march 20th 1905 DS to miss soppet

newbiggin-by-the-sea, northumberland to bedlington, northumberland

5.6 miles

the message

"Newbiggin 20/3/05

Hope you got back safely on Sat night. i enjoyed my few beers with you all + thank all for kindness. This P C you know. Am invited out to meet tomorrow. 

Love

DS"

the sender

There are no clues to the identity of DS. If it is DS? Whoever it is, they had terrible handwriting.

the recipient

There are two candidates for the identity of Miss Soppet, sisters Amy (1864-1950) and Evelyn M (1867-1956). The spelling of Evelyn's name is inconsistent across the records.

The sisters were the daughters of William Soppet (1838-?) and Elizabeth Honeyman Wright (1842-1882). Neither sister married. 

The Soppet family is a bit of a puzzle. William and Elizabeth married in 1863. Their daughters were born soon afterwards but the family do not appear in the 1871 census. However, a son, Horner Wakefield Soppet was born in 1871 in New Zealand. By 1881, the family are back in England living with Elizabeth's sister. William is not present and does not reappear. 

There is an untold story here.

the places

Newbiggin-By-The-Sea and Bedlington, Northumberland

what the card says to us

The picture is of an unidentified house. It appears to have a flag pole in the front garden. Maybe it has some significance to the sender or the recipient.

The handwriting is poor. The message does not contain anything remarkable.