Thank you for sharing this story. Very interesting. These "older"
individuals can be a joy to speak with not to mention a wealth of
information. I have an aunt who is 99 and born in Cumberland. She still
has a pair of shoes she wore as a child with Cumberland dirt on them.
Can't seem to part with the shoes or the dirt.
Merry Christmas to all,
Mary
JmsHogg(a)aol.com wrote:
Long spans across the generations are always a source of wonder -- I'm sure
others will be able to beat this one.
To have a great-grandfather living is no big deal today, so perhaps it's
worth noting that two great-grandchildren of Edward Edwards of Tyn y Graig,
Llandrillo -- born 1785 -- are still going strong. Dec 7 was the 100th
birthday of my aunt, the party being attended by her sister, my mother, who
is 101.
Members with similar close connections back to the 18th century, why not
share them? Edwards incidentally fought as a Coldstream Guardsman in the
Peninsular War. Can you imagine swapping the life of a farm boy on the banks
of the Dee in 1810 for the dust and heat of Spain and Portugal -- not to
mention a lot of Frenchmen trying to blow your head off?
James
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