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Darren Hawnthorn's success story

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Darren Report 25 Mar 2006 12:02

Well, I was looking for my biological father, Robert Kendon, and got some responses - fast! I recieved some addresses fromkind people, and so I sent some letters out. The next day, I recieved an email from a lady called Susan, who's late husband was Robert Kendon, but unfortunatly he died last year. Susan told me it wasn't her husband, but he did have a cousin who was also called Robert Kendon, but had changed his name to Woodruff, and so she tried to track him down for me. I recieved an email from a lady called Truda, confirming that her husband had worked on the railways in Great Yarmouth, but she had nothing to do with him any more, since he got put into jail 10 years ago. Anyway, the likelyhood that this is the same person is great, and so she told me some information. If it's correct, I have a sister called Tia, 17 years old, who has 2 kids of her own, Brandon, and Michael, and a brother, Carlos, who's 13 years old. I've decided that I will not contact my biological father, as he sounds like a dodgy character, but I am appreciative of the new family I now have. Me and Truda will be in contact, and we will be trying to confirm the link. A great big thankyou to all those who helped me, with the rapid response! To think I only joined last week! Thanks to; Susan, Angela, Kate, Kim, Margaret, Carole, Carol, Mandy, Denise, Shiela, Donna, Stel, Nigel, Tanya, Carla, Karen, Heather, Paul, and anyone else i've left out (Sorry, i looked through my inbox, but I deleted some messages the other day) What a great bunch you really all are! I'm staying on, to research my (adoptive) parents family tree, so wish me luck in that sense! Darren.