My parents were married in December 1934. As a wedding present they received a portrait of my mother from my Father’s Aunt Amy & Uncle Edwin.
Amy Durell who painted the watercolour portrait was a Royal Academician and an … Read the rest
Stories by Anita Cameron
Anita Cameron lives in Cambourne.
From Jersey, Channel Islands, to the African Continent
My father Richard Durell married Edmée Gruchy in Jersey on 21 December in 1934.
After marriage, Richard accepted a job in the Bank of British West Africa as he had previously been in banking in London. He was able to