Black SheepEvery family has their black sheep, deserved or not. We're still not talking to an uncle who "borrowed" the capital from the family firm, causing it to collapse and leaving my dad out of work for 4 years in his mid 40s. Who aren't you talking to?
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chthonic, Fri 14 Jan 2005, 9:17)
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This is probably quite tame by a lot of peoples standards......but none the less, it's the tale of my familys' black sheep.
Before WW1 my Great-Grandfather was a reasonably well-off land owner and farmer in Cambridge, and was also a member of the Terratorial Army.
Well, when WW1 reared its' ugly head, my Great-Grandfather, along with many other young men of the day, went over to serve King and Country... his brother, on the other hand, didn't.
So WW1 came, and went, and my Great-Grandfather returned to find his large-ish farm, reduced to just over an acre. While he'd been away, his brother had sold it for next-to-nothing, and pocketed the cash.
Apparently when my Great-Grandfather eventually died, his brother had the nerve to turn up at the wake (not the funeral mind you) and demand the remaining estate. My grandfather apparently told him to "sling his hook".
Rumour has it that said brothers' side of the family eventually turned into Cambridges equivalent to the Mafia, though how true that is is questionable.
(, Sat 15 Jan 2005, 11:04, Reply)
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