September 20th 1934 E A Blewitt (?) to ethel red nee arnold
dersingham, Norfolk to porlock, minehead, somerset
275 miles
the message
"Dersingham
Norfolk
This is to tell you that the duck was delicious + we all enjoyed it. Also the other things. We hope you are all well. We had a good journey.
E A Blewitt"
the sender
The signature is not clear. It could be Blewitt or Bosworth or Boswell or something completely different.
the recipient
Ethel Red nee Arnold (1882-1966) was the daughter of James Philip Arnold (1842-1899) and Ann Perkins (1842-1907). James was a tailor, originally from Cardiff.
Ethel married Irving Red (1878-1966) in 1911. At the time she was working as a housekeeper for her sister Elizabeth Ann Floyd nee Red (1874-1929) and her furrier husband Alfred (1876-1960. Irving was the son of Ambrose Red (1839-1917) and Susan Geving (1849-1945). In 1911 Irving was working on his father's farm.
The PLaces
Dersingham and Sandringham, Norfolk
Porlock, Minehead, Somerset
what the card says to us
The picture shows York Cottage on the Queen's Sandringham Estate which is near Dersingham. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Cottage)
The only other things we learn is that the duck was delicious and the journey was good.
What the relationship between sender and recipient was is not clear. They do not appear to be family. Was this a holiday in Somerset?
