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Thread #88424 Message #1666348
Posted By: Joybell
10-Feb-06 - 04:38 PM
Thread Name: 'Where do you go to my Lovely' - Discuss
Subject: RE: 'Where do you go to my Lovely' - Discuss
Muttley, I actually don't really know what it was about Great Uncle Walter. He was my Grandmother's brother. I was doing family research when I found him. In the few photos I have of him he's got a silly sort of grin. I found a few letters that mentioned him. They contained phrases like, "Walter is doing quite well and he's very happy." A daughter of another of his sisters told me he was always wandering off in the bush and coming back tattered. (Not actually with bear-hairs perhaps). She said children just adored him. When my grandmother had a baby, in her nearby home, Great Uncle Walter was sent to register her. There are several very obvious mistakes on the certificate. He may have just been a bit "slow" - as they would have put it. Or - there is mention that he suffered epileptic fits. I've wondered if he wandered off after those - possibly in a confused state. He never married and died young - in his 30s. Not much evidence I grant you, but along with the name, it's enough for me to attach "Waltzing with Bears" to him.
Cheers, Joy