tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post5729696804163834797..comments2024-03-27T15:30:26.426+00:00Comments on Family History Fun: My Great Grandfather - A Joiner: Sepia SaturdayScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-64371728261386731702017-06-14T20:37:47.852+01:002017-06-14T20:37:47.852+01:00Thank you all for your responses to what is one o...Thank you all for your responses to what is one of my favourite family photographs. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-91063188141386444122017-06-12T17:43:09.974+01:002017-06-12T17:43:09.974+01:00Nicely researched post! And such a wonderful, jovi...Nicely researched post! And such a wonderful, jovial photo of James. Sad to read his ancestral home was removed for development -- the same has happened to several of my ancestors' homes, and it's always disappointing not to be able to see where they lived.Molly Chttp://mollyscanopy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-55296357858856607902017-06-12T04:43:42.393+01:002017-06-12T04:43:42.393+01:00The photo shows much more about James' charact...The photo shows much more about James' character than any formal studio photograph. I think researching family history makes us more mindful of the many hardships and trials our ancestors endured. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-12587625956832352372017-06-11T16:25:51.669+01:002017-06-11T16:25:51.669+01:00A nice match to the bowler and woodworking! I wond...A nice match to the bowler and woodworking! I wonder what particular misdemeanour led to him being put in the stocks. I thought it was a fun picture at first, until I read your comment. He and the other chap don't seem to be too put out, and everyone else appears to be part of the joke. What a shame that it’s the only picture of him you have.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-12886811837633585202017-06-11T01:35:00.935+01:002017-06-11T01:35:00.935+01:00Sorry, missed by giving him an extra g. Great Gra...Sorry, missed by giving him an extra g. Great Grandfather, not g-g!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-22411849722661207292017-06-11T01:33:57.525+01:002017-06-11T01:33:57.525+01:00Great genealogical research...including a g-g gran...Great genealogical research...including a g-g grandfather with a sense of humor. I am always sorry to hear about widows who had young children still at home. Often the older children helped to raise them, from what I've heard, as well as other family members. Unfortunately most of that information is lost because it wasn't ever recorded anywhere except sometimes a census.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-28229759722727733152017-06-09T17:46:06.763+01:002017-06-09T17:46:06.763+01:00Sounds like James should have been and deserved to...Sounds like James should have been and deserved to be in the stocks officially! Poor Maria, indeed. I hope, at least, James loved his wife in his own best way? Unfortunately there's no way of knowing for sure, but we can hold a good thought. :) La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-64526847574169939332017-06-09T06:54:13.033+01:002017-06-09T06:54:13.033+01:00Thank you for your comment, Wendy. I feel I shoul...Thank you for your comment, Wendy. I feel I should add that the inscription on the new gravestone is identical to the original faded crumbling stone, with details on dates etc verified by an earlier record of MI and my own research. It is a tribute, not just to James, but to his wife, Maria, his eldest son who died aged 30 and youngest son killed on the Somme. My mother's cousin, who heard stories of the family from her own father, was keen to make this fitting memorial to her Danson ancestors. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-65366921400462190742017-06-08T20:22:45.147+01:002017-06-08T20:22:45.147+01:00Ten sons and one daughter!! Poor Maria. What a gre...Ten sons and one daughter!! Poor Maria. What a great match for the prompt.Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-14780782124567459532017-06-08T18:49:33.276+01:002017-06-08T18:49:33.276+01:00Sad for James' wife that he died so young, lea...Sad for James' wife that he died so young, leaving her with a large family to care for.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-35452302323022061942017-06-08T18:30:20.971+01:002017-06-08T18:30:20.971+01:00I'm surprised that anyone would invest in such...I'm surprised that anyone would invest in such an elaborate tombstone for a "ne'er do well" so he must have won respect from his family. Your collection of photos and documents for James is really impressive. Love seeing a smiling face!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com