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Wow!!
Did I just get completely blown away!
Now as most of you know, I am an orphan.. I have no parents left and little if any cousins or aunts and those I do have live very far away and have probably only met once or twice.. My parents weren’t great exponants of travelling and since my Mom was a “Van Der Merwe from JHB” and my Dad was from “Immigrant Irish descent” you can see the difficulties they faced.
So I have all but given up hope of ever knowing my Dad’s side of which he rarely spoke of and my Mom’s side is very scarcely heard from.. Dont think my Ouma knew me to be honest!..lol
So this morning I get a call from a lady by the name of Lynn and she asked if I remember my Uncle Bobby! OMG!
I almost fell off my chair!
Unfortunately she is leaving to go back to Australia today (where my uncle moved to many many years ago) and I won’t have but a brief meet with her, as I am going to the airport to see her off.. But I am not going emptyhanded.. Taking photo’s and contact addresses and anything I can think of and from there we can create a link in a family where there are very few of us left…
Wonder if I should take biltong..hmmmmm
So wish me luck as I try and add a few more family members to my dwindling tree…
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oh shame… that is just horrible… remember to collect a hug from the new aunt… family is not to be sneezed at
I wish you luck. Hope this turns into a link or a clue or something you can use to get more info.
Spookasem???? More info, please.
wow, how exciting! i was lucky enough to know my dad’s mom very well, and my mom’s mom is still alive and very well!
i spoke to both of them about their lives before they met my grandfathers and their life stories have been written down in various detail… its so interesting!
stef – I gave her big big hugs.. and she is my cousin… Family is definitely NOT to be sneezed at.. THe occasional murder plotting is exceptable though..
Max – More info will follow later.. promise !
Angel – I am sooooo excited.. my uncle phoned my yesterday and told me he has written a family story surrounding my irsish heritage and will be sending me a copy to sink my teeth into… This is soooo incredible…I can hardly wait!