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After never having Grand parents :(((((((( I am now the proud owner of a photo of my Nanna Webb ive seen a photo of my nanna & grandad Binch and seen another pic of my Great grandad Alanzo Walter Binch. Ive seen a pic of great great Uncles and a great uncle I never knew existed and am the proud owner of a pic of me with my great aunt may fox taken when i was 16 yrs old. I had never seen any of my nanna's or grandads so these photos really are a dream come true and its making me happy cus thats all I ever wanted a grandad & nanna makes them sort of real now. Luv Angie xxxxx

Yes, It IS wonderful Angie - Glad it is making you SSssooo happy !! I have recently received a photo of my Grangmother with my Aunty, who I knew as grownups, but this is of my Gran + my aunty as a child, + another 'aunty' who I never knew as she died at the age of 3. This photo is over 90 years old and must have been taken shortly before the 'little one' died. I can't stop looking at it so know how you must feel. Best wishes, Dea x

Come on Angie, where did you get the pics from???? Kathlyn

awwww thats wonderful angie! i too have had rellies on here send me pix and info, regarding my grandparents families, ok they so not direct ones, but i just dont care, makes them real to me and my family, just a shame my mum isnt here to see, all the hard work and results from searching through the family, I'm sure she'd be chuffed to bits, praphs, she's watching from above with my mammar too, Hugs Julie

i also didnt know 1 of my grandads as he died when my dad was 10 and then some one contacted me on here and he was the son of my dads brother and he sent me a pic of grandad i was over joyed.iv also recieved lots of pics from my auntie bacardi xx

Wellllllllll I got the pic of my Aunt may n me off my Aunt (mums elder sister) plus a pic of my great uncle off her. (she wouldnt give me a pic of nanna & grandad Binch tho boohoo lol gonna take my printer and scan n print one off tho) Got a emailed pic of my great great uncle of my cousin off genes reunited Mary xxxx (i say cousin but its removed or something get confused so just say cousin lol) Saw the pic of Great grandad Alonzo Walter Binch at Nottingham Castle when I blagged free entry last week lol. My Uncle LLoyd (whom dad hadnt seen for 69 yrs!!!!!!!!! ) gave me the pic of Nanna Webb and Jackie xxxxx my lovely southern new cousin (Uncle Franks eldest) gave me a pic of her dad :)))) her kids her brothers n sisters (my new found cousins :)))) ) So im so very happy Luv Angie xxxxxx

I have a similar happy tale.............my mother died when I was seven (I'm 65 now), and my father re-married. My stepmother destroyed all the photos taken prior to the marriage. Earlier this year, I heard from a cousin last seen during the war.........he sent me photos of my maternal grandparents, and two uncles, plus one of my mother. I now know, for the first time really, what she looked like, as for much of the time before her death she was in hospital..................... Reg

aww reggie that's lovely, is odd how some peoples minds work though, not very nice to have all the pics destroyed in first place, but glad that you have some really nice ones through the family, (I can only assume that step mum was jealous of dads previous marriage, and or very insecure) Hugs Julie

Julie You hit the nail on the head..........a very self-centred woman was my stepmother! I'm due to meet up with a cousin very soon.....the sister of the one who provided the photos. As my last contact with any 'real' relations was in 1956, at my father's funeral, you can doubtless guess how much this means to me. Reg

Know how you feel - my mum had a collection of photos of my dad's family from South Shields. Dad died 40 years ago and when my mum moved about 15 years ago she couldn't remember who they were of. Last year I contacted some longlost cousins and one sent me photos of my dad, and of our grandma - the same as one we thought was Dad's mum. She died before my mum and dad ever met, so mum was never sure. I'd love to find a photo of my grandad! Jan

Reg BIG HUGS julie

Am I just fortunate or what? Most of my rellies were very long-lived and there have been very few divorces or early deaths. As a result, when my grandson was born he had a full set of grandparents and a half set of great-grandparents. The downside is that he's the last of the line. None of my siblings or first cousins ever had children. J

My Mum show me a picture of my Gr-grandfather last week dating from 1902. I'd seen later pics, from the 1950s & 60's, but this one was amazing. He was about 25, and in the army - Boer War. He was the absolute spitting image of my grandad (his son). He suffered facial injuries in WW1, so I'd never really seen the likeness before. I've also seen a picture of his mother - and she died in 1880, so there aren't many of her. It really brings people to life, doesn't it. Helen