Tuesday, February 15, 2011

ONE of 13

sorting out some of my "OLD FAMILY" photos
I came across these BEAUTIFUL SEPIA SHOTS OF MY DAD and some of his brothers and sisters...

A little FAMILY HISTORY -----------
DAD CAME FROM A FAMILY OF 13 CHILDREN ... YES 13 !!!
7 BOYS & 6 GIRLS ... dad was the 4th born ...

Dad's mother gave birth to 7 children but died when DAD was 8 ..
her sister ( dad's auntie) came to live in and look after the children... later grandpa married her and they had 6 children..
but sadly she died having the last child JOHN ... who now is the only one living .... he is aged 92...

THERE IS MUCH MORE BUT I WONT BORE YOU WITH THE DETAILS.

the top photo is of my DAD as a child about 5 or 6 .. so cute I think xo
dad was born in 1909 (quite a while ago) .... he died at age 75



a close up ...









thanks for droppin' by
I read and value each and every comment you leave me
hugs and laughter
Heather x
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21 comments:

  1. Amanda BFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Wowee! 13 kids. I'm struggling with one! Gorgeous pics to scrap. I hope you have named all those people in the pics there somewhere. I know that a few weeks after mum tells me who is who in our family pics I forget. And what about your grandfather, sly old devil landing two sisters! Sad both died too young. Obviously John doesn't have those genes. 92 years young! Gorgeous LO H. xx

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  2. Rachael FunnellFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    Ohhh!! what a precious photos to have..... You have scraped them Beautifully!!!!!! OMGoodness 13 children, Sounds very busy to me.... not much scrappin would be happening!!! LOL
    XXX

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  3. KerrynFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    Wow Heather this is fabulous!!!!

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  4. Jasmine SFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    I love your story. 13, goodness. What a sad story with both ladies passing away. Amazing how medicine has changed since then.
    I absolutely love the pics and I especially love the details on this LO. The little things like the journal cards, the hand stitching, amazing.

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  5. Colleen B.February 15, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    Thanks for sharing some family history, its awsome to have those pics. OMG 13 children!!!! Love how you have scrapped the pics, clean and simple but still with so much detail.

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  6. IriniFebruary 15, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Heather...what an amazing story, I love the photos pics of this era always bewitch me, I find them fascinating............the story behind them etc.
    Just like your family history..
    The layout is gorgoeus your attention to detail stunning..I think it is the embellishments you use that I love so much.
    Just fabulous...thanks for sharing!!

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  7. geoleoanFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    love the details in this work especially what you have done with the photos and the story is really great!!

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  8. BelindaFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Beautiful vintage layout Heather. Love your title work.

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  9. UnknownFebruary 15, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    the layout is stunning! you did an awesome job with the photis and the design, love it! and what an amazing story...13 kids!!

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  10. TraceyFebruary 15, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    How special it is to have such precious photos of your family.....I have a huge collection of my own....My grandmother died last year at 102, I have her photo album with her honeymoon photos.
    Loved reading the history......beautiful layout! ( I love vintage):)

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  11. UnknownFebruary 15, 2011 at 11:21 PM

    This is stunnig and a BIG family to.Lovely pictures and i love how you made your title...cool work!
    byebye,lean

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  12. Kirsty VittetoeFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    oh wow, what a precious page to have, the color and element fit perfectly with the family story, love old photos and vintage feel, thanks for sharing!
    Thanks for stopping by my blog to say hello! You have a wonderful blog and lots of lovely work too, see you soon!

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  13. HeidiFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:10 AM

    This is gorgeous!
    Lovely photo and story.
    Thank you so much for your sweet comment Heather:)
    Hugs, Heidi:)

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  14. LeaFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    What a beautiful layout! Love all the history! The paper and embellies are perfect, and the title fantastic! Love the stitching and all the detail you put into this!!!

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  15. BabyBokChoyFebruary 16, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    What a brilliantly designed page. Such amazing photos you have! How completely precious!

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    Such precious photos to scrapbook.
    Love the story too, family history is so interesting.
    : )

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  17. JulieFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    wow heather love it

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  18. Astrid MacleanFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    Wonderful photos and stunning LO, wow, love the details.

    By the way, thanks for your visit to my blog, so glad you did for it made me find you. I love what you do and have become a follower too!

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  19. KimFebruary 17, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    what an elegant(can I say that about a boys page) heritge page, i love the clean lines , stitching and those photos are just perfect!

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  20. mckinkleFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:39 AM

    Oh wow Heather what a fabulous LO you have made here. It is truly stunning and such a beautiful piece of your family heritage now. Youve so tenderly brought it all to life so well.

    My friend Clare put me onto you and I can fully see why, you make the most beautiful art!

    Keep up the great work, I cant wait to go off and have a little snoop around!

    Keryn x

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  21. Catherine SIWCZAKMarch 26, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Ooooh this is stunning ! I love this ! eyelets, leather, sewing...
    A masterpiece !
    Catherine

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