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If you've had success using Genes Reunited that you'd like to share, please add it to the success board below. Click here if you’d be willing to share your success with the press.
| Topic | Posted by | Last Reply | Replies | |
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 | Alec Hurley | Gill | 03/05/2010 00:34:54 | 0 |
| About a month or two ago I put a message out asking for help to find other living relatives of my great x 2 uncle, Music Hall singer/comedian Alec Hurley and I would like to say many thanks to all the people who replied and gave me advice and helped to point me in the right direction. Since then, I've now traced 3 long-lost cousins who I I'm in touch with via phone and email and we're hoping to meet up in the near future. Once again, thank you for your help. Gill | ||||
| William Lamport | Maureen | 03/05/2010 00:01:06 | 0 |
| I had been trying to find my Uncle who had left England on the Youth migration scheme my Dad died not knowing what had happened to his brother last contact was with my Grandmother in 1930 two years after he left England aged 15 years. Thanks to a member on this site she found his name on the passenger list of the SS Beltana which left London in 1928 for Sydney Australia from there I was able to trace his movements and found he went to Australia as one of the Dreadnought boys so although to late for my Dad to know at least I had some answers so thank you to this site maureen | ||||
| A lost relative.........never giveup when GR is ab | Paul | 02/05/2010 21:32:36 | 0 |
| We have searched and searched for my Uncle Walter W., second husband to one of my Mother's sisters. For well over a year progress was absolutely nil despite believing that he was a Bedfordshire man. We had searched census records, Free BMD and other ancestry sites to no avail. But..............as a long shot, having spotted a possible connection in Genes Reunited, I sent off a message with fingers and everything else crossed! Much to my surprise, I quickly received a return message informing me that, although this member didn't think our Walters were related, he (Shaun M), had taken the time and trouble to help me out! Earlier stabs at other Walter W's had not brought results and other members had not answered! Not only had he found what we believe to be my Walter and his wife, but his parents and siblings!! Now how's that for a perfect example of a friendly and helpful GR member? Consequently, I can certainly recommend Genes Reunited and its comprehensive search opportunities to anyone that is having trouble with locating a relative / ancestor. Don't give up!!! | ||||
| So much gained from such a little outlay! | Paulline | 29/04/2010 23:59:26 | 0 |
| I subscribe to a number of sites, and some of them are VERY expensive! But Genes Reunited has been responsible for me finding so many relatives - some as close as first cousins - and all for such a small outlay financially. I teach family History for beginners at my local Community centre, and this is the first and most important site i recommend. So not only has genes Reunited helped me, but also the hundreds of people I have introduced it to. Next month i am travelling to the UK and meeting up with all the new family members I have found - thank you so much Genes Reunited!!! Pauline | ||||
| Beavers Family | Anne | 28/04/2010 15:53:19 | 0 |
| Thanks to Genes reunited I have found A brother and sister in law and two sisters we made contact exchanged photos and have since met up had a lovely time and will remain in touch.I also made contact with a nephew of the same relatives and he sent me photos of my dad Anne Anne | ||||
| Parkin/ Irving families | Anne | 26/04/2010 13:43:38 | 0 |
| Many thanks to everyone who has helped me over the last few weeks. Special thanks to those who have released their trees to me. I began my search with very little information and now have over 200 people on my list. Special thanks to David, Graham, and Joan who gave so much information at the beginning. As an only child of an only child I now have a sense of family. Anne | ||||
| Johnson/day/Hindle families | Maureen | 24/04/2010 15:32:32 | 0 |
| Thank you to Sandra and Tracy for all their help. we have family members that we didnt know existed, and we have been in contatc with some of them. We also have a sister who we didn't know we had, we were looking for one sister and found a different one, once again we have been in contact. So a big thank you. | ||||
| burgess family | Patricia | 24/04/2010 08:59:23 | 0 |
| thank you on and all who have helped me over the past months to find a lost family,from 1 name and 1 birth certificate and a lot of help from members on this site i have made a conection with a relative of the family and together we are putting all the pieces of a family back together again after a span of 100years of dispute thanks again,(we found blind lizzie and her sons) | ||||
| RIVERS FAMILY | Joanne | 23/04/2010 08:36:27 | 0 |
| I would just like to mention MADMEG and Annabel and all you wonderful people who have helped my Dad and myself uncover our family back to 1807. You have all been amazing and we cannot thankyou enough. hopefully we will be able to contact living relatives that we didn't know existed. Best wishes to you all Jo and Pete | ||||
| Thomas & Martha Robinson | Geoffrey | 21/04/2010 17:42:43 | 0 |
| Hi With the help of Jane, a genesreunited member I have now got information on both of my mothers father & mother. A huge thank you to Jane. Geoff | ||||
| Doe, Hunt, Unwin, Families | Anita | 19/04/2010 17:29:04 | 0 |
| Thank you to all the people out there who have helped with a lot of my family the info you have given me has really helped to move on Anita | ||||
| ORME FAMILY | Lynne | 18/04/2010 20:19:08 | 0 |
| Thanking all you wonderful people who spent time looking through the Orme family records for me. A lot of questions answered and discrepancies sorted! A BIG THANK YOU to Derek especially, your time and patience was appreciated by your " lady in waiting ". (You can go and have a lie down now!!) THANK YOU EVERYONE Lynne | ||||
| Thank You | June | 18/04/2010 12:27:31 | 0 |
| Thanks to everyone who helped regarding details for Chastin Fitch.it has solved the problem I was looking for. and saved me loads of time. I am very grateful to you all. June | ||||
| Miller/Muller/Mueller | Alan | 17/04/2010 20:40:14 | 0 |
| A great big thank you to Maureen,Patricia and Julcoe for all their help. This has filled in a number of blanks in my family history records. Thank you all Alan | ||||
| Longhurst,Elliott and Wood families | Roger | 12/04/2010 23:46:05 | 0 |
| Thank you so much all those helpers who so quickly sent me information regarding my ancestors.I am able now to add so much more to my family tree.With out your help the tree would have been quite barren.The volunteer system is amazing.Maybe I shall be able to find more cousins to correspond with. | ||||
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