Genealogy Chat

Heather, the more of these co-incidences that I hear about, the spookier they are! A few years ago I got a book from the local library called 'Tracing your Scottish Roots'. In it they had a case study, which I was shocked to find, the line they had followed was my husband's ancestors! Now I thought ...that's got to be a one off! Then last week I picked up another book at the library called 'Dicovering Your Scottish Ancestry' , and couldn't believe it when the example of the 1881 census in the book, was my husband's Grandfather and family!!! It was only later I discovered, the author was a distant relative I had contacted through this site. Weird eh? Christine

I think we should follow Heather's idea: have a brick wall 'built' - and the answers will come!! (if you build it, they will come...)

Hi Lara, it does make you wonder if greater forces are at work - but my GGPx4 must be larfing their boots off as I struggle to find them especially when I can stand at look at them in their graves just up the road from here! Little Ralph been on two proper walkies now. One by the river on a country walk in town - saw sheep, ducks and dogs and loved them all. Second one through our little town yesterday but so many people wanted to cuddle and kiss him he didnt actually walk a lot. I have emailed Battersea Dogs Home to a girl Ive met over the net there and asked if she can ask the medics there how I can do exercises for him to build up the muscles on his worse back leg. The less affected one is doing great, very strong and big thigh muscles but the pawless one isnt getting the same pressure on it and the muscles feel and look weak.

Hi Heather, I think the ancesters play games with us I think they hide and then give us a little clue every now and then to keep us interested and if we keep on going they reward us with a little more each time . I only wish my 'B' ancesters would play the game by the rules and give me a clue to some of my brick walls , also wanted to ask you how is the little puppy going ? kind regards Lara

Fantastic story, Heather. I enjoyed that! NEVER be surprised by coincidence - they are spooky things designed to show what a small world we really live in! Anne

I have been tracing my Horstead ancestors for two years now. First big coincidence was I found that I have lived in a house in Norfolk for 15 years on the very lane they would have walked by to get to the market. The bigger coincidence being I am from the east end of London and had no idea I was a Norfolk Nob. There have been others but the latest: Having some bricklaying done. Bricklayer sees me sweating over reams of paper when he is having his tea break. Explain to him doing family tree research. Real old Norfolk boy, says 'Oh yes, I suppose they were from London then?' (going on me accent I guess!) So snootily I go into this big, 'no they came from Norfolk back to Domesday book stuff actually', (as if) ...........'Oh and what is the name then'. Tell him, very rare name only about 280 in the country - Horstead. 'Well blow me' says he, thats the name of my plasterer! Now what a coincidence yes?? I am yet to meet this guy and try to find out where he fits in. But on goes bricklayer, excited by now at all this history - 'See if you can find my wifes family, they came from round these parts, name of Lasky' Now thinks I, what, 'Lasky' is an ancient Norfolk name?, I dont think so. But the other week I thought just to please him and get me bricklaying done well, Id look up the name. Well stone the crows, the family of Laskys (it did exist) lived in the house next door to my GGFx3 in 1851. NOW that is a coincidence!

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