Genealogy Chat

See below in a mo..........

Merry !! - Why don't you type it all in, then cut + paste ?? I can't stand the suspense !! Dea Xxx

Pass the baccy

Anyone for communal singing?

Got a spare paper, Heather?

King skin Jess? The boy has some in his room (though he dont know I know!)

My parents married in 1963. I knew my dad had been married before and had always understood there were no children with his first wife. She died in 1953. Well last summer a cousin told me that dad's first wife did have a child, but that the baby was stillborn. I put this info to the back of my mind, as I imagined I would never be able to find out anything about it. However, for no particular reason I decided to trawl the birth reg's for the length of dad's first marriage, ''on the off-chance''. Six years into my quest I found a birth registration (there turned out to be no more). I could have had a sister.........Looked for a death. There is one in the same Q. All these years I have imagined a ''baby''........Now I know the sex and her name.............I am quite shocked at how upset I feel........... She was called Pamela.............. and would have been 18 years my senior......... Merry

why are we waiting why are we waiting........... ps i have a numb bum, by the way if anyone cares **Sorry merry , we are now all squirming with embarrasment, I am

Have either of you got one of them pretty pink ones, or don't they make them nowadays?? Dea x

LOL you lot....you are cheering me up a bit already! Merry

Merry Oh, how sad! I can't really think of anything to say. Hugs (((((((((())))))))))) nell

Oh sorry Merry, you must feel gutted. Its a real loss isnt it. I wish I had the big brother mum lost before me. I often think of the fun he may have been.

I suppose I had got used to the idea of the stillbirth. I have ''always'' known about that. Merry

It's allright Jess, I am still larffing too, but there's a bit of me that isn't too...... M x

Me too, but even so, the baby was a real person. Id really love to have a big bro.

I know how you feel Merry, I apparently had a sister - I sort of knew this - she apparently lived for only 8 hours, but when I found her details and birth reference etc. It somehow felt very different. Her name was Lynn and she would have been a couple of years older than me - I can't bring myself to send for any details or put her on my tree yet. It's really strange. Dea x

I think one of the really good things about us lot doing this anoraking is that we bring to life people who have gone. Without us doing all this noseying about these people would be forgotten but we have changed that. Do add her to your tree Merry.

Hi Merry, It's so hard to understand these things and even harder when you can't talk to the people who are involved. I hope the wonderful people on here cheer you up and you feel a little happier soon - god that sounds naff but I do mean it!!! Jayne x

My grandad lost his twin sister when she was three weeks. he never talks about it even after 81 years, put her on your tree so that others can remember her too.

My dear dad lost his elder bro when he must have been about 3 - he still talked about him when he was telling me about the family. Ive added him.