Due on the 1st January, 1949 I arrived a bit late, in fact 18 days late, finally arriving on the 18th January. Mum was in labour for 24 hours &as I was coming face first , the doctor had to use forceps to help me along the way. Maybe this is why I am always running late. Dad wanted to call me Lance if I had been a boy and he had a bit of a wait as Mum had another girl before she finally had a baby boy.

I was Mum & Dad’s first born and the 1st grandchild for my Maternal Grandmother, I never met Mums Dad as he was very ill and passed away the day after Mum found out she was pregnant. Nanna always tied in my age with how long he had been buried and now lies with him. I was the first grand daughter on Dad’s side of the family, as my cousin, Brian beat me into the world by 6 days. (He looks older than me too)