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DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 1 Apr 2013 16:35

I should be so lucky.

Would love to go to India, been to the Netherlands and Spain just leaves me cold unless it was to the interior, could not face the costas!

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

JustJohn

JustJohn Report 1 Apr 2013 11:49

Brilliant, PP. That sort of Eureka moment is what it is all about.

Do you think WDYTYA would take you to Holland, Spain and India to dig further?

Researching:
Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021

lilybids

lilybids Report 1 Apr 2013 11:47

P G,how lucky was that nice to have good result :-D

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 1 Apr 2013 11:47

brill - think of all the holidays you might have :-D :-D

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 1 Apr 2013 11:43

Well done PigletsPal, hope you have same success with those who went to the US, I have given up on my lot who went over there.

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 1 Apr 2013 11:37

Through a general query I posted on Rootschat on the Bristol board I have been contacted from the Netherlands (me in London) and this lovely man has sent me details of a whole set of siblings who no matter how hard I looked was never able to find 3 of the 4.

No wonder, 1 went off to fight in WW1 met a girl in Holland married and never came home. Another brother similar but in Spain after WW1. Sister went to India and married a teaplanter. Last brother never left UK permanently so he was easy to follow around.

I am just so happy that a simple query about a place name (I mentioned the childrens father who had a very unique name) brought about this amazing new connection.

I can now add The Netherlands, Spain and India to the places my family live.

Now if only I could find the Irish lot who went to the US then I would be happy, but as I do not even know their names that will be a non-starter. :-D

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!