Re: Our Ancestors #4

[kesannah]

Pixie, the one wearing his sailor suit was taken about 1925/6, The other one in June 1923.

[BettyofKent]

He was such a lovely baby, kes, but I'll bet he will have something to say if he finds out what you have done!
Betty

[kesannah]

Betty, I have no doubt at all that he will have something to say if he finds out. He would want me to remove them. However, he does know that is not likely to happen if I don't want to do it.  He couldn't do it himself because he doesn't know how to even turn the computer on. Probably a good thing.

[PaulaToo]

I know a smashing one of the dearly beloved, but I don't know how to get hold of it...one day...

In the meantime, here is a rather nice picture of his father William who enlisted in the Royal Artillery-51st Highland Division, and was lost while being transported as a prisoner of war on the SS Scillin in Nov 1942.

[kesannah]

Sad story Paula, Handsome beggar isn't he?  Hope you manage to get hold of OHs picture. Try harder.

[Lydart]

My maternal great grandparents, the elusive John and Mary Williams.  (Elusive because with names like those, I cannot find when/where they died !  Both still alive in 1912 ...)

Mary and John had 13 children, at least 10 survived to adult-hood.  They met and married in Dorset; he started life as an ag.lab. at the age of 10 or 11, and she too worked in the fields. 
I still have as a very precious treasure, the lace collar she is wearing, in this pic taken about 1905 - 1910.

[PaulaToo]

Oh, Lydart, I bet it is precious. Isn't it nice to have something of their and to have a photo of them actually with it.

[aspin]

I'm glad we can keep this thread going
This is my Uncle Pearson

[saxonw.]

He is very serious about his stick!