Hi Anne, thanks for that suggestion. Yes, the main problem is that Marie told her children, and the grand daughter that she raised, very little. She kept her early life a big secret and only said that she left/escaped from Poland because of the terrible conditions there at the time. She never ever mentioned or made contact with any family in Poland. Maybe they were all dead. On her marriage certificate where her father is named it states 'deceased'. So, we presume that he was already dead when Marie left Poland. No mention was ever made of her mother. Many thanks for your interest, Chris