UN: plingy
Book (or series): Pride and Prejudice
DH: Fitzwilliam
Edmund Darcy (53)
DW:
Elizabeth Anne Darcy neé Bennet (46)
DD:
Cynthia Georgiana Parker née
Darcy (25)
-DH: Basil Charles Parker (32)
--DS: Victor Henry Parker (4)
--DD: Helen Elizabeth Parker (3)
DD:
Antonia Jane Hodges née
Darcy (22)
-DH: James Frederick Hodges (25)
--DS: Marcus Henry Hodges (2)
DD:
Maxima Charlotte Reid née
Darcy (20)
-DH: Alasdair Eoin Reid (22)
--DD: Victoria Anne Reid (nb)
DS:
George Edmund Darcy (18)
DS:
Rupert Julius Darcy (15)
DS:
Hugh Artur Darcy (10)
The ten years since
Hugh's birth have been anything but uneventful for the
Darcy family:
Cynthia,
Antonia and
Maxima have all married and have had children of their own!
As it's usual with the oldest,
Cynthia's marriage was eagerly anticipated by her parents, especially
Elizabeth, who was shocked to realize that she obsesses just as much about her daughters future husbands as her own mother used to do.
Cynthia met
Basil Parker at the ball her parents gave in celebration of
Elizabeth's 40th birthday. On introduction, they fancied each other immediately, got caught up in conversation and dancing until the ball ended. A couple of months and countless visits to Pemberley by Mr.
Parker later, he proposed to
Cynthia, and she happily accepted. They now have two children,
Victor and
Helen, and currently another one on the way.
At the same ball,
Antonia as well met her future husband, although she did not immediately realize it. She was introduced to
James Hodges by her aunt
Jane, who happened to be friends with
James' mother.
Antonia's first impression of him was that of a polite, yet quite bland young man. That impression had to be corrected when she met him while visiting her aunt's family at Netherfield three years later. This time, they got along much better and subsequently fell in love. They live near Pemberley and have a son named
Marcus.
Maxima's love story, however, didn't go quite as smoothly. Two years ago, while staying in
London with her aged great aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, she met a young Scottish aspiring business man by the name of
Alasdair Reid at a tea party. They both recall falling in love at first sight and being devastated when
Maxima had to return home to Derbyshire again. On hearing of their daughter's acquaintance, however, Mr.
Darcy and
Elizabeth were more than sceptical upon the lack of the young man's history and reputation.
Maxima, headstrong as ever, persuaded her parents begging and crying to invite
Alasdair to Pemberley.
Elizabeth was charmed immediately by the young man's taking personality, Mr.
Darcy remained distanced until he was sure that
Alasdair had a respectable profession and bright prospects to a good future.
Alasdair and
Maxima married a year ago; they live in
London and have recently welcomed their first daughter
Victoria.
This message was edited 7/3/2010, 1:38 AM