On This Day ... 21 March

21 Mar 1813     Mary Halliday was born in Sunderland, Co Durham, England. She was the daughter of John Halliday and Jane Hudson.

21 Mar 1915     Robert Pugh was born in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA. He was the son of Christopher Thomas Pugh Jr and Olga Servas

21 Mar 1919     William Hudson was born in West Hartlepool, Co Durham, England. He was the son of Robert Hudson and Daisy Clarke and a first cousin to my father. William fought in World War Two and died near Florence, Italy in 1944.

And finally, happy birthday to my brother Duncan!