The Descendants of Thomas & Rose Ann Mould of Peterborough, England

About the Book

This book tells the story of Thomas and Rose Ann Mould who lived in the hamlet of Gunthorpe, near Peterborough, England in the latter half of the 19th century. It traces their ancestry and the history of their children, grandchildren and all their descendants in countries as far apart as the United States, England and New Zealand. Family pictures and photographs of grave headstones complement the narrative and further documentation is provided by complete sets of family trees and a genealogy report. Also included is arrival information for those descendants who emigrated to the United States. Many initially settled in Aberdeen, South Dakota, though some later moved west to the San Diego area of California where many of them are buried. Others headed for Perkins County, South Dakota, an extremely remote area of the United States, and their harsh living conditions are described and documented. .

About the Author

Joan (Mould) Bolton was born in Peterborough where she spent the first eighteen years of her life before going to London University to major in Spanish in 1961. During the summer of 1963, she had the opportunity to visit North America and, in preparation for this trip, Guilford Mould helped his daughter track down some of their American cousins. It was in Aberdeen, South Dakota that Joan first met her second cousin, Helen Klapper, along with her fourteen-year-old son, Richard. When he renewed contact thirty-eight years later to seek her help with this book, she readily agreed. By that time, Joan and her husband Reg were living in the small market town of Bridport on the Dorset coast. Richard Klapper lives with his wife Linda and their silky terrier. They spend their winters in the Texas town of Alvin and summers in Estes Park, Colorado. Richard has been an active genealogist for twelve years and has previously published a family history book in 2004. In addition to researching the family, he maintained the family history database and handled computer related chores.