From both her maternal and paternal families, these were men who struggled through poverty to follow their desire to help those in need.
In the case of her paternal great-grandfather, this was something that led not only to work in medicine - but also to a prison cell.
Conscientious Objectors in WW1 were imprisoned and punished severely for their beliefs. For many, the stigma never left them.
Still, the coal miner from Abertillery stuck to his principles.
And he made it through. He trained as a chemist, and lived out his life in that profession.
On her mother's side, Fearne traced the life of another chemist, an Irishman who later became a doctor.
Although, 'became' indicates that he trained as a doctor... in his case, it was more like, 'decided he was a doctor, so now he was a doctor, ok?'
Still, he was apparently a skilled one!
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