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HelpRe: Rachel Shaina's Keep Up Yourself Congrats Round 4 - (Anyone can join)
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Surname: Sutherland
DH: Robert David (37)
DW: Catherine Frances (33)
DD: Margaret Rose (15, b. 1900)
DS: James Robert (13, b. 1902)
DD: Agatha Grace (10, b. 1905)
DD: Elizabeth Catherine (7, b. 1908)
AS: Robert Warren "Bobby" (5, b. 1910)
DS: John Malcolm (nb, b. 1915)
The outbreak of war in 1914 did not have as great an affect on the Sutherlands as it did with the rest of their families. While Robert's only brother, and two of Grace and Elizabeth's brothers were sent to fight for their country, Robert remained behind. In 1912 he had found more permanent work at a shipyard further up the Clyde, in Clydebank, where warships were built and with the onset of war the urgent need for more warships meant that Robert was needed to stay and help with the building rather than fight.
1912 was also the year in which the rest of the Sutherland family moved to the Glasgow area to join Robert. They settled in Clydebank in a house far smaller than the one they had previously lived in, Robert told the children it was *cosy*, not small... Catherine was now almost always in good spirits because she could finally be with her husband for more than half a year! This eased Elizabeth's mind because it meant that Robert would have to be home every night and he too seemed to become a different, and better, person now that his family was with him once more. Elizabeth moved out in 1913, feeling that the family could now cope on their own and no longer needed her help.
In 1915, just after her brothers were sent to war, Catherine gave birth to a son, John Malcolm, whom she named after her brave brothers. Robert and Catherine were overjoyed at the new arrival, as were the other children. Margaret Rose meanwhile was now no longer living with the family as she had been sent to live with her Grandparents in Edinburgh in 1911 in hopes of giving her a better education and chance to become part of the higher society Catherine had enjoyed being a part of in her youth. The younger children were all enrolled in school, though James often missed classes which conflicted with his job at the local cotton mill. As such his standard of education was not as good as the others, a fact his father didn't seem to think was a big issue. Bobby meanwhile was fitting in brilliantly with the family and really looked up to his big brother James.
DH: Robert David (37)
DW: Catherine Frances (33)
DD: Margaret Rose (15, b. 1900)
DS: James Robert (13, b. 1902)
DD: Agatha Grace (10, b. 1905)
DD: Elizabeth Catherine (7, b. 1908)
AS: Robert Warren "Bobby" (5, b. 1910)
DS: John Malcolm (nb, b. 1915)
The outbreak of war in 1914 did not have as great an affect on the Sutherlands as it did with the rest of their families. While Robert's only brother, and two of Grace and Elizabeth's brothers were sent to fight for their country, Robert remained behind. In 1912 he had found more permanent work at a shipyard further up the Clyde, in Clydebank, where warships were built and with the onset of war the urgent need for more warships meant that Robert was needed to stay and help with the building rather than fight.
1912 was also the year in which the rest of the Sutherland family moved to the Glasgow area to join Robert. They settled in Clydebank in a house far smaller than the one they had previously lived in, Robert told the children it was *cosy*, not small... Catherine was now almost always in good spirits because she could finally be with her husband for more than half a year! This eased Elizabeth's mind because it meant that Robert would have to be home every night and he too seemed to become a different, and better, person now that his family was with him once more. Elizabeth moved out in 1913, feeling that the family could now cope on their own and no longer needed her help.
In 1915, just after her brothers were sent to war, Catherine gave birth to a son, John Malcolm, whom she named after her brave brothers. Robert and Catherine were overjoyed at the new arrival, as were the other children. Margaret Rose meanwhile was now no longer living with the family as she had been sent to live with her Grandparents in Edinburgh in 1911 in hopes of giving her a better education and chance to become part of the higher society Catherine had enjoyed being a part of in her youth. The younger children were all enrolled in school, though James often missed classes which conflicted with his job at the local cotton mill. As such his standard of education was not as good as the others, a fact his father didn't seem to think was a big issue. Bobby meanwhile was fitting in brilliantly with the family and really looked up to his big brother James.
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