I have a story that my father told us kids just last year/. I don't know how fascinating it is, but I certainly found it interesting. The year was 1952, and my parents were living in Perth, Scotland at the time. They were 26 years old, married just over 4 years. They had 3 children, 1 boy and 2 girls, (aged 4, 3 and 2 yrs. respectively) My younger sister and I hadn't arrived on the scene yet....) My father worked as a clerk at the time, and as you can imagine, in those days, didn't make very much money. Having a wife and family to support, things were tight. Through his work he and my mother made the acquaintance of a man and his wife from England, in their 30's who had been married for several years, couldn't have children and dearly wanted them. This couple were invited to my parents home for a meal, and they met my brother and two sisters. They took quite a shine to the eldest girl, then 3, (my sister Kathleen). They offered my parents quite a lot of money to BUY her from my parents. !!! My parents of course, couldn't possibly part with their child, and the young couple were never seen or heard from again. When my Dad told us this story, at a family dinner one evening, we were all shocked and surprised. This was one " skeleton in the closet" that we never thought we'd dig up! Pat Walker. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:07 PM Subject: [K/NIBB/S] Two items >1. >Jeff WHITTAKER tells me that Dorothy KNIBB died last week aged 95. She was >buried in the old Knibb cemetery at Little Genito farm in Goochland County >where many of her ancestors were laid to rest. It was Dorothy who carried >out genealogical research about their early days in Virginia. I first became >aware of her when she met Michele's uncle Austen KNIBB and gave him a copy >of the Knibb Pie Recipe. > >2. >'Perfect Strangers' by Stephen POLIAKOFF was broadcast again on the BBC over >the weekend. The series was based on a weekend family reunion at which >estranged members attended, reminiscing over old photos and past events. I >missed some of the episodes last time around, so was glad to fit together all >the intrigues. The family 'archivist' was quoted as saying that every family >has three fantastic stories to relate. I'd settle for just one from each >K/NIBB/S lister! > >bfn > >Alan > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >