lived with George, his 2nd wife and their daughter Alice Joan. Gladys lived with her father and stepmother until she left home to go live in England when she was 35 years old which would suggest that she was quite happy with them.
Herbie visited his father twice a month whilst he lived in Northern Ireland.
George Scattergood was a hard working man who did all he could to support his family and he loved them all dearly.
If this happened today I daresay Martha's family would not get away with removing Ida from her family home.
In fact it was cruel in a way that she didn't know her siblings or her half sister.
There are always two sides to every story and I feel I have to tell the facts and not have a good decent man vilified by hearsay.
Just wanted to clear up some facts on George Fredrick Scattergood.
I am related to George's 2nd wife Ann O'Connor.
Martha Scattergood did not die in childbirth but a few weeks after Ida was born.
Martha's family came and took Ida away to live with them on the day that Martha was buried.
George still had his other 3 children in his care and wanted Ida with them too. However, despite numerous attempts by George to bring Ida back home, and NOT when she was of work age but from when she was a baby, Martha's family did in fact chase him when he went to see his daughter and they refused for some reason that only they know but George had his own thoughts regarding.
George remarried 2 years after Martha's death and did have a daughter with his 2nd wife but her name is not Kathleen Francis, as Lorna states, she is called Alice Joan.
The 3 children from the first marriage lived with George, his 2nd wife and their daughter Alice Joan. Gladys lived with her father and stepmother until she left home to go live in England when she was 35 years old which would suggest that she was quite happy with them.
Herbie visited his father twice a month whilst he lived in Northern Ireland.
George Scattergood was a hard working man who did all he could to support his family and he loved them all dearly.
If this happened today I daresay Martha's family would not get away with removing Ida from her family home.
In fact it was cruel in a way that she didn't know her siblings or her half sister.
There are always two sides to every story and I feel I have to tell the facts and not have a good decent man vilified by hearsay.