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Our Billy a modern day cautionary tale

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Quoy

Quoy Report 1 Apr 2011 10:34

I have never put my Aunts ,Uncles ,and cousins on my tree ,I think it's because I know them ,they re here all around me ,the older members in the local grave yard but cousins I see all the time.
Yesterday I started adding them .
My cousin Billy who I have known all my life his name is Thomas William that was a big surprise.
Billy's dad my great uncle Bill He's Thomas William!!!!!!!!
Billy's mum great aunty Queenie she was Margaret May !!!!!!!!!! R.I.P
Aunty Ann my mum's sister she's Glennis !!!!!!!!!!
Aunty Marj she's been married twice !!!!!!!!!
Grandma Winnie White she was Gwendoline
and last but never least my mum
Known to everyone as Gwen , Margaret Gwendoline (but I knew that),
went to be a star with my dad 15yrs ago but always in my heart

Sandra

Sandra Report 1 Apr 2011 11:57

HI join the club
My Uncle John is Thomas
My Autie Jean is Elizabeth
My Uncle Bob is Robert
My Auntie Ann Is Patricia
My great auntie Hope was Gladys
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Charity was Kate
My Great aunt Faith was Faith
so we had Faith Hope and Chaity

and my husband uncle Lawrence is his uncle George

That just to name a few
Sandy.

Quoy

Quoy Report 1 Apr 2011 12:24

I love the Faith Hope and Charity

perhaps on the census form there should have been known as
that would have been nice to see the family pet names