There is a story worth recording that relates to this very old gold watch. Jenny Robards of Sydney, and a third generation descendant of Samuel McClymont (no2 of the 14 Manuka siblings) was proudly wearing it at the reunion. She said she was given it by her mother( Flora Walker, nee McClymont) before she died and always thought that it had belonged to her grandfather. However, after seeing the pictures of Alexander Cunningham McClymont's watch and seal on the blog, she attended an antique fair in Sydney at Easter time and got a jeweler to take a closer look at the inscription. It is actually A.C. M. That is not her grandfather Samuel but her GREAT grand father the one and only Alexander! She is understandably very proud to own it!In the above picture Jenny is in the front wearing the black dress with the cream blouse. Many family got a close look at the watch on the day.
** Please refer to and earlier blog that traces the story of Samuel's family in which the three little girls lost both parents when they were very young. This was only one of a few interesting outcomes connected with us all gathering together.
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