Fab Feb Photo Collage Festival - Day Eighteen
Mother Mrs Conner England c 1922 This is Caroline Cook nee Jefferies - my 2nd great-grandmother. Caroline was born 21 March 1852 Dock Row, Porsea, Portsea Island, Southampton. She married James Vernon Cook 25 October 1871 in Portsea and they had, I think, eleven children. This photo was in my Grandmother's collection, from her husband's side of the family. This is what is written on the back of the photo: It's such a shame that we don't have the whole postcard anymore with all the writing on the back which might have provided more useful information. Most frustrating. But because I can see the date 21 March on it and that is meant to be Caroline's birthday, I wonder if it was taken in honour of her birthday. A significant birthday perhaps. Here is a photo of her grave at Wymering courtesy of cousin Geraldine. She was 76 when she died so maybe it was the occasion of her 70th birthday. The photo's identificati...