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« on: Thursday 25 August 11 00:58 BST (UK) »
Hi everyone
I've been reading your messages with great interest, thanks to Wendy and her response to my 'Genes Reunited' message. I'm intrigued by Thomas and John being undocumented sons of John and Edith, as my 'tree' stems from said Thomas. It does seem too much of a coincidence that all the branches spring up at around the same time and same area otherwise.
To add to this, my father (who is now 86), was told by an aunt when he was a boy that the family left the Sunderland area 'under a cloud' - she neglected to mention what it was about and when they left! To ask questions as a child was not an option back in those days, so yet another point to ponder in the Armstrong history in Bedfordshire! Any thoughts, anyone? Wendy has mentioned that prisoners were taken by English landowners for ransom and to prevent them from causing trouble as a possibility.
I am going to try to get either my father or one of my three brothers to take the DNA test, otherwise I may try one of my four nephews instead. If I can get one of them to do this, how do I proceed?
Ann - we have Isaac in common - he's my 3 x great-grandfather via his marriage to Elizabeth, nee Hall, but I cannot trace her death and his remarriage - could I be so bold as to ask you for the information as I would like to make my tree as complete as possible? The same is on offer in return! I've yet to get to grips with the records that exist away from the 'Genes Reunited' site as I've just been doing the basic work-up from there so far (only back on line at home for three weeks after three years without home use); taking the line of least resistance, so to speak! Had a couple of slip ups, mainly due to trying to do the tree after a full day's work and falling asleep, making siblings into spouses etc., with one false slip of the mouse!
Take care.
Janet
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