Hello Jennifer, Just before you despair is there any possibility at all that Grandfather might have had leave at the appropriate time? I don't know if those soldiers ever had the chance to come home, but someone out there might be able to throw you a lifeline if there are any records to check. Still, at least it is a problem with a grandfather, and not a father. I am acquainted with someone who is only 'half' who she thinks she is (- ie the mother's side). She either doesn't know, or chooses to ignore it. I suppose it all boils down to that old saying, it's a wise child that knows its own father! If anyone saw the last episode of Foyle's War on Sunday, this was part of the story line; one was left with the impression that whatever 'sins' had been committed, love for the mother made forgiveness possible and the cuckoo would be absorbed and loved as their own. That's more important in the end, I reckon, than accuracy in family history. Incidentally, I am inspired to visit old Hastings and enjoy some of the scenery as shown in the programme. Can anyone recommend a nice b&b in the area? Best wishes, Georgina 10821 ----- Original Message ----- From: "jencap" <jencap@ntlworld.com> To: <sfhg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 8:59 PM Subject: [SFHG] faulty line > After 8 years of tracing my mother's ancestors and feeling quite pleased > with myself at what I'd achieved I decided to see if I could find my > grandfather's military service record and now I wish I hadn't because it's > beginning to look as though 'Grandfather' was serving in France during WW1 > at the time of my mother's conception but was the named father and the > husband of my Grandmother Oh dear! oh dear! Dare I hope that somehow > there's been a mistake. I haven't had much luck with grandfathers as I > made the same discovery with my father's 'father'. who was apparently a > POW 1914-18. But at least I hadn't traced his line back to the 17th > century. > I'm sure I'm not the first person to make such a discovery and would > appreciate the views of other members with the same experience. > I shall take consolation in the fact that my mother's sisters were > grandfather's children at least. > > Jennifer > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >