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From: GEORGE HIGHTON <>
Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Christmas
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:12:08 +0000 (GMT)
In-Reply-To: <001601c72230$40d7af40$6600a8c0@compaq>


Hi Pat & Bill
thanks for your memories but can you and anyone else go a bit further and tell us how you came to be in Mayo ( obviously an Irishman got there before you ) what was your grandmothers name ? where did she come from ? did she come from Liverpool ? lets have stories of families emigrating and why? , Maybe it would help us to understand what our ancestors went through for a better life . My own brother Francis (Frank always a bit of a rebel ) was a member of the fire service nd went through the firemans strike ( 50s or 60s) and vowed never to go throu that again a lot of firemen ,Policemen and ambulence men emigrated all over the world for a better life he went to New Zealand and his wife and child followed later , 4 weeks on the boat to get there so you get just an inkling of our ancestors past travels Cheers George

Pat and Bill <> wrote:
Merry Christmas to Everyone,
As I was born in Mayo, Yukon. Canada. I can only enjoy the stories and
tradition from Merseyside which I read on the list. Memories my families in
years past would have also heard the boats and there horns and such. I enjoy
reading of history in the past. A fond memory which I have was Christmas
1948. As we had left the Yukon in 1944 and moved to North Vancouver, British
Columbia. I had not seen my Grandmother till 1948. When she came for a
visit. She arrived late at night on the train. I as a young girl that could
not go to sleep till I knew my Grandmother had arrived. As I was in bed, she
came to my bedside. She had on a beautiful muskrat fur coat. It was so soft.
I had to run my fingers up and down the sleeve. Hearing a train whistle
always brought back memories to me after that.
We took my Grandmother shopping and all along the streets the stores had
wonderful Christmas music playing. I was so full of excitement and skipped
along holding onto my Mom's hand.
As a treat that Christmas. My grandmother took my sister and I for our very
first perm. At that time it was called a Cold Wave. All I remember was it
was like a big spider with all these cords attached to curler's. All these
attached curlers were so heavy. I could not keep my head up. My hair was
pretty curly that Christmas.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all, may you have much success
with your genealogy research in the coming year.
A Very Merry Christmas and a
Happy, Prosperous and Peaceful New Year.
Best Wishes for 2007

Pat and Bill




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Cheers George

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