Hi All its been quite you say I have been that busy I have had some wonderful news , after years a cousin of mine has been in touch from my Franklin/Whitehouse side She also sent me pictures of my gr grandparents Emily and Thomas Franklin has well has my granddads sisters who I meet when I was very little and other family picture She aslo sent me a picture of my grandmothers sister Esther and her son and the only Esther at Oldbury with a sister Emily is with a father William I also knew know that Baby Carroll proper name was Alice Maud Franklin and they lived right by Jack Judge who wrote Tipperary also I know have documented proof that Baby Carroll was the first person to sing this song when he first wrote it and she was five years old , and when she was on stage she was always asked to sing it Cassy

On 09 Apr, cassy <cassyfranklin@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Hi All its been quite you say I have been that busy I have had some > wonderful news , after years a cousin of mine has been in touch from my > Franklin/Whitehouse side She also sent me pictures of my gr grandparents > Emily and Thomas Franklin has well has my granddads sisters who I meet > when I was very little and other family picture She aslo sent me a > picture of my grandmothers sister Esther and her son and the only Esther > at Oldbury with a sister Emily is with a father William I also knew know > that Baby Carroll proper name was Alice Maud Franklin and they lived > right by Jack Judge who wrote Tipperary also I know have documented > proof that Baby Carroll was the first person to sing this song when he > first wrote it and she was five years old , and when she was on stage > she was always asked to sing it Cassy Cassy, yome a treasure! I'm so pleased for you. Wonderful news! -- Chris Ramsbottom researching: BARRATT, DANCER, FELLOWS, GOODES, ROBINSON, TUCKLEY, WHEWAY MAHER all in and around Birmingham/Smethwick, 1850 to present day