October 22nd 1907 may to annie jones nee albert

birmingham, warwickshire to wormelow, herefordshire

50.5 miles

the message

“Dear Mrs Jones

Not home yet. Still have more pain than I like. Dr is going to examine me in a day or so, then he will see he says. Do hope he says I am alright. Must put up with it whatever he says. Been here 5 weeks on Sat. It does seem so long. Leah looked bad on Sunday. It is a worry for her & her being alone does not improve matters. Hope to let you know more news

With love

May”

the sender

There are no clues to the identity of May nor about he relationship to the Jones family.

the recipient

Annie Jones nee Albert (1868-1940) was the daughter of Richard Warren Albert (1834-1920) and Mary Ann Bolton (1835-1917). Richard was a Joiner and Carpenter. Mary Ann had been a Dressmaker.

In the 1891 census Annie was a housemaid and later that year she married Richard Jones (1868-1939) who was a farmer.

the tree

the places

Birmingham, Warwickshire

Wormelow, Herefordshire

what the card says to us

The picture shows a view of Cannon Hill Park in Birmingham with some people on a bridge looking at some ducks. The card bears a Birmingham postmark.

The message is a bit depressing. Reading between the lines, May has been in hospital for 5 weeks and someone called Leah is home alone and struggling. There is nothing to allow a connection to be made between May and Annie Jones. Hopefully May was alright and made a full recovery. It is a mystery why this postcard with this message has survived for over 110 years.