Ann Selina Mycock  (21st August 1848 - 12th May 1927)

Ann Selina Mycock was my paternal great grandmother.  She was born in the middle of the 19th century and lived well into the 20th century to the age of 78 which was a good age for that period. 

She had 14 children but sadly not all survived infancy.  The family lived in the village of Romiley from the middle of the 1880s which is where I was born and brought up.

I accidentally came across the following article from a local newspaper whilst doing some family history research.

It's not surprising to learn she had so many grandchildren who would all be my dad's cousins.  I wonder if he knew them all?  I doubt there would have been birthday cards and presents all round on birthdays and at Christmas.  I don't think it was the thing in those days and she wasn't a wealthy lady.  

Would have been lovely to know her but even my dad wouldn't have remembered her well as she died on the day before his 7th birthday.  I only knew a handful of the people listed in the article but remember them fondly.