Success Stories

Thanks to Fiona, Marg, Vods and GR. Through GR, I met up with Fiona and Marg, who are my third cousins.

This is a complicated story!

For 5 years, I have been looking for my g-g-grandfather, SC. Marg sent me a copy of SC’s father-in-law’s Inventory (KH). In this, there was an amount of £214:10/- owed by PC, a pensioner.

I put a post on GR, asking if anyone could help me. Vods replied with the familysearch entry, which I knew was inaccurate, because there were no specific dates. But this nudged me to look more seriously at PC. I discovered that PC was born further north and PC’s father came from the same place as the entry for SC in familysearch. Now, I was sure I was on to something, so I researched all PC’s siblings and uncles. And ….. Yippee!

I found one of PC’s uncles had a son, SC, born 5 years earlier than shown in familysearch. So, PC and SC were cousins, even though there was a 30 year gap in their ages. SC ‘eloped’ with KH’s daughter, presumably, because KH and wife disapproved. SC was 10 years older than KH’s daughter. They didn’t marry, but had 10 children. KH must have relented a little and given PC money to pass on his daughter.

£214:10/- is the equivalent of about £15,000, today. I think this is the only explanation that fits the facts!

Thank you, so much, Fiona, Marg, Vods and GR!