Goodbye 1800's

[leefer]

http://www.itv.com/news/2013-11-14/...n-last-born-in-1800s-bermondsey-simon-hughes/

What a life this lady had,what she saw,the changes in our modern world must have left her baffled at times.
Very strange to think that we have no one left in the UK born in the 1800's.
As a young man i remember being amazed at older people talking about those long off days.
But a young man no more am i.:biggrin:

 

[p.risboy]

What a grand lady Lee. What a whole heap of history she has seen over her lifetime.

 

[leefer]

Indeed Steve,hard to imagine living to be 113.

 

[p.risboy]

Indeed Steve,hard to imagine living to be 113.

I'm amazed at the age I've reached.:2fun::2fun:

When I got my driving licence......Valid until 2018. I thought that was a year of science fiction.:2fun:

 

[leefer]

Well considering you passed your test on a pony and trap you have done really well Steve:2fun:

 

[p.risboy]

Well considering you passed your test on a pony and trap you have done really well Steve:2fun:

That's it.....you've gone and done it now Lee.:2fun::2fun:

I did shut my Pony up at night, but I never shut my trap.:2fun::2fun:

 

[ianto73]

Many of us on here will have grandparents that lived through those years, in my case, paternal side 1879 & 1881 births, maternal side 1888 & 1892, but none lived to see their centenary. What these lived through is totally unimaginable, and I caught the tail end of houses without inside water, toilet and electric upstairs. How we have moved on, but the pioneers were those born in those very far off days.
Now being closer to three score and ten, than I was last year, every day is wonderful, especially when one looks at old school photographs, etc.
There is always a toast at our functions "To Absent Friends"!

 

[paulward]

I have come to loathe the 1800's the last few weeks. here is my reasons

1.) Your name is George. Your father was named George. Your wife gives birth to a boy. You think George would be an outstanding name to call him. But then sadly George dies in infancy. Your gutted as you really wanted a George of your own. Not to worry, your wife gives birth to another son 5 years later and you decide George would be a fine name for him too.

2.) 90% of females are called either Sarah, Jane or Hannah.

3.) Census takers and people filling in official documents love to show how educated they are by writing in flourishing cursive writing that seems like they were written by a Romantic Poet on an Opium high, thus causing people like us to have to stare at the scanned image for about 10 minutes just to figure out what they wrote....

4.) Your surname is Watterson, but your son uses Waterson and his childen use Watson.....

There is more, but I'm tired...

 

[jay]

3.) Census takers and people filling in official documents love to show how educated they are by writing in flourishing cursive writing that seems like they were written by a Romantic Poet on an Opium high, thus causing people like us to have to stare at the scanned image for about 10 minutes just to figure out what they wrote....



Have you ever tried reading any legal documents from the late 18thC to early 19thC?

Jay.

 

[paulward]

3.) Census takers and people filling in official documents love to show how educated they are by writing in flourishing cursive writing that seems like they were written by a Romantic Poet on an Opium high, thus causing people like us to have to stare at the scanned image for about 10 minutes just to figure out what they wrote....



Have you ever tried reading any legal documents from the late 18thC to early 19thC?

Jay.

Those as well......