Another great grandfather had close to a dozen children. Unfortunately, all the boys died in infancy. So he and his wife were left with six daughters.
The story goes that towards the end of his life he had an affair with the wife of one of his tenants. She bore him a son. And when he got too ill to go visit them he would ask to be pushed by the window in his wheelchair so that he could watch them go as she walked by his house with the stroller. I have a copy of his testament, and sure enough there is a provision for that boy in it.
I am not sure what to think of this story…I wonder what was the reaction to it in those days and what would happen if it took place today…I never knew him but my grandmother (his granddaughter) adored him and had fond memories of staying at their house as a child. She was the first grandchild and I suspect she got spoiled there.
