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The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 3 Send Message	Donna	Report	1 Sep 2009 20:50
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 3 Send Message	My ggg grandfather Peter McCartney was a plater in the shipyards of Newcastle on Tyne and he apparently went over to Belfast for a while & possibly worked on the ill fated Titanic. It is rumoured that he fathered a child while there, despite having several children, and grandchildren, back in Newcastle already! His trade was known as a 'Plater' and they made the keels of the ships. If anyone is trying to track an unknown father from Newcastle, this may be him. Cheers Donna

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