Physical Features
Knowing what our ancestors were like physically before the era of photography is murky at best. We rely upon good memories and strong oral tradition to build an image of them in our minds. At the same time, there are family traits which get passed down whose origin becomes lost over time, and whose knowledge of could be medically important to future generations.
The chart below is an attempt to present the known physical features of the last few generations of our corner of these families.
| Frank Bretz |
| Short |
| Thin Build |
| Hair Colour |
| ? |
| Nearsighted |
| |
| ? Blood |
| Smoker |
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| Lillian Wood |
| Short |
| Heavy Build |
| Hair Colour |
| ? |
| Nearsighted |
| Good Teeth |
| ? Blood |
| Non Smoker |
| Kidney Disease |
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| Andrew Halliday |
| 5' 9" |
| Average Build |
| Hair Colour |
| ? |
| |
| Good Teeth |
| ? Blood |
| ? |
| Heart Disease |
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| Elizabeth Farish |
| ~5' |
| Heavy Build |
| Hair Colour |
| ? |
| Age/Farsighted |
| |
| ? Blood |
| |
| Diabetes |
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| Arthur George |
| 5' 6" |
| Average Build |
| dark |
| ? |
| Age/Farsighted |
| |
| ? Blood |
| Smoker |
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| Ethel Dagg |
| Short |
| ? |
| Hair Colour |
| ? |
| |
| |
| ? Blood |
| |
| CMT Disease? |
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| Harry Neilson |
| 6' 5" |
| Thin Build |
| Hair Colour |
| ? |
| Age/Farsighted |
| |
| ? Blood |
| Smoker |
| Baldness |
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| Catherine Fyfe |
| Tall |
| Average Build |
| Hair Colour |
| ? |
| |
| |
| ? Blood |
| Heavy Smoker |
| Cancer? |
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| Howard Bretz |
| 5' 6" |
| 160 lbs |
| Hair Colour |
| Eye Colour |
| Nearsighted |
| Poor Teeth |
| ? Blood |
| Smoker |
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| Jean Halliday |
| 5' 6" |
| Average Build |
| Hair Colour |
| Eye Colour |
| Age/Farsighted |
| Good Teeth |
| ? Blood |
| Non Smoker |
| Diabetes |
|
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| Orville George |
| 5' 6" |
| 157 lbs |
| Hair Colour |
| Eye Colour |
| Age/Farsighted |
| Poor Teeth |
| O+ Blood |
| Smoker |
| CMT Disease |
|
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| Diana Neilson |
| 5' 5" |
| Thin Build |
| Hair Colour |
| Eye Colour |
| Age/Farsighted |
| Poor Teeth |
| A+ Blood |
| Smoker |
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| David Bretz |
| 5' 7" |
| 170 lbs |
| Hair Colour |
| Eye Colour |
| Very Nearsighted |
| Poor Teeth |
| O+ Blood |
| Smoker |
| Diabetes |
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| Judith George |
| 5' 1" |
| 150 lbs |
| Hair Colour |
| Eye Colour |
| Very Nearsighted |
| Poor Teeth |
| A+ Blood |
| Smoker/Quit |
| CMT Disease |
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