Family Tree

I love to add to my family tree history , and nothing makes me smile more than when I find a new person to add. Don't get me wrong it can be so frustrating as well as you can spend hours looking into one person, and then they are all wrong.
Both my parents have passed away which is sad and also means I have little to no older relatives left. My mum was a great story telling and had so many adventures. I used to love all her stories of her life when I was little. I keep meaning to write them down as I worry when I am gone , no one will think of them.
My mum was a tough Eastend lady. She had been brought up very well by my grandparents and she was also a very clever lady.  When I was little we moved from London to Dagenham and that is where I stayed until I married at 20. A brief move to Devon and then back to Dagenham until I moved out to the countryside 17 yrs ago. When I was small we used to meet up with family often and spent a lot of time with my Aunt and Uncle and my cousins who I loved.
I have a wonderful childhood as my parents were great and I still think of those happy days all the time.
It is wonderful if you have strong ties to family as I do feel it helps you when you get older. I hope my children feel like they had a good childhood , as I know I did try my hardest.  I thought I would share a few pictures of times past as I think its fun to look at old pictures. I would love to hear your family stories and if you had a good childhood or not.

Myself and My Dad 

My parents

Me at around age 3 lol

My mum

My mum, dad, uncle Tom and Auntie Mary

Me

My brother and sister in law Pat

My niece Emma

Myself and My Son Matthew

Aunts, Grandmother and mum

My mum and my brother

My uncle Tom and My mum Grace

My Uncle , Aunt and Grandfather

Mum and Dads wedding day

Family including my parents and brother

Family Love the swimming trunks dad lol

Family with my brother striking a pose