Genealogy

[Enfys]

I| have spent a few years on our family trees and have quite a few files with all the paperwork, certificates etc as well as loads on the computer. I decided last week to reorganise my files.......so now I'm surrounded by paper, photos, newspaper cuttings etc Also I get sidetracked when trying to file stuff away and end up on the computer doing more research! But, I am finding more and more about my family so that's the main thing. Does anyone else do this?

[Oma]

Yes I do Enfys im the same have lots of files I tried a few weeks ago to reorganise them but was so much I gave up till another day , my Paternal Grandmothers family was easy to trace they never moved from the same village in Malton for a good couple hundred years im back to the 1400 with them lots of research etc and help from very long lost distant cousins I found out that my Great grandmothers sisters were all around 4ft 3inch so now I know why im a midget my Grandfathers family are a little harder as they came from Scotland and its quite a common name they have so could go down many dead ends if not careful , my Mothers side very easy too they never left the east end of my home town . Actually there is a strange story on my Fathers side . my father had a much older sister who was a unmarried mother back in the early 1900 a great sin in them days and we never knew much about her DD only that my Aunt had gone on to marry and have two more children . we were in my Hubby mothers s house one day and MIL`s neighbour a elderly lady was there some how we got talking and I mentioned I was researching my family and mentioned the name , well it turned out this lady was my aunts illegitimate DD I had no idea and I have known this lady for a number of years . I developed a close bond with her but sadly she died a few yrs later but in her will she left my Grandfathers family Bible to me , I have no idea how she had it but talking to a relative I found out my Grandparents had supported her through school and my Grandfather had walked her down the isle when she married

[Enfys]

What an amazing story Oma. Tried to do a bit more reorganising this afternoon but ended up looking at BMD's instead