Ginnie – collected from a box outside the old Portsmouth RSPCA in 1973, grew up with our children, endeared herself to neighbours through two changes of address, died of cancer 1986.
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Early Days
1: Just arrived! Sorry about the lack of colour, but this was in the last century!
2: It’s hard to believe that she used to be able to sit on my hand.
3 and 4: This was a brave thing to do with a BMC car – she might pulled the door handle off.
5: Here’s proud ‘mum’ – but she still aspired to ‘real’ children!
6: Here she is fully grown – still trying to damage that mini.
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Living colour!
1: Lounging in the sun by the pond, at our first house in Eastney, Portsmouth ….
2: … where we were handy for the beach. That’s Evan in the water. Note the section of Mulberry Harbour in the background.
3: Dogs have no need for towels!
4: Now in Lovedean, ‘over-the-hill’ from Portsmouth – and getting on a bit.
5: Karl & Evan with ‘Bonne’ (Yvonne) Maggie’s aunt and guardian. Ginnie looks a bit put out by this incomer!
6: She’s come to talk to me instead, at the table.
Peter Robert Turnill, third and youngest son of Joan, b 1/5/1947, m 19/10/1971
Little more than a shed! The picture shows it in 1982 shortly before we demolished it. The house to the left was built by Joan and occupies half the plot they bought in 1952. They had about 2/3 of an acre of ground.
Margaret Ianthe ? ? Hanson, first child of Derwent & Margaret, b ??/??/1942, m ????? d ??/??/2008? Ellen holds Ianthe – taken 1/3/43
Richard Brian Turnill, first child of Joan & Victor, b 23/10/1942, d 12/1/1961. Douglas must have got lost somewhere.
They certainly did …
Derwent George Cooper Hanson was their 3rd child, born 8/9/1918, and thus just 21 at the start of the war. Died ??/??/??
Margaret Williams, born ??????,
