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I wont go into details because I could write a novel about my rellies! My family were gypsies, On my grandmothers side English and on my grandfathers side Romanian. I have found looking for details of my grandfather particularly hard as his family travelled extensivley with the circus' and fairs. His parents were born in Romania, yet he was born in Brazil, one of his sisters was born in Canada, The other in the US and finally his brother was born in France! I knew that there was relations in the US who got left there when my g grandparents came back to Europe. So for the past 5 years I have been searching for them in the hope that they may be able to tell me more about the family. The problem I had was that the original surname had been changed to sound more English and I was not sure what the exact name was. Anyway last week I took an good guess at the name and I knew that hopefully they would be in California. I searched for addresses and wrote to the 3 eldest men with that suname. This morning (At 3AM) I got a telephone call from one of them. It turns out that he knows who my g grandfather is. He was the brother of this mans g grandfather. So I think that makes us 2nd cousins? He has told me loads about the family already. Dread to think what my phone bill will be like over the next few weeks! Pat

Congratulations, you lucky thing! Viv

Well done Val

In keeping with the general trend, I am green with envy. Well done. Happy days

Really pleased for you Pat! Kaz :o))

I remember parts of your postings as you searched for these people. Well done. Wasn't someone talking about a better rate for overseas calls, fairly recently on these boards?

Thanks everyone. I still can't believe it. I am going to write a long list of questions for next time i phone! Pat

Pat ... I am thrilled for you .... I know how long and hard you have been looking for your elusive ancestors. Oh but you are lucky love.... mine were just labourers and carmen..... I know you have had to put in a lot of work to find them but what an interesting lot they are. Jean x.

Jean, Yes they are an interesting lot. I would like to write the book. Maybe I will think about it now as I seem to be on the right track. Pat

Oh Pat ...i am soooo pleased for you. You must be feeling over the moon. Val xx

Val, Yep! But you lot are the only ones who understand. Everyone else thinks im mad! Pat

Pat, That is fantastic for you, I know how hard they have made it for you to find them. Mind you, after such a struggle to find the connection, it must be 10 times more exciting than it is for me to track down yet another ag-lab. Congratulations! Carole

Pat, how fantastic!!!! I know you have worked really hard to get to this point. Well done and all the best! Still looking for my brick wall, boo hoo.......................

Pat I am so pleased for you. You must be very excited... to say the least. Keep searching...... you might just come accross some of mine?? LOL Deanna X

I am so pleased for you Pat. While you are on a winning streak, please shake my hand and pass a bit on to me. Well done you. June xx

what superb news!! My uncle (mother's side) was at Daddy's funeral and has promised to call me as he has ORIGINAL certicates and loads of other docs that I can copy..... but he hasn't yet and I don't have a number for him!! xx

well done! can just imagine when the phone rang at that time in the morning - you would have been half asleep - but when your realsied what it was about PING you would be wide awake. so chuffed for you :-))))

Well done Pat, I am so pleased for you. Sue

Congrats pat,you r a lucky thing....could you put the solution in water,lol. got a few bricks myself!!

Am sooo chuffed for you Pat - I bet you want to keep telling everyone lol - at least people on here will understand:)