April 9th

On this day in 1876 Elspet Christie was born.  She is a 2nd grand aunt for you being the sister of grandma's dad.  And she is the reason we have so many Patersons on our tree.  She married Joseph Paterson.  But today is about her birth.  She was born in Ewebrae Croft in Aberdeenshire the 11th child - and the youngest - for your 2x great grandparents Adam Christie and Isabella Donald.

An also on this day - in 1950 - your second cousin Alan James Campbell Barnacle - was born in Liverpool.

Alan has the family names - Alan and Campbell.  The James is for his dad.  He was born in Ormskirk Hospital - the son of your great aunt Lillian (my dad's sister) and James Francis Barnacle.  I've never been able to figure out how these two got together.  She was in Newcastle.  He in Liverpool.  But got together they did - and they had Alan.  Unfortunately Alan's dad didn't live too long after his birth.  Alan was 5 when Uncle Jim died.  The house Alan came home to from the hospital is the house he still lives in today.  43 Baycliff Road, West Derby, Liverpool.

I don't have a photo of Alan as a baby - but here's one of him and me in the back garden of 43 Baycliff many many years ago....