52 ancestors Week 30 (July 26-Aug. 1): Health

Week 30 (July 26-Aug. 1): Health Margaret Rose Thompson Nurse “ Health” could cover many things – those that have bad “Health ” (there’s loads of them including myself), it could be linked to those who ended up in asylums (again there’s loads but I can’t think of who offhand), those who died from “ Health” problems or those who worked in a “ health ” care profession (I was a volunteer with St John Ambulance as were my children, but not using that option.) I have decided to use my Aunt Margaret Rose Thompson, she was born 9 Nov 1944 in Ely Cambridgshire and was the daughter of Amy Rose Bland and Arthur Thompson and sister to Victor, Fred, Doreen and Joyce. Margaret was only 8years old when her mother died of cancer and she was only 14 when her father died. She was then brought up by her sister Doreen. The photo left was taken in Ely in 1948 and shows Margaret (child), sat between her parents, the lady on left is her sister Doreen, the man standing is her brother Fred and the...