BJNL's GENEALOGY

When my mother-in-law died, my husband inherited a box of items that belonged to his mother, Shirley, and before her, to his grandmother, Winifred (Winnie), and his great grandmother, Emma. You can read about Shirley, Winnie, Emma and the treasure box in my post Our Treasure Box.   Amongst the items in the box are two Christmas cards and several postcards sent to Winnie from her husband Bill during the First World War.     Bill and Winnie Bill was born William Harold Coop at Roxburgh, Central Otago, New Zealand on 25 October 1894 [1] . You can read about Bill's family background here . Winnie was born Winifred Alice Darcy at Black’s Point in Reefton, West Coast, New Zealand on the 25 November 1895 [2].  You can read about Winnie and her family background here  and here . Winnie and Bill likely met in Wellington, New Zealand. They married on 18 December 1915 [3] at St Thomas's Church in Newtown, Wellington [4]. Winnie was 20 and Bill was 21. At the time of their marriage, Bill