BarnsleyandFamily

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BARNSLEYANDFAMILY

 

 

We have always been a very close family, "one for all and all for one", being an only child for nearly eight years, I formed a very close bond with my two cousins, Jack and Tony.  I have already said that we three were brought up together and have always been as close as brothers and sister, later our cousin David came along, then my brother John, closely followed by our cousin Philip and finally, my little sister, Elizabeth was born in 1950, as the family extended, so did my brothers and sister.  I am sure that there are other families like ours, so very close, it is a wonderful blessing.

I have collected some photographs of all of us, over the years, so I thought that I would give "The Cousins" their own page.

  1940 - The first photo of me, Jack and Tony.

  Tony with his mum, my auntie Sarah, this photo was taken to send to his dad, who was serving in France.  WW2

 Tony with his mum and dad, during the war, when Uncle Tommy was on leave.

 

 Blackpool - 1947, I went on holiday with Auntie Annie, Jack's mum and Auntie Sarah, Tony's mum.

Blackpool 1947,  Auntie Annie (Jack's mum) is with us, I am jealous of our Tony's swimming coustume.

I always laugh when I look at the last two photos, just look at the painted scenery, the donkey is blurred because it appears to have moved, yet I always imagined it was a "stuffed one".

Whitsuntide - 1953.  Mary and David at the back, with John, Elizabeth and Philip

  My little sister, Elizabeth and our cousin, Philip (dec) 24th December 1948 - 14th September 1985.

  Jack and Tony, Whitsuntide, proudly wearing their first long trousers - 1952.  They are standing outside St. Mary's Boys' School,  Churchfield, where they both attended, as did my dad.  To the left of the photo is a barrier to stop the boys from running out of school, straight into the road.

  A few years later, just as close and just as smart.

 

Tony and Mary - 1953

Tony, me and Jack - 27th October 1984.

Me, Jack, Tony, Elizabeth and David. - 27th October 1984

New Year's Day, 1989.  John, me, David and Tony.

Jack, Mary and Tony 1998

Tony, Mary and Jack - 1999

Tony, Mary and Jack - 2005

 

17th February 2007