Hi, It's nice to hear that family research has some happy outcomes. My late father knew nothing of his family background, except that he had been left in an orphanage with his two brothers. His father had died and his mother had married another man, who didn;t want the boys. All of his life my father tried to trace his brothers. He saw the youngest one only once when they were in the army (different regiments) and after Frank's demob, even the army couldn't help Dad find him again. Dad never found Harry. I got the bit between my teeth just over a year ago and tracked down Harry's widow. Harry and Dad had died withing days of each other. Margaret and I now correspond as regularly as we can. I have gained an Aunt, 6 cousins and 13 second cousins. Plan to go and meet them all this summer. Sarah "Nelly" <gusnelly@orconFULLSTOPcoFULLSTOPnz> wrote in message news:2n2v4us71663rpq1247apjg78edcaq7gvg@4ax.com... > Well not so lost. I have been working on my hubbies family tree, it > was last updated 19 years ago. It turns out that a friend of mine who > has been a friend for the last 17 years ago is my husbands 3rd cousin. > > We are all stunned, kids are ecstatic as they get along really well. > My hubbies mum came from a family of 12 children and her father is one > of 16. It also turns out that my friend is close to some closer > relations of ours but we have never been at family gatherings at the > same time. > > Makes me wonder what else I'll find in there? > > Anyway, this is out of the Richards Reed side of his family in NZ that > emigrated from England in the 1800's, so if anyone has any link to us > can you please post here or email me by demunging my email address. > > TIA, > > > Nelly. > ICQ 14823033 > > If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours :-)

My brother met his best friend on their first day of Kindergarten and they have been best friends for the 42 years since then. Last year while pursuing another branch of the family, I discovered that my brother's best friend was our 3rd cousin! We had no inkling of this all those years. Kathryn Rogers "sarah.burningham" <sarah.burningham@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:UPP38.10665$4i5.1474782@news11-gui.server.ntli.net... > Hi, > > It's nice to hear that family research has some happy outcomes. > > My late father knew nothing of his family background, except that he had > been left in an orphanage with his two brothers. His father had died and > his mother had married another man, who didn;t want the boys. > > All of his life my father tried to trace his brothers. He saw the youngest > one only once when they were in the army (different regiments) and after > Frank's demob, even the army couldn't help Dad find him again. > > Dad never found Harry. I got the bit between my teeth just over a year ago > and tracked down Harry's widow. Harry and Dad had died withing days of each > other. Margaret and I now correspond as regularly as we can. I have gained > an Aunt, 6 cousins and 13 second cousins. Plan to go and meet them all this > summer. > > Sarah > "Nelly" <gusnelly@orconFULLSTOPcoFULLSTOPnz> wrote in message > news:2n2v4us71663rpq1247apjg78edcaq7gvg@4ax.com... > > Well not so lost. I have been working on my hubbies family tree, it > > was last updated 19 years ago. It turns out that a friend of mine who > > has been a friend for the last 17 years ago is my husbands 3rd cousin. > > > > We are all stunned, kids are ecstatic as they get along really well. > > My hubbies mum came from a family of 12 children and her father is one > > of 16. It also turns out that my friend is close to some closer > > relations of ours but we have never been at family gatherings at the > > same time. > > > > Makes me wonder what else I'll find in there? > > > > Anyway, this is out of the Richards Reed side of his family in NZ that > > emigrated from England in the 1800's, so if anyone has any link to us > > can you please post here or email me by demunging my email address. > > > > TIA, > > > > > > Nelly. > > ICQ 14823033 > > > > If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours :-) > >