28 October 2007

History - Morch and Jensen side of our family

This is a photo taken in Glostrup, Denmark in October 1907 and the 2 year old is Evan Svend Ernst Morch's Dad (Svend Carl Vilhelm) who came to New Zealand to live in 1938. He married Norah Osbon Stanford at Lake Tekapo in July 1941. Svend's parents are Emil and Margretha Morch (nee Jensen). The photo is from a postcard sent by Margretha to her brother in October 1907. At the time of writing this by Evan SE the postcard is 100 years old. Svend had 3 other younger brothers, Henning, Otto and Evan. Evan is the youngest and is stiil alive in Korsor Denmark aged 83, 20 years older than Evan SE in Greytown NZ.

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