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What a disappointment!!! anyone else had this expe
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N | Report | 7 Oct 2004 12:35 |
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i have the same problem. i have 3 birth certs with no fathers name on it at all, fount out these 3 people have a half sister, guess what she is living, was soooooooooo happy about it, contacted her about it, wrote her alovely letter saying not interested in any family gossip, would love just names, areas if known and dates if known, i put in paper so they had paper to relpy on and a self addressed evevlope, so all they need was a pen. didnt hear a thing, tried again 8 months later just in case they never got the letter, same thing. not happy about it, also i can no longer work on this side as i have no names at all, also the 3 children who's birth cert i have, there mother never married, so cant even get the marriage cert etc. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 7 Oct 2004 12:07 |
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Is he actually anti, Maud or is it that he hasn't been helpful in remembering.? Many older people are rightly rather wary of discussing things with relative strangers ( sorry no pun meant )Sometimes there may be old hurts that they'd rather forget. Is there anyone who could meet with both of you and chat or help him to answer a few questions? I do know how you feel. I'm sure some older folk in my family must know the answers to some of my questions. As you say, On with the search. Sometimes we just have to accept that not everyone has the same urge to know. |
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Mags | Report | 7 Oct 2004 11:56 |
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Hello Maud, What a disaapointment! Are you sure he didn't think you were just conning him? I know that may sound daft but the elderly are constantly being told by the media to beware of such situations. Magsx |
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Tallulah | Report | 7 Oct 2004 11:51 |
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Sorry to hear about your disappointment Maud, glad it hasn't put you off. Chin up:-)) |
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Maud | Report | 7 Oct 2004 11:30 |
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Hi, After spending a lot of time and effort following a line in my tree (from a gt uncle) hoping to find a living descendant, did so, and then...Oh what a disappointment ! I finally traced a living relative, but when contacting him (he is in his 80`s) I felt so unhappy and let down, he was totally uninterested, and just did not want to know, you know of course that this can happen, but when it does, it is such a crushing disappoinment, to find that there is someone living, who may possibly have some answers, but they are totally uncooperative. But then what can you do, just have to start again and follow another line and hope for better luck this time!! How do others feel about this? |
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