Re: Our Ancestors #4

[wrjones]

Well they were married for sixty five years and I am the youngest of nine children.

Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.

[PaulaToo]

Well, that just about proves it, wrjones.
Sixty five years. That's a good score.

[jaywit]

This photo has had me tearing my hair out this last week. It's the only photo I have of my paternal grandparents, I have known it all my life. My aunt and uncle are the boy and small girl but I have never known who the older girl was. I was told she was my Grandmother's niece. I knew virtually nothing about my Grandmother's family and I thought a quick run through BMDs and census returns and I will be able to work out who the girl  was. I have now discovered my Grandmother had at least 10 siblings and they had large families, 9, 9, 10, 11, 12 and still counting. So I have come to the conclusion I will never know who she was.

[PaulaToo]

That's a super picture, jaywit.
Yes, at first it must have seemed so easy to find out who the girl was. I can imagine the hair tearing afterwards. Never mind. Looks like this is the one that got away.

[williamsedge]

Archibald Christie married Susan Perdew the 4th August 1889, between then and 1915 they had 17 children all of the boys finished over 6 feet.  My father in law sat on mum's lap in this photo circa 1913 went on to join the Blues and Royals.  He said that some times on guard duty 2 littles girls used to tease to try and make him move.

[PaulaToo]

How I wish I had some family photos like these. The only ones I have are when the family got together at weddings. How many of the people in the picture can you name, Will?

[Ed the Cat]

What lovely photos Jaywit and William. 17 children that must one of the biggest families that I've known
Ed

[saxonw.]

Smashing photos.

[deeiluka]

To have a photo of that very large family must be so satisfying, William. And as Paula wrote - do you know each one's name?

Grumpy, I know just how frustrating it is to have photos of people you can't identify - I have a wonderful old album of many of my German ancestors who came to South Oz back in the 1800s - and can only identifiy a couple. I have tried and tried to find someone who could help - but no luck! ....deeiluka