Family history
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We have an unusual surname - W. We knew very little about my husband's ancestors except that his grandfather was born in Glasgow, and my father-in-law is on only child. When we went to live just outside G'gow in 1984 we looked in the phone book and there were 2 Ws listed. I phoned the first nimber and explained why I was ringing, and the lady I was speaking to (Margaret) told me that my father-in-law was her cousin whom she last saw in the 1930's. We visited her and she told us more about the family, including the fact that she was an only child too, and there was another cousin (also an only child) and that she had lost touch with him too. Time passed, and in 1987 my sister-in-law had a baby in the Royal Free Hospital in London. As she was waiting for her discharge papers she noticed that a Midwife had W on her ID badge, so she spoke to her and told her that her maiden name was W. This lady was the daughter-in-law of Edmund, the missing cousin. Although my father-in-law was not interested in all this, Margaret and Edmund were in touch with each other for the rest of their lives.
Date submitted:Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:29:20 +0000Coincidence ID:6254
