Birthdays and anniversaries of our ancestors.

[coombs]

Wow, seems it was quite a common event to celebrate milestone anniversaries. So Mr Gadd died the day after he had his 60th wedding anniversary?

[bridgwatergirl]

Wow, seems it was quite a common event to celebrate milestone anniversaries. So Mr Gadd died the day after he had his 60th wedding anniversary?

It does seem to be!  Mr Gadd (Thomas) died on the 12 (Friday) according to his death cert, but, yes, pretty immediately after - not what I was expecting when I looked, so doing the maths about anniversaries seems like a worthwhile tip.

[Top-of-the-hill]

  My gr gr grandmother was given a large print bible by the lady of the manor for her 72nd birthday! She lived to just over 90. I rather doubt that any of my local ancestors celebrated birthdays much, let alone anniversaries, and if they did it didn't make the newspapers!

[andrewalston]

When my parents celebrated their 25th, the local paper sent a chap round, with a photographer in tow.
When they reached their 50th, they took details down the phone.   
When they reached their 60th, I could not find a phone number for them. The email I sent was apparently ignored. It seems only paid ads go in these days.

The 60th anniversary celebratory Message From The Queen did arrive. A postie in special dress uniform delivered it.   

[rayard]

I remember when Nan & Grandad celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary they had golden colured doyleys and serviettes. I sat under the table with my brother out of the way! I made a nice iced cake for Mom & Dad's Silver Wedding. no newspaper announcements though.
rayard.

[Erato]

I have a nice 1957 photo of my grandparents at a different kind of anniversary celebration - the 50th anniversary of their arrival in Angola as missionaries.  [My grandfather had actually gone there in 1903 followed by my grandmother in 1907].  A small delegation came to deliver a book signed by hundreds of people.  The main thing I recall about this event is that the signatures were in white ink on black paper.