Lost Postcard Reunites Family After 121 Years, Uniting Long-Lost Relatives‌ ‌

Henry Darby – Swansea Building Society, Helen Roberts (Lydia’s great-niece), Nick Davies (Ewart – The Sender of the postcard’s Grandson), Margret Spooner (Lydia’s great-niece), and Faith Reynolds (Lydia great -Granddaughter). HENRY DARBY VIA SWNS.

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A postcard delivered 121 years late has reunited a family – who recognized their relatives.

The card dated August 3, 1903, arrived at Swansea Building Society in Wales – on August 16 this year.

It was addressed to a Miss Lydia Davies who likely lived at what is now the Society’s head office.

The card, written by a boy called Ewart to his sister Lydia, was delivered 121 years late.

And now after seeing the story two families came forward and discovered they were related.

Several of Lydia and Ewart’s descendants have met for the first time at the West Glamorgan Archive.

Nick Davies, Ewart’s grandson, was joined by Lydia’s great-nieces, Helen Roberts and Margaret Spooner, as well as Lydia’s great-granddaughter, Faith Reynolds.

The relatives, who traveled from different parts of the UK, were thrilled to meet each other and discover their shared ancestry.

Nick, 65, from West Sussex, described the experience as “extraordinary”.

He said: “It’s like a family reunion, where the only connection you have is a common ancestor dating back to over a hundred years ago.”

He shared that Ewart, who would have been just 13 at the time, was spending his summer holidays at his grandfather’s house in Fishguard when he wrote the postcard to his sister Lydia, who was known to collect them.