Julian wrote: > Living descendants tend to be hard to trace and finding their addresses > is an invasion of privacy. It is possible to obtain addresses via a > particular company who somehow finds out 'silent" numbers and addresses > in phone books but I am loath to use them. I think you are justified in being reluctant to use such people. Have you been in touch with the Salvation Army? The Sally Annie can trace families but you have to be related and if they do find members of the family, they won't pass on the details immediately. They will contact the family first and if they are willing to connect, then the Sally Annie will make the introductions. If the family don't want to know, you won't be any further forward than you are now. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Dear Charani, thank you for your suggestion that I try using the Salvation Army to trace descendants of my Robertson family. I had not thought of that but I shall now give it a go. Unfortunately, I cannot categorically state I am related - only that I* think* I am related, albeit on the basis of significant circumstantial evidence. Do you think they would be willing to help me in those circumstances? One other thing I should like to say to you is Thank you for offering useful advice on the LONDON List some time ago. I attempted to thank you personally but my email was rejected as undeliverable. (I discovered much later that my ISP had been Black Balled by a few overseas ISPs because their spam filters were letting a lot of junk mail through. I have since changed my ISP) I would appreciate your comment on my question about "Sally Ann". Kind regards, Julian On 5/08/2010 6:39 PM, Charani wrote: > Julian wrote: > > >> Living descendants tend to be hard to trace and finding their addresses >> is an invasion of privacy. It is possible to obtain addresses via a >> particular company who somehow finds out 'silent" numbers and addresses >> in phone books but I am loath to use them. >> > I think you are justified in being reluctant to use such people. > > Have you been in touch with the Salvation Army? The Sally Annie can > trace families but you have to be related and if they do find members > of the family, they won't pass on the details immediately. They will > contact the family first and if they are willing to connect, then the > Sally Annie will make the introductions. If the family don't want to > know, you won't be any further forward than you are now. > > > > >