Well this will take a bit of nostalgia. This is my Dad's Dad and his brother Uncle Fred, at the crabpot pit in Penberth where the grand work of making withey crabpots went on in the bad weather months ready for the summer crabbing.
The men in my Dad's line were all called Thomas Thomas, but they had different middle names. Dad was Thomas Gordon, his Dad was Thomas Henry and his dad was Thomas Botterell. In the family dad was called 'Boy Tommy', his dad was 'Father Tommy' and his dad 'Granfer Tommy'... oh such great imagination!
Neither my Mum or my brother's children have kept it on, no baby Tommy Thomas's since the 1920's., but I have snuck it into Ross' name and my neice has a son Thomas with her married surname. I always fancied Tamsin as the Cornish derivative for a girl but it didn't happen.
Uncle Fred was married to a lovely lady Auntie Elsie who was like a Gran to me, lived up the road, always had time for me and I think she had been a teacher (she was from Northumberland originally, not that that would denote her being a teacher!) and taught me lots of things. You can see a great picture of her here.
My brother tells me Fred loved the ladies, not in a bad way, but if they were going to sea and he was late it was probably because he had stopped several times on the way down cove from his house (about 200 yards) to chat to one of the ladies out doing her chores, putting out washing or something. They didn't have their own children so were our favourite aunt and uncle really.
I loved him and called a teddy I had after him. I was also impressed to have an Uncle Fred, the same as Teddy Bear from the comics, who had a threadbare Uncle FredBear who always wore tatty clothes but had big cars in his garage!
This is my free choice B&W to keep in the theme. A portrait of my Mum, probably in her late teens, early twenties. I found lots of these type pictures in her and my auntie's stuff. I guess in those days, like now, it was the thing to go get your photos taken.
..and just to see how my dad was around the same time, him and some of his Navy pals, about 1943-5.
Sometimes I try to imagine what courtship was like then. They only lived three miles apart but she heard he was home from sea (during the War) from someone on the bus as she travelled home from work.. so the next time you'buse your mobile or the internet, think on the 40's
Night everyone!
lovely photos and such a nice story.
ReplyDeleteLove your post today- what wonderful stories and photos.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant photos and I guess it is a west country thing, all our family called boys Thomas, one family in the 1800's had 4 boys all called Thomas, oh and Elizabeth for the girls :) I carried it on with Alexander Thomas and he was Thomas Alexander until the night before he was born. xxx
ReplyDeleteLove that crabbing photo especially :)
What lovely stories of your family. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteOh Wow, that's fascinating Kathi, thank you for sharing. My family is so coming from everywhere, it would be so tough for me to try and do the same !
ReplyDeleteKathi just love to hear your stories, they are wonderful, just read them to DH!!
ReplyDeleteI remember well that picture of your aunt. It impressed me. You have excellent posts.
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You write very well. Very interesting. I'm sure your children and grandchildren will thank you for that - in the future.
You are a family memory alive!
Compliments!
Great blok my lovely xx
ReplyDeleteHi Kath, I hope you are well. I have only just caught up my photo blog and that was when I realised you were missing too. I hope it is just because you are as behind as I am and that you and your family are well.
ReplyDeleteI also realised that I have very carefully saved your comment about what we should do next year (and thought a lot about it) but I am thinking that I didn't do very much about it, or indeed tell you that I was giving it a lot of thought!! Sorry x
I have enjoyed getting to know you this year and although this last few weeks I have found it difficult to keep up with this challenge, I find myself missing you often and wanting to know more about the Jones's. To that end I would love to carry on getting to know you.
I think the weekly challenge sounds great and if there is still no commitment from the others would you fancy emailing each other to see if we could come up with an idea? I would imagine Anne would be a great person to get involved as well to keep people on track too?
Anyway, let me know, lots of warm hugs, Jen xxx