Blog: "Nothing But Bad Times"

[Matt R]

And here is Danny in November 2007, with my granny Ellen.

[oldtimer]

lovely photos Matt! Thanks for posting them!

[Matt R]

The next two photographs are of Francis Russell 1940-1940 and his mum Nellie, shortly befre his death, and shortly after she had lost Michael. The second photo shows where they rest in peace.

[Matt R]

Here is a photograph of my beloved great great granny Mary Ann Owens 1862-1941. Note, her hair is still black.

RIP

[Matt R]

Next we have a pic of Nimmo's Row's, where Mary Ann walked every day from 1906 until her death. Weird to think they would all have trod on this ground. I can imagine them in this pic.

[kesannah]

Thanks for showing us these pics Matt.

It is just as weird if you tread the same streets as your Ancestors. It is almost as if they are there looking over your shoulder.

At least that is how it felt to me.

Kesannah

[Matt R]

This is Mary Ann's son Frank (1889-1952) in his First World War uniform. He was the lucky one, he survived.

[Matt R]

This is the oil painting of Patrick Hughes 1896-1918. He was invalided out of the war but succumbed to Influenza just weeks before the war ended.  He was 22.

Lest we forget.

[oldtimer]

Very poignant photos Matt.

I am sure they are looking down on you and are very proud of you, as you are of them