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 : Eileen Alford, 39, marries Graham Drew, 17, Devon


Eileen Alford, 39, marries Graham Drew, 17, Devon

May 05, 1978 - Granny Marries a 17 Year Old. 39 year old Eileen Alford, Mother of eight and grandmother of two has married 17 year old Graham Drew in a runaway wedding in Scotland. Twice divorced Eileen has known Graham since he was a little boy and was very friendly with his mother as she lived next door. The romance started last November when Graham, then 16, jilted his girlfriend in favour of Eileen. He then moved into her council home in the village of Uffculme early this year. Graham Proposed. And although his mother refused permission for the wedding the couple hitch-hiked the 650 miles to Dundee last week for the civil ceremony. At her nearby home his mother Mrs Ethel Drew said: It's a mockery of a marriage, I don't give it six months. Photo Shows: The instant family outside their home in the village of Uffculme, Devon, Graham and Eileen, in the background with Eileen's daughter Jessie, 15, in the middle, Eileen's eldest son Mike, his wife Wendy and their baby Tammy, with Eileen's daughters Anne Marie, 7, and Mary Anne, 10. In front her sons Ian, 9, and James 12

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13301947
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47085293
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5551px x 4415px (2.2MB)
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Keystone Pictures USA

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Alford Although Divorced Dundee Eileen Eldest Ethel Favor Girlfriend Granny Hitch Instant Jessie Jilted Lived Marries Mockery Moved Nearby Permission Proposed Refused Runaway Tammy Twice Wendy


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