Week 13 Prompt: 'In the Paper'
Last week for the first time, I met seven new lovely relatives of mine in New Zealand. Whilst over there on holidays I wanted to meet them as I had discovered a Facebook site about the Learmond family and had learned of our NZ connection.
We are all descended from William Pearce and Sarah Clark/e who ran the ‘Lemonade Factory’ in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland, on the Scottish borders.
Judy and Kay’s Grandfather Frederick William Pearce was a brother of my paternal grandfather Francis George Pearce; both sons of William and Sarah.
Frederick William married Maggie Johnston and they had six children. The first-born, Isabella Hilda 'Isa' married Alexander Learmond.
Back Row : Winifred, Elsie, Elizabeth, Robert
Middle Row : Isobel, Alexander (Snr) Jean, Isa, James, Hilda
Front Row : Alexander, Kathleen, Ian
Judy is now 95 and Kay is 85. They are so fit and healthy looking, they put me to shame. We had such fun and many laughs as they told family stories, I do hope to catch up with them again. Both are very energetic and continue to play golf and win comps. They were celebrated in an article written by Lorraine Wilson in The Beacon: ‘Eastern Bay Life’ on 09 March 2019.
The article photo does not do Judy justice, so I have a better one to post here.
Judy and Kay, 2019 (Photo courtesy Rona McMahon)
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