Sophia Wintle and Horse

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I include a second photo of Sophia Wintle 1864-1958 partly because I like the look of the horse, but also in honour of the fact that she irretrievably confused the Wintle family tree by marrying (as her second husband) her first cousin, Thomas Clarke Wintle. At that time, HER son (Charles Percy Woolley) was married to HIS daughter (Phyllis Maud Wintle). These were my grandparents, who thus found themselves to be (simultaneously) second cousins, step brother and sister, and husband and wife. I have often found this difficult to explain.

(Photo supplied by Amanda Woolley)