“My mother is Pamela Elizabeth Dittmer (married Martin David Beard in 1958), I have one sister Andrea Elizabeth...my grandmother was Newman (from County Meath - family on same piece of land for 400 odd years), my grandfather died in 1988, never met him as we emigrated to NZ in 1966 (long story - won't bore you with it here but one for a ph converstaion or a meeting).....my great grandfather (Christoher Frederick) was torpedoed in WW1 by a U Boat boat - he was on the SS Verdi - he a 2/3 others died - U boat commmander was Hans Rose later went on to be CO of the U Boat force in WW2.

My great great grandfather moved to Liverpool with the rest of the family from Neu Massow in Prussia in the mid 1800's - only Dittmers in Liverpool ... Sugar workers.....

Alice Dittmer did indeed die in Port Sunlight - was a retirement home for people who worked for Sunlight Soap - my Mum tells the whole story - quite sad really ...

My Mums brother was Fred - policeman in Liverpool - died of a stroke (I think) mid 1970's.

My first cousin is Steve Dittmer - works for United Utilities, 2 sons Tim (used to be Liverpool and Ireland under 17 goalkeeper) and Jon (works in the court service in Manchester).”