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Hi Janey ~~~~~
And then you came along and found her for me
And have made two families become one which we will never be able to thank you enough for :)

Kama
so ,keeping updated on the reunion I read your thread ,I wish I had been there , I too would have shed lots of tears.

Read Janeys post and had a look in the papers for a mention of 5th Viscount Monck found a will dont know if you have this or need this but
The Morning Post Jan 23rd 1895
By his will dated 2nd November 1887 and 28th April 1891 Charles Stanley 4th Viscount Monck of Charieville Eniskerry County Wicklow GCMG Lord Lieutenant of Dublin ,MP for Portsmouth Governor General of Canada 1861 1868 who died 29th November last age 75 leaving personality valued at £40,391 0 9d as executors his son Captain Power Charles Stanley now 5th Viscount Monck and his son in law Mr. John McDonald Royce of Woodlands Kildare .The testator confirms the settlements made on the marriage his daughter Elizabeth wife of Mr. Royce and his daughetr Frances Mary wife of the Rev Richard Pearce. He bequeaths £500 to Lady Monck and the rest to his son.

[ Heh heh, Quoy. The 5th Viscount, he's all there. ;) Whether his younger brother fathered my gr-grfather and his sister just before getting killed at Alma in 1854, therein lies the question! Or at least my gr-grfather's fond tale. Various bits of the tale are in a long thread at the Monck TTF "surname board", for anyone who feels the karma move them. ;) ]

Hi everyone
Well its in the paper again lol
If you would like to see a picture of my dad and his sister you can if you google
Arbroath Herald click on local news and scroll down you will see the headline brother and sister reunited after 75 years if you click on this it will show you a photo of the two of them together :)))

Lovely photo PP, I am sure you are very proud to have been one of the instigators of all this, well done.

Hi Ann
Aw thanks its a lovely photo
The only thing annoying me is they keep saying my sister helped she didnt
I done it all by myself ( and a bit of help from Janey )
But they keep putting her name in
Still never mind the main thing is they got back together :)

n :)

Polly,

It is wonderful stories like this that is true Family History research. Not a long line of distant names and dates, but real people with a shared heritage. So heart warming.

A happy future to you all.

Elisabeth
xx

Thankyou Elisabeth
Its so lovely they found each other again after all this time
I know they will never lose contact again and are already planning another holiday together they have a lot of years to catch up on
Margaret is planning to go to Scotland soon so her and my Dad can visit the places they grew up in ect
Be a trip down memory lane for them both
Also I managed to locate their Mums grave ( my grandmother ) she died when they were children she was only 31 so they will go and place flowers on her grave that will be very emotional for them xx

n :)

n :)

Lovely photo and write up, shame about the hearing aids lol

I do hope your Dad and his sister can spend lots of time together or just talking on the phone too. I am sure Cecil and also Margaret's late husband are watching all that goes on, who knows if somehow they guided you and Janey to success.

Lizxx

Hi Thanks Liz
Im sure they will spend as much time together as they can they ring each other every Sunday and chat for ages lol
Who knows Liz someone was maybe looking over me and trying to help and guide me that the two of them got together
Im just so glad that they did its just a shame they missed so many years
Dad said its the best present Ive ever gave him
Margaret was so lovely when I was leaving she kept hugging me and thanking me for giving back her brother
A very happy ending for a few years of searching x:)

Absolutely smashing story Polly. Here's wishing your dad and your aunt much happiness in their new found relationship. Fabulous news. Well done to you (and Janey) ;)) Cx.

Hi Barbra
Hope you are well too
How lovely for you to see your brother and family
Did you have a nice time
Yes its a really good photo of the two of them it was a wonderful weekend for us all
They talk on the phone all the time now Margaret is so happy she found out she had brothers a family she never knew she had just a pity it wasnt sooner for them both
PP xx:)

lol
Barbra you must have nudged when i posted xx:)

It IS a lovely photo. They do look alike too. You must have loads of photos of all of you.
I suppose that the emails and phone calls have been flying thick and fast recently (unlike aircraft this last few days).

Did you compare wedding photos etc. ?

With some clever digital alterations, someone might be able to put your Dad in Margaret's wedding photos and vice versa.

Thanks for keeping us up to date with your news,

Tess

Hi Tess
Aw your welcome
We are all busy sorting photos out and sending copies to each other
we are all keeping in touch
Dad and Margaret phone each other every Sunday and chat for ages lol
They are planning a get together soon as I know they want to see each other as often as they can they have a lot of years to catch up on
They both took photos for each other to see at the reunion and they never stopped chatting from the time they met lol
I have 3 new cousins too and they were lovely
we all got on like a house on fire it didnt feel strange at all
we all just clicked xx:)

Hi Barbra
Aww she is fine Thankyou Barbra
My Dad and Margaret are in contact all the time now and catching up on all the lost years
Margaret is going up to Scotland in June and they are going to go and visit places where they grew up ect
Will be a trip down memory lane fopr them
I was talking to my Dad the other night and we were both saying how we still cant believe I manged to find her its just so fantastic
My Dad said to me he will never be able to thank me enough for giving him back his sister and that he was so proud of me to hear my dad say that meant the world to me made me cry
I am just so happy they found each other xxxxxxxx

I smile every time we get an update from you Polly.

In fact I grin ear to ear.
You should be proud of yourself, with all your hard work and determination to find your Aunty.

Janey must be very pleased too. She must by now be an Honoury Cousin (sorry about the spelling).

With all our modern technology it is so easy for them to stay in touch and exchange information and they seem to be taking full advantage of it.

Thinking of you all,
smilingly,
Tess