Spoke to dad today to try to answer some of Susan’s questions. Dad seems to think that Martha left Bob Poston because shall we say he was abusive towards her. Dad recalls things became so bad that he hit Bob Poston, at the time dad was only 16 and went to live with some friends who had a small holding in Maghull, but he cant remember who they were.
One of Bobs daughters Karen Isaics? still sends dad a xmas card every year and lives in Cambridge.
In 1942 Martha took dad to sign up for the merchant navy with the White star line and signed up on the Laconia on which he did 2 trips, it was the second trip when the ship was torpedoed and dad was captured and sent to a prison camp in Casablanca in north Africa were he stayed for a few months untill set free by the Americans.
On the 31/12/42 dad had just got home from being a prisoner of war and walked into the Sefton Arms in West Derby were Martha and Bob were talking to 4 A.T.S girls, one being my mum Eileen, after the pub they all went to a party at one of Bobs daughters house, the next day my mum brought my dad over to the Wallasey to meet her mum and dad Daisy and Jack Cooper [ who brought me up when I was born as the house was so small being a 2 up 2 down ] and the rest is history.
Uncle Billy signed up for the sea when he was about 17 and my dad 18, being so young was accepted in those days as they needed anyone they could get. Dad sends his love to all of Martha & Edwards family who are scattered all over the world.
Ray
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Ray - thanks so much for asking your Dad all the questions....and on keeping us informed! I think as we get older, the more important it is for us to know our history. I am just so sad that my Mom, (Dolly) died so young (56) and I didn't ask her all the questions I have. But she did tell us what a wonderful upbringing they all had and how much fun it was growing up in their house.
ReplyDeleteMartha was amazing and her talent on the piano was amazing too. She would ask you to hum or sing a song and she would pick it up on the piano instantly...what an ear for music she had. Unfortunately, none of Dolly's children inherited that gene.
I always remember visiting her in Haskayne...we would sometimes stay overnight. Up the lane there was a pond and we used to go and feed the ducks. That was before she moved to the front of the subdivision. She lived in two different houses on the same street. Uncle Billy and Noreen lived around the corner.....remember going to visit them too. A whole lifetime ago....
I would have loved to have met Granddad too. How old was he when he died? If I remember correctly, he had a heart attack. Does anyone keep in touch with his side of the family at all?