No 18 Jennings Yard Kendal
Westmoreland
Jan 7th 1872
My Dear Son & Doughter
It has made me ten years younger to hear of you
again. I thought I would not hear from you
in my time of life in this world again on the 6th of December last I was 72
years of age and thanks to the giver of all good I am still able to go to work
yet and has my health well for my years.
I live with Annie and her Husband and they are very kind to me and we
live very happy and I hope they will get a blessing for their kindness to me.
Elisabeth and her husband live in Kendal beside us
David and his family live at Dalton-in-Furness in North Lancashire and Margaret
and her husband live in Ulverston and Isabella lives in Lancaster and Mary is
head nurse in Milnthorpe work-house at 21£ per annum and everything found so
you see they are all very comfortable.
William is still in Huddersfield and Thomas is in the farm of Rosehill 3
miles above Dunfries so I will give you a better account of their families next
time I write after I get word from you.
James Thom told us you thought that I was dead but
it was your fault that you did get a letter.
I wrote to Canada twice and could not find you and I gave it up in
Dispair but as I have found you once more I hope to keep up the correspondence
now while I live I have a strong desire to see you your dear Wife and Children
before I die but it can scarcely be granted me now but I hope we will meet in
another and a better world where parting is unknown may we all be fit for that
meeting and be ever with the Lord
I was agreeably surprised to see that young man come
to Kendal he seems a very fine young man and so homely he came on tuesday and
stopt till thursday morning but I must stop this time but I will send a long
letter in answer to your next they all join me in kindest love to you to your
Wife and family and in hopes of seeing an answer soon. I remain your
Afft Father
James Kissock
You must Direct No 18
Jenning's Yard Kendal
Westmoreland England
Write Soon
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I have the original letter. It clearly identifies my James [Jr.] as son
of James [Sr.]. The letter also
includes an obvious accounting of 'family'.
While I could assume they were other children of James [Sr.], I had no
assurance that they might not be 'other' relatives (Aunts, Uncles, etc.).
Some of the 'fog' appears to be lifting. I have recently been contacted by a
descendants of David and Mary. They and
James, are indeed, siblings. I am
excited at the prospect for additional information!
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