Continuing this month's Sepia Saturday theme of Special Occasions, I take a look at family celebration - each with its own story to tell.
Celebrating in Style
I have no idea of this was a special occasion, perhaps the birth of one of his 11 children? But here the bearded merry figure is my great grandfather James Danson (1852-1906) of Poulton le Fylde, Lancashire, sitting happily in the old stocks in the Market Square. My aunt called him a "bit of a ne'er do well"! This is the only photograph I have of him, which was in the collection of my great aunt Jennie - his only daughter (yes - born after all those sons, two of whom died in infancy).
Celebrating Their Engagement
My husbsnd's grandparents Matthew Iley White and Alice Armitage of South Shields, Co. Durham. Matthew's distinctive name came from his grandparents Matthew White and Isabella IIley and was passed down four generations in different branches of the family. Alice had a chequered childhood - her father Aaron Armitage, a miner in West Yorkshire, died when she was just three, his life characterized by his frequent court appearances and time in Wakefield prison. Alice's mother married again anotherminer George Hibbert with the family moving ot South Shields. They had four children - Ivy, Alice, Violet and Matthew Iley.
My husband's parents Ivy White and John Robert Donaldson - the fourth member of the family to bear that name. They married in 1929.
Celebrating Success
A windy day for my graduation in 1965 with my proud parents. They had both left school at the age of 14, and I was the first person in both families to go to university, followed by my brother four years later.
Daughter Celebrating as Home Owner
Brother Celebrating Becoming a a Pilot - he had a share in a private plane with a colleague.
Celebrating Family Gatherings
1941 at a family wedding my mother's Danson family - my aunt Edith, aunt Peggy, grandparents William and Alice. my uncle Harry and my mother Kathleen.
Anotehr family wedding 2000 with my father, my brother and my niece and my daughter.
And Finally: Celebrating 60 years of marriage
My parents with the telegram from Queen Elizabeth to celebrate their 60th wedding
anniversary in 1998. Sadly my mother died shortly afterwards.
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Lots of family celebrations for many different reasons. And everyone looks so happy and full of joy! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment, Gail - and snap that we followed similar happy scenes in our posts.
DeleteI enjoyed your 'sepia' photographs. It's fun for me also, to look though the old photos and wonder about all the family looking back at me that I never knew.
ReplyDeleteHi, it was good to see you contributing to Sepia Saturday with two great family photographs. . Somehow signing in with Google does not seem to work on my computer and when I click it just returns to the post. Hence my comment here. I look forward to your further posts.
DeleteI especially loved the one of your graduation with a gust of wind celebrating too and pushing your skirt up!
ReplyDeleteFrom Scotsue - thank you Barbara for your comment. Yes it was a bit unfortunate that the wind blew at that moment - but it did add a bit of fun to the image!
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