My grandparents

10635818_10203509693636401_5369091882744322497_nGrandad looks  mixed European possibly a  little Jewish with that nose, while poor granny who died after her son was born was 100 %  Irish [ with a bit of Spanish perhaps from the Armada.
Grandad worked for 50 years in a  coal mine and raised 6 children alone.He took part in the Miner’s Strike and they had to go to soup kitchens for food.I suspect we were all very thin because my mother probably was not given very much to eat and she thought that was normal.When I was 22,I weighed 7.5 stone and I am quite tall.When I lay down my hip bones  were sticking out.]
I can see my sister and one of her sons in granny’s face but noone looks like grandad…

2 thoughts on “My grandparents

  1. You are lucky to have photos of your grand-parents – so much gets lost, so quickly!

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