Friday 16th September
Today I discovered
An ancestor's grave
The windswept location
Master Mariner brave
My great, great grandfather
Who sailed ocean's wave
But what dark secrets
Penal servitude gave?
Eventually welcomed back
To the town he did crave
John Hooper Carbines
18.6.1849 - 25.2.1927
Jane Carbines née Hart
16.8.1849 - 22.3.1943
Love you both so much
Precious sons
xxxxx
L to R. Jane Carbines (GG grandmother 1849 – 1943), Jane Smith (G grandmother 1874-1964), Kathleen Carbines Goodhand (Grandmother 1904 – 1975), Frank William Goodhand (Grandfather 1892 – 1956)
In the front are my two uncles, Ian and Derek Goodhand.
My mother would be born a few months after the photo was taken.
His father, Thomas Carbines Snr, left St Ives for Australia May 11th 1854
The Journey of My Left Foot (whilst remembering my son) 