Julian wrote: > 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? I don't honestly know. The best thing you can do is fully explain the situation and give all the evidence you have, with copies of all supporting documents and ask them if they can help. > One other thing I should like to say to you is Thank you for > offering useful advice on the LONDON List some time ago. You're welcome :)) > 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) It's unusual for my "Sunday Best" address to bounce mail back. It's usually t'other way around! :)) That's why I tend to use my gmail address now. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Julian, if you do use the Salvation Army to try and trace the family it would be good to know the results, I'm sure this would be interesting, good luck and best wishes, Jan > Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 09:22:18 +0100 > From: charani.b@gmail.com > To: middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MDX] My alleged grandfather. > > Julian wrote: > > 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? > > I don't honestly know. > > The best thing you can do is fully explain the situation and give all > the evidence you have, with copies of all supporting documents and ask > them if they can help. > > > One other thing I should like to say to you is Thank you for > > offering useful advice on the LONDON List some time ago. > > You're welcome :)) > > > 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) > > It's unusual for my "Sunday Best" address to bounce mail back. It's > usually t'other way around! :)) That's why I tend to use my gmail > address now. > > -- > Charani (UK) > OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM > Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM > http://wsom-opc.org.uk > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message