A postcard delivered 121 years after it was sent has reunited a family. Staff at Swansea Building Society in Wales were astonished when the card, dated August 3, 1903, arrived 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, from her brother Ewart.
After seeing the story two families came forward and discovered they were related. Several of Lydia and Ewart's descendants have now met for the first time at the West Glamorgan Archive. Ewart’s grandson, Nick Davies, from West Sussex , was joined by Lydia’s great-nieces, Helen Roberts and Margaret Spooner, as well as Lydia’s great-granddaughter, Faith Reynolds.
The relatives, who travelled from different parts of the UK, were thrilled to meet each other and discover their shared ancestry. Nick described the experience as "extraordinary''. The 121 year old postcard (Image: Swansea Building Society / SWNS) The 65-year-old 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.
" Read more: Disabled man fears worst after 'lifeline' gym membership revoked 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. The postcard, which contains a message apologising for not being able to "get the pair of these," has been interp.