Today would have been my mother’s 100th birthday; sadly she only lived to be 68 years old. She was given a teddy bear, which I still have, and although I do not suppose that the bear was given to her on the day she was born, it too must be getting close to being 100 years old.
My mother was born on the 14 March 1912 and was the youngest of eight children, only three of these survived, the oldest girl and one boy; the other five boys were all stillborn; common in those days. My mother was not expected to live either and I was told she was carried around on a velvet cushion because she was so tiny. Her real name was Florence Emma, but she was always known as Dolly, due to her size as a baby.
Today I visited the area where my mother and many of my ancestors were born, (so was I), partly to visit a sick elderly friend in hospital, as well as to visit my oldest friend for tea and home-made gluten free cakes; not that she is old, it is just that she is the friend I have had the longest. Valerie took me to school when I was about five as I had refused to stay when taken by my mother; I was stubborn then, maybe I still am.
As I am researching my family tree I had planned to visit this cemetery on several occasions before, mainly to take pictures of it to put on my family tree for my Grandmother, but it was either too wet, or time was too short or there was some other reason, so today I decided that I was definitely going to fit in a visit.
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| Victorian Mausoleum in the Pocket Park |
This cemetery is where my mother’s mother, Mary Matilda, was buried; she died on the 14 April 1932, aged 58; she is buried in an unmarked grave, due to lack of funds at the time. I was taken, by my mother, as a very young child, to visit the grave and as far as I can remember I have never been back; until today.
This cemetery was closed in 1972 and has been designated a ‘Pocket Park’, something I had never heard of. The cemetery is being supervised by the Cambridgeshire Wildlife Trust in conjunction with Fenland District Council. The aim is to enhance the area for wildlife, whilst maintaining the cemetery intact for its historic interest.
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| St Peter's Church |
Other interesting pictures taken today were of St Peter’s Church in Wisbech and the Dock Area.
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| Wisbech Port Area |
