I am very fortunate that my great Aunt Soey and my grandmother Ethel Lindsay shared some of the Lindsay family treasures with me
Aunty Soey provided little stories with hers – which were jottings sometimes on envelopes and others info she gathered as she talked to others. I asked her for a photo of my grandfather Walter Lindsay ( bottom row -2nd from the right) This was the only photo she could find. Apparently he wasn’t keen to have his photo taken because he had a hair lip and cleft palate which couldn’t be repaired in his lifetime. See more about Walter here
I also have my grandfather’s bible
Aunty Soey also gave me these, also with little stories
Firstly I am super excited to have pix of the majority of actors in these stories
Left to Right Eric (Gug) Lindsay, Doris ( Dos) Lindsay and Soey Dunster
So here is the story…
According to family legend Eric was a pretty impressive sportsman and played first grade football for Dapto. He won the teapot stand for being MVP
The Teapot and the Jug were handed down from Tommy Lindsay and Lizzie Lindsay who lived at Kembla Park ( see previous story )
This little snippet from Illawarra Pioneers ( see below ) explains all the lineage of family members
Walter, Eric and Doris Lindsay
Tommy and Lizzie ( Lavinia)
Thank you to the team behind Illawarra Pioneers for their commitment to record keeping
See the next post in the series here