Friday 21 December 2012

Christmas Greetings ... from 1907

In 1907, on Christmas Eve, some of my relatives posted a Christmas postcard to my grandparents ...

100 years ago .....

As you can see from the back of the postcard ...



.. and this is what it said on the back  

... my relatives were at "New Closes" [now known as New Close Farm], Over Haddon. Grandad [Charlie Wildgoose] lived at Burley Fields Farm, Darley Dale, just up the hillside from where I am sitting typing this. 

I've blogged about this postcard a number of times before but at this time of year I always think about it being sent 105 years ago this Monday.

13 comments:

  1. Would love to have seen the names on it,my 1st cousin 1x removed,Edith Wragg Taylor, married F B Wildgoose in the new year.She died in 1919 with her baby John. I believe they lived at New Close.Ann

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    1. I was looking forward to your comment Ann ... it would have been interesting if there were names on it wouldn't it. I have a few more postcards ~ I will have to look at them and see what I discover.

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    2. I see that in the 1911 Census Return there is mention of a Frederick Benjamin Wildgoose [aged 30] being married to an Edith Wildgoose [aged 33] and a Charles Frederick Wildgoose [my name !] aged nine months. This would have made Edith 40 or 41 when she died with John.

      In 1911 they lived with John Thomas Wildgoose and his wife Mary.

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  2. I love old Christmas postcards. This one is especially pretty ... and having the family connection would be especially sweet for you.

    Merry Christmas, Charlie. I hope it is fabulous for you.

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    1. Yes, it's a special Christmas postcard. Merry Christmas to you too Pet.

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  3. A special piece of family history :-))

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    1. There's still so much more to discover ...

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  4. Amazing... the picture seems like it's been freshly printed, even the black ink on the back side.

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    1. I rather suspect Diane that this postcard hasn't seen the light of day very often ... and so it hasn't faded.

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  5. Hold on to that card. It could be worth money. I would pay to have 50 cards made with that nostalgic picture on the front. Do you know who the artist was?

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    1. As most of the people on the Antiques Roadshow say "It's the sentimental value that means most to me ...". It's true but I am aware that it may have some value and like you I wouldn't mind 50 Christmas cards like it.

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  6. Great card Charlie.... and from the postmark it's great to see that the Bakewell Post Office was working hard on Christmas Eve!

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    1. It would be interesting to make the journey back then with that postcard wouldn't it Ian. I hope you had a great Christmas.

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