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Writing to distant family
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Sarah | Report | 23 Apr 2009 21:52 |
I was wondering what success/problems people have encountered when writing letters to distant family members regarding asking them whether they could be of any help. |
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Sheila | Report | 23 Apr 2009 21:58 |
I wrote to Australia to a distant relation, the letter explained who I was and stating if they did not want to reply then I would understand, They wrote back and I have found out much more about the family. Short and sweet. Hope this helps Sheila |
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KathleenBell | Report | 23 Apr 2009 22:06 |
I would write just stating that you are tracing your family history, and that you appreciate that there may be reasons you don't know about why the family lost contact, but that all you would like to do is find out about your great-gran. Say you would appreciate any help or information he can give. |
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Madmeg | Report | 23 Apr 2009 22:06 |
I haven't done it, but often thought about it. Let us know how you go on. |
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ladybird1300 | Report | 24 Apr 2009 07:45 |
I contacted a distant cousin on Ancestry who is descended from my g g grandfather's brother in Wiltshire. Now we are good friends & I am going to visit her & the family next weekend. May be I was really lucky cos she was so friendly & welcoming! |
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Teresa With Irish Blood in Me Veins | Report | 24 Apr 2009 12:22 |
Sarah |
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Joy | Report | 27 Apr 2009 19:20 |
researching my history I found out that my Grandmother had a son from a second marriage, she had left my grandfather with four children, who incidently all ended up in childrens homes, anyway grandmother had died in 1986 so I wrote to her son (my half uncle) saying that I was researching my family tree & I believed that he was the son of the late........ I explained who I was & said that I would quite understand if he didn't want to get in touch but he did, he wrote back by return of post asking me to telephone him, we had a good long chat as he had no idea that his mother had other children, he hadn't even known that she had been married before until after she died, anyway we keep in touch,he's a lovely man, it's just sad that all his half siblings are all dead & gone now. |
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Janet 693215 | Report | 27 Apr 2009 20:51 |
Go for it, at worst they can only say they're not interested. |
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Jean | Report | 27 Apr 2009 22:19 |
Go For it Sarah, |