They certainly looked distinguised dressed in their Sunday best, my great grandfather Jason and great grandmother Emily. And she had a figure with a wasp sized waistline. He was a farm labourer and she was his wife and mother of 16 children, although my grandmother always told me she was the only girl and had eleven brothers, so a few got lost on the way.
The last photo I found was many years later. My grandmother, being the last born, meant that her mother must have been in her later years when she arrived and definitely older than 40 years..
Great grandmother Emily’s wasp waist was still there, perhaps a little thicker and great grandfather’s moustache had now become so-called mutton chops. And he was still wearing his watch chain on his waistcoat. The athletic style figure was now the Victorian gentleman, but it did not seem to bother my grandmother. She was now quite the distinguished little girl with her leather boots.
They lived in the priests house at Sissinghurst castle in England.
The photos and postcard are very old, sort of family heirloom.
‚Wonder-full‘
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Those were the days.
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What great photos. Your great grandmother looks not a day older in that second photo.
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Which we cannot say for great grandad. I just wish I had met them
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Yes, they would have had a lot of stories to share with you, Pat.
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They look not-very-happy, poor things, although he was a handsome devil in the earlier photo. Their lives must have been so hard with so many children and births–
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And they got married on Christmas Day as all workers did in those days. It was the only free day they had in the year.
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Poor little things. What a hard life. I hope they secretly had a lot of fun.
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I suppose someone did with so many children.
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ahahaha!
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Fantastic trip into the past. 16 children!! Oh my goodness. These photos are such a treasure. (that waistline – a miracle!!)
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Not all the kids survived, but 12 did
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12 is still more than I can ever imagine.
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Awesome family pics! Love her waistline, after 16 children too. Oh for the foundation garments of yesteryear (my waist could do with a little cinching after only 3 children 🙂 )
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I have to search for my waist today and when I find it it is in the wrong place
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😂😂😂
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