Jeannette and Dennis as a Couple and in Family Groups by Percy
These slides are first of all Jeannette and Dennis as a couple. The first must have been taken during or soon after WW2. There is then a progression of family portraits as the family grows up.
Adrian, Carol and Judyth – Percy’s Grandchildren in Adelaide
Percy created Magic Lantern Slides showing Dennis and Jeannette’s children during their first stay in Australia in (1959). Their second Ocean Liner trip in 1964 was to include a stay for both of them in Adelaide, but Percy suffered a fatal heart attack in Johannesburg and as a consequence only Maud made it to see […]
Norah and Allan Ramsey – The Start of the Family Connection with Australia
Norah and Allan Ramsey slide compilation. Norah was one of Maud’s sisters. She got to know Allan during the First world War when she participated in an effort to improve moral during WW1. Ladies were asked to volunteer to write to service men away from home, as pen-pals. They exchanged letters and became fond of […]
Ships and Emotional Sailings
Percy and Maud made two world trips to both Johannsburg and Adelaide sailing on luxury liners. This led to some poignant departures and as usual Percy recorded some of these events in his slides. Dennis’s departure from the UK to Australia…
Percy’s Son Douglas and his wife Audrey
This page is a compilation of the slides I found which feature Percy’s Son Douglas with his wife Audrey. (Douglas has his own page of slides.) Sue Said: “My mother Audrey. This is the photo my father carried with him all round during the war, so must have been taken before he left”
Percy’s Slides of His Daughter Margaret
Margaret Last (Evans) (My Mother) features almost as often as Maud in Percy’s slides. That’s not unexpected, as she was his only daughter and the youngest. Here is a compilation of Margaret’s photos.
