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My unknown cousin Sheila

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Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn Report 4 Jul 2009 20:42

After I had discovered from 1911 census my father had an half brother I posted his name on Genes Reunited and almost immediatel a hot match came up - it was the brothers daughter - my cousin. We both shared out knowledge and discovered so much through the contact - we have emailed each other every day since Feb and are meeting up next week. I have not only found a cousin and a friend for life it is possible there may be another cousin whom I have recently contacted as Sheila informed me my father also had a younger half sister. A few weeks ago I also found another cousin - Aubrey who I had always known about but never met - it turns out he is just 2 weeks younger than me - his mother is well known to me, my late mothers sister.is 92 -

~Gwen Cooper

PS

I have 2 other regular contacts very distant relatives in Australia/