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'Part 2 Still on Mums maternal side, I had an Uncle Cyril who was married to a lady named Ada and they had two sons named Cyril and Eric. Ada died when the boys were still tiny and I didn’t know that there were any photos of her at all. In the bag I found a studio portrait of Cyril, Ada and young Cyril as a baby. By sheer coincidence, last Thursday I was out shopping and saw a face that looked vaguely familiar. I overheard someone call her ……….and I realised that it was the baby Cyril’s daughter, who I hadn’t seen since she was a little girl. When I told her about the photograph she was over the moon. She had never seen a photo of her Grandmother, so of course I e-mailed it to her that evening, along with a wedding group photo I had found of her Uncles wedding. This included her Gt. Grandmother and many other family members that she had never seen. Oh, and me as a 6 year old bridesmaid :) There were several other photographs, written on the back, of cousins of my Mum on her paternal side and who they were related to. So I now have loads of clues for the other branch too. Also in the bag were photos of people I don’t know but I am going to see an elderly relative (yes, even older than me lol) soon, to see if she can enlighten me as to who they are. There was a birthday card from my Gt. Grandma to my Grandma – many other, very old birthday cards – some very old postcards including a postcard to my Mum, of the boat that my aunt sailed on when she emigrated to Australia and the date is readable and so many other treasures that there isn’t room to list them. As well as all this, last Wednesday I had an e-mail from a cousin I found on GR, telling me that she had found someone who had been researching the family for many years and she has already sent me details of the family for three generations further back than we had managed to go. She is sending me loads more in the post. To conclude, I had agreed to have a look for a friends tree and had sent for her Grandparents marriage certificate as a present. When it arrived on Thursday, I was able (I believe) to find quite easily both sides on many census, which should give her a very good start and I hardly dare tell you that, in the same post, I received a cheque for £50 from ‘Take a Break’. I had won the mega snap competition in the 1st of December issue. So if anyone noticed that I wasn’t around much for the last 10 days, now you know why lol :)))) Chrissie xx

*loves hearing nice news... wonders if there's a Part Three...*

blimey girl! the gods are smiling on you aint they! seriously - its brilliant to hear such good stuff

Wow! How exciting Chrissie :o) I hope your good luck continues for the rest of 2006 and if you could spread it around a bit that would be very kind of you :o) Helenxxx

That is lovely Chrissie. Isn't it wonderful when we find a link? I have found one on here too. I just love it. I have not sent her any photos yet, but I really must. I also found someone who is connected only by the fact that her people knew my husband's people. They lived in the same little town and knew eachother and the history was so interesting.....all coming from my husband's and his sister's memories. We have swopped photos. Isn't history wonderful? After all, if we go back far enough........ we would find that we were ALL brothers and sisters. We really should be kinder to eachother! Deanna X AND congratulations on you £50 award, enjoy it. X

Becs - I'm sure I've forgotten something, so watch this spac lol:)) Sheila - Thank you. They are aren't they. Dawn :))))))))))))) Helen - Thank you, I'll see what I can do. If anyone wants a look up on 1837 at the moment - I'm your girl lol:))))

Thank you Deanna. It does get exciting doesn't it. It's lovely as well, just being able to see the writing of Gt Grandparents. Suddenly they seem to come to life instead of just being a name on the census. Chrissie xx

Blimey Chrissie - exciting stuff. So pleased for you. Daisy

Oh Chrissie what a lovely story and all those rellies queuing(?) up to meet you as well. Will there be a part 3? Jxx

Thank you Daisy:)) Thanks Julie. I wouldn't be surprised - I'm following lots of leads from the photos but I imagine it will be a while before I sort it all out.

Chrissie, You are in what is called 'a purple patch'. It is wonderful isn't it? Not that I have had too many of them .... LOL. I really envy you all those photographs. I have none from the early days on either my father or mothers side. My mother-in-law, bless her, left me a carrier bag full of wonderful old photos....unfortunately no names on the backs, there is no-one left to ask and I haven't got a clue who they are. So pleased that you have been kept so busy finding answers to all your questions. Jean x.

Thank you Jean:)) I hope that somehow you will be able to find out who some of yours are too. I'm sure that there will be a few that I never know who they are though but I can't complain:)) Chrissie xx

Chrissie That really was a lovely ten days - thanks for sharing it with us and good luck with all your new leads! cheers Kaz :o) Fingers x'ed for you that aunt Mary didn't marry a Smith!

Thanks Kaz - I will let you know when you can uncross them. The cert. should be here by next weekend:))

were you absent for ten days cos you spent your £50 on cheap vodka?? that's a lovely story and just the deal breaker I need to get my Mum up the loft and looking for the photos she's promise dto give me for years. I would do it myself but being a short *rse I cant reach from the top of the ladder to the loft hatch - my fingers are about three inches shy

LOL Zoe - no to the Vodka:)) Show your mum Part 1 and this thread and I am sure she will go hareing up the loft for you straight away:)) Failing that, have a loft ladder put in for her like ours:)) Chrissie xx

Drinks on you now then, Chrissie ??? lol What a lovely story, let us know when the certificate arives!! :0) Joan xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Chrissie I wanted to get her one for Christmas but she says no as it would be too messy getting the hatch cut larger (no more messy than her falling out of the loft and straight down the stairs was my reply) I think she's keeping secret stuff up there that she doesn't want me to get access to which is why I'm not allowed Z xx

Sorry - been having lunch. Thanks Joan - will do:)) Zoe - We didn't have to make our hatch any larger, have a word with B & Q. You never know what you might find up there:)) Don't forget to tell us all if you find something exciting though will you:))