Five generations gather for Mary’s centenary

Mary Beels with five generations of her Family: (l-r) Angela Taylor, Mary Beels, Angela Egerton, Layla Hague and Rebecca Egerton

FIVE generations of a family’s women came together to celebrate a 100th birthday on Tuesday.

Mary Beels, who has lived in Oldham all her life, was joined by her daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter and her great-great-granddaughter on her birthday.

They all gathered at Mary’s house in Sycamore Avenue, Chadderton — where she has lived for 65 years — for a tea party to mark the big day.

Mary married her husband William in 1936, and they were together until he died in 1971. They had two children, William and Mary.