Hi, I just found out tonight that my great grandmother was a Hedley, I haven't much information except that she was Mary and her brother was Jimmy. From what I understand her mother was Lady Gordon (some kind of royalty in England?)
Apparently my grans family in England still get royalties (money) from the Government, something about my great grand mothers family inventing or patenting the rubber for Dunlop tyres and about "puffing billy" train.
But my great grand mother Mary and her parents were visiting South Africa via ship, but cut her off inheritance because she met my great grand father here and fell in love and did not want to go back with them. Apparently my great grand mother was to marry into royalty?!?
Can anyone help confirm this story?!?
Thank you
