This is a story I’ve known about all my life without knowing what really happened. After looking through family papers recently, I decided to dig a little further. I discovered a story about five very different people who all had a passion for the glaciers and alpine climbing. The cast Harry Herbert Ayres, 31 July … Continue reading A rescue at Franz Josef
In 1982 I was given a photo to add to my collection of family photos. It is titled “Les’s daughters”, and the three girls are labelled Eileen, Joyce, and another name, hard to make out, but that I always thought might be Miriam. Les is Leicester Alfred Cooke (1867–1954), my father’s maternal grandfather and the … Continue reading Les’s daughters
Andrew Bowes Malcom (1819-1895) and Elspeth Dall (1822-1907) were the parents of my paternal gg grandmother Janet Malcolm. Andrew grew up in Kettle, Fife, Scotland and Elspeth in nearby Balmerino. Andrew and Elspeth married on November 20, 1842, in Collessie, Fife, Scotland. They had both grown up in Fife, Andrew in Kettle and Elspeth in … Continue reading Family of Andrew Malcolm and Elspeth Dall
William Shepherd Myles (1842-1895) and Janet (Jessie) Malcolm (1845-1915) married on December 28, 1867, in Leslie, Fife, Scotland. They had both grown up in Fife, William in Cupar and Janet in Leslie. William, aged 25, was a shoemaker and Janet, 22, worked in a factory. Between 1869 and 1886 William and Janet had ten children. … Continue reading Family of William Myles and Janet Malcolm
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