David, hello! Which Mansfield's David? I was born a Mansfield in Tasmania, Australia, and no other relation of my generation has the disease. However, I know of at least one other living Mansfield descendant in Queensland, Australia, not positively of my family line, who is said to have the disease. I was told I had half the gene, and my former husband had the other half to bring the disease "out" again, in a milder form, in our son. I do hope your form has not debilitated you too much. Your Irish weren't O'Leary's? One was my grandmother, and my nearest Irish marriage into the family. Regards, Wynnette. ----- Original Message ----- From: "david taylor" <avidt@yahoo.co.uk> To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 5:10 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMB] MANSFIELD & HAEMACHROMATOSIS > Hi Wynette > > My connection to the Manfield's goes back to 1770, I > have this disease, but I was told that it probably > came through my mother's Irish side. > > Regards > > David Taylor > > > > --- Graeme Ford <grayford@dodo.com.au> wrote: > > Had no replies to my posting 1/9/2004, re: the > > possibility of this disease > > giving a genetic link between Mansfield families. > > Specifically Stephen > > Mansfield of Swaffham Prior. > > > > Any comments at all? > > > > Regards, Wynnette > > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > > . > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > . > >