5 Minutes of Fame!

Occasionally the local paper turns up on the scene. This page features any family newspaper clippings, often taken without notice and of unexpected subjects.

Daily Mail- Barton le Clay, Beds. NB This picture features, Mum, sister Elizabeth and a neighbours son who she was looking after (not son Paul).

I have just realised this clipping is from the national paper Daily Mail, rather than the local paper!


On the other hand, perhaps it was for a special or extraordinary occasion, such as the 100th Birthday of William Tranter 1848 – 49.

Angela Weatherill

June 2024