Greetings…
Since my last post I have managed to get hold of a scan of my Great Grandfather’s obituary…
I have edited the contrast on it to make it a bit more readable…
The comment about him regretting not being able to serve during WW1 always makes me smile… According to my Mother … He was livid!
Colour Sergeant Thomas Wardrope…
Thomas’s Obituary…
All the best. Aly
Not a bad innings there!
ReplyDeleteYes indeed…
DeleteThey were a tough lot….And mostly long lived.
It was probably safer in the army than it was down a mine or working in the Carron Iron works…
One of my Grandfathers worked for Carron and my Grandmother was a draftswoman there…
They had of course stopped making Carronades by that time 😁
All the best. Aly
Splendid, you must be most chuffed to get hold of that.
ReplyDeleteI certainly am Phil…
DeleteI only ever got snippets of information from my mother and grandmother… It’s nice to see the fuller picture.
All the best. Aly
I concur with Phil - great to be able to track this sort of detail down about your ancestors, Aly!
ReplyDeleteIt’s been interesting and surprising…
DeleteI really need to turn my attention to my fathers side of the family…Who knows what I might find… Some scandals would be fun 😁.
All the best. Aly
A life well lived.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly was Stuart…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Ancestors are the most interesting history, wonderful you have found so much on your family members.
ReplyDeleteIt’s fascinating stuff… And I’ve had a lot of help from my relatives.
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Fascinating stuff Aly! Thanks for sharing and dig more in the family history!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Jan
Thank you Jan…
DeleteI intend to keep searching…
All the best. Aly
Great stuff Aly…I’m not aware of much of military interest in my family but I might try and find out ?
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt…
DeleteI was surprised at how strong a connection there was to the military….
It’s always worth a look.
All the best. Aly
Interesting find, the more my family look into my grandfather's history, a more or less contemporary of your great grandfather the more cantankerous, duplicitous and probably at least bigamous he appears, at least he seems better than my great grandfather on the other side who looks like he was probably a murderer! Great stock me!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you Iain…
DeleteIt’s these colourful characters that make our past interesting 😁
All the best. Aly
How wonderful to find an actual printed account of his life. I have a few oral stories that have been passed down, but never know how much stock to put in them. Most of my family has not served in the military to my knowledge, but a direct ancestor on my mothers side was apparently well placed and served in South Carolina during that nasty little insurrection we had in the 1770s...
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed a splendid record of my Great Grandfathers life David…
DeleteYou should find out more about your insurrectionists activities in the 1770’s.
All the best. Aly