Family Photo – 1915 – Hidden History Research

My beautiful second cousin (Mum’s cousin) has sent me some treasured photos of our shared ancestors.

The photo above is of my grandfather (Clarence)the eldest, aged 9 in 1915. His mother and two younger brothers.

Clarence was my Mum’s real father. Annie and he divorced when Mum was about 6/7 years old and I only remember meeting him once in my life – on a summer holiday to Norfolk. I remember meeting a very ancient lady too – my Great-Grandmother who shouted at us kids…“I may be half blind but my hearing is excellent!”

Below is Clarence as Nan/Annie would have known him when they first met.

I can see why she fell for him. A very handsome, raffish, devil-may-care sort of man. But at least he could tie a Windsor Knot :o)

The Ravens of Dinefwr Chronicles

The Ravens of Dinefwr is the first in a series of novels-in-progress set in the early 12th century. It follows the dispossessed members of the South Wales House of Dinefwr from their origins in Deheubarth to the centre of the known world, Jerusalem. Come and be my fellow Far-Farer. Come travelling and unravelling with me through Wales, Norway, Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Russia, Constantinople, Italy, the Balkans, the Holy Land. Come and Far-Fare through every degree on my 12th century compass.