What an amazing story. Sorry I can't help but very best of luck with your search..............Elaine, California In a message dated 11/9/01 2:15:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, Shirley@mitchjar.freeserve.co.uk writes: > I have a real sad reason for wanting to find James in that he carried a > hereditary disease and died shortly after Richard was born. The disease is > now known as Familial Adenomatous Polyposis ( bowel cancer then) EVERY one > of the above children died of it, all but one before having children of > their own. Charlotte had 4 children before dying of it at the age of 37. > her children all died of it again before having had children, except one - > James SANDERSON. James had 2 children and then died of it at the age of 36! > He had a son, James (died without having children at the age of 34) and a > daughter Davina (my grandmother) who managed to have one daughter (my > mother) before dying at the age of 37. My mother had myself and my brother > before dying at 41. My brother died 4 years ago when he was only 29 (no > children) - I am, however still very much alive, even though I have the > disease and have had my bowel removed etc and I am now 41!! I have had 5 > children of which only one has inhe! > rited the disease (my eldest) the others have been genetically tested and > are clear. YIPPEE!!! > >