Q IS FOR QUALTROUGH

Q is for Qualtrough
and Q is for quality
Manx is my origin
the cause for frivolity

Since early in life
been Qualtrough inclined
my grandmother Maggie
Dad's ancestral line

Maggie was Kiwi
NZ born and bred
her father from Manxland
the story was said

From childhood onwards
I loved my Manx history
an adult I was when
I solved my Q mystery

Searching and seeking
I went far and wide
found thousands of Qualtroughs
all round the world wide

For 30-odd years
give take but a few
Qualtroughs my passion
and worthwhile too

For all of the rellies
their interest was heard
recorded and written
the history in word

Family reunions
were held round the world
of many Q branches
their flags they unfurled

Many knew not
that their history was Manx
the work has been done
and for that I give thanks

The years of research
is now on the Net
for all of the Qualtroughs
there is no regret

Retired am I
I leave satisfied
I know there is more
so the gate's open wide

Time for another
to continue the work
much more to be done so
there's no time to shirk

Not only my history
but that of the many
whose ancestry Qualtrough
worth more than a penny

So Q is for Qualtrough
and Q is for quality
from Isle of Man
a cause for frivolity

(c) Elizabeth A Feisst April 2006
All rights reserved

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