Madalena Simmonds was born in 1884.
She was the eldest child of a Portuguese mother
and an English father.
She met Hamish Fitzgerald in Douro, Portugal,
when he came to work in her father's vineyard.
They married in 1902.
The couple had 3 children:
Adelaide b. 1904
Alex b. 1906
Graca b. 1910.
She was the eldest child of a Portuguese mother
and an English father.
She met Hamish Fitzgerald in Douro, Portugal,
when he came to work in her father's vineyard.
They married in 1902.
The couple had 3 children:
Adelaide b. 1904
Alex b. 1906
Graca b. 1910.
For reflection ...
Madalena was the eldest child in her family.
Should the firstborn child shoulder the responsibility for care of aging parents?
Are they more likely to forego their own desires
to fulfil familial duties?
Madalena was the eldest child in her family.
Should the firstborn child shoulder the responsibility for care of aging parents?
Are they more likely to forego their own desires
to fulfil familial duties?