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Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

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.
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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: February 2009 Posts: 7,691 Send Message	Wend	Report	21 Jun 2013 23:01
	What happened to John Horlicks then? :-S
	Researching:
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 9,629 Send Message	MR_MAGOO	Report	21 Jun 2013 23:00
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 9,629 Send Message	Hi Black Knight........hope you and C are well............and smiling at this.......... :-D
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 9,629 Send Message	MR_MAGOO	Report	21 Jun 2013 22:59
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 9,629 Send Message	Stage names [edit] During the late 1950s in the UK many pop stars were expected to undergo a name change to a 'stage' name, (as in the case of Billy Fury or Adam Faith). Several members of the original "Cliff Richard and The Shadows" line-up changed their birth names to stage names; Harry Webb became Cliff Richard, Brian Rankin became Hank Marvin, Terrence Harris became Jet Harris, and Bruce Cripps became Bruce Welch. Subsequently the names "Cliff Richard" and "Hank Brian Marvin" were confirmed by deed poll Wikipedia
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 13,170 Send Message	Mauatthecoast	Report	21 Jun 2013 22:56
	Hank was a Toon lad and he's a great guitarist :-D
	Researching: In my own little world where everybody knows me... ..... best thing about happy memories is making them....
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 6,330 Send Message	JustJohn	Report	21 Jun 2013 22:56
	I am very modest about part I played. But my friend Bruce Cripps (who only lived in Bognor for a very short time and was always known as a Geordie boy) changed his name to Welch to please me. :-)
	Researching: Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 3,565 Send Message	TheBlackKnight	Report	21 Jun 2013 22:55
	Me too Mr M Good to see you.
	Researching: Kelly, Kelley, Kellie, O'Kelly, O'Kelley, Johnson, Phillips, First, Deffenbough, White, Kramer & Williams in USA. --- Kelly, Richards, Turner, Wyatt, Davison, Branch, Harper, Harvey, Plantagenet, & O'Hanlon in UK. If you have any info Please PM me
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 9,629 Send Message	MR_MAGOO	Report	21 Jun 2013 22:54
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 9,629 Send Message	And i'm lost for words.................... :-D
Member Since: February 2009 Posts: 7,691 Send Message	Wend	Report	21 Jun 2013 22:52
	. . . and I'm Julie Christie (or used to be her look-a-like, so I was told) :-D
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Member Since: November 2010 Posts: 72,449 Send Message	Mersey	Report	21 Jun 2013 22:49
	And Im lady Gaga :-D ;-)
	Researching: #Be Kind
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 3,565 Send Message	TheBlackKnight	Report	21 Jun 2013 22:47
	Yep & I am Superman. :-D
	Researching: Kelly, Kelley, Kellie, O'Kelly, O'Kelley, Johnson, Phillips, First, Deffenbough, White, Kramer & Williams in USA. --- Kelly, Richards, Turner, Wyatt, Davison, Branch, Harper, Harvey, Plantagenet, & O'Hanlon in UK. If you have any info Please PM me
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 6,330 Send Message	JustJohn	Report	21 Jun 2013 22:42
	OK. Will tell you the story. There were 3 of us lads playing up in Newcastle in a band called the Railroaders. I decided to go south for success and finished up in Cheshunt. The other two, Brian Rankin and Bruce, eventually followed me down. We (Brian, Bruce and me, Johnny Horlicks) met a nice lad Harry with a fantastic voice and quiff. We all filled shelves in Tesco, whose Head office was based in Edmonton at the time, and moved to Cheshunt the following year. Because we had all drifted from north-east, India and Wales, we called our new group The Drifters. I was doing well with Tesco, so left the band. They (Brian alias Hank and Bruce) decided, because they had been my shadows and followed me to Cheshunt, to change group name again to The Shadows. And they did very well.
	Researching: Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 73,136 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	21 Jun 2013 22:39
	oh gawd :-\
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 6,330 Send Message	JustJohn	Report	21 Jun 2013 22:28
	I have come out of the Shadows :-) :-)
	Researching: Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 16,020 Send Message	Sharron	Report	21 Jun 2013 22:09
	Bruce Welch was born in Bognor.
Member Since: December 2005 Posts: 14,699 Send Message	Kay????	Report	21 Jun 2013 21:58
	My friends cousin played in the Shadows,,,,,,, :-)
Member Since: November 2010 Posts: 72,449 Send Message	Mersey	Report	21 Jun 2013 21:53
	I never new that Ann :-D well ive certainly learned something today :-) ;-)
	Researching: #Be Kind
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 73,136 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	21 Jun 2013 21:46
	Vaseline tends to squeak :-D
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me
Member Since: November 2010 Posts: 72,449 Send Message	Mersey	Report	21 Jun 2013 21:42
	Mr M you scaredy cat :-D :-D ;-)
	Researching: #Be Kind
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 21,978 Send Message	YG	Report	21 Jun 2013 21:32
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 21,978 Send Message	Cheeky, Errol! I'm on me last legs, don't ya know :-D :-D :-D :-D
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 9,629 Send Message	MR_MAGOO	Report	21 Jun 2013 21:30
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 9,629 Send Message	Keeps quiet about Vaseline........... Someone elses turn to get RR'd tonight...... ;-)

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