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Hi--My wife's mother was named TERRA NOVA and was nee a Scott she was born in NZ and her father was a first cousin of CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON SCOTT , He jumped ship in NZ from a merchant ship but was reputed to have deserted from the Royal Navy prior. The family has relations in and around Looe in Cornwall. My wife's brothers have a striking  resemblance to not only Captain Scott but also the grandson who we have only just seen a picture of on the net as he was in Antarctica in January this year and was in the press. Strangely enough the boys were also in the military these things are in the genes. Do not know if this is of interest to anyone out there but I think that this branch of the family may not be known due to the problems that their grandfather would of had with the Navy and therefore a black sheep. Have only joined tonight ( roots ) so do not know what happens now if indeed anything