Spooky experiences while researching

[North Country Boy]

I've encountered two spooky experiences whilst delving inot the past.

The first was while I was searching through the 1901 census about 2 years ago for my maternal grandmothers side of the family. Anyway, I discovered that my g-grandfather (who was 12 at the time) and his family lived opposite my g-g-grandmother on my fathers side of the family.

At the time, my g-g-grandmother owned a general store and my g-grandfather is listed on the census as a delivery boy. I have no way pf proving it but it brought a smile to my face to think that he actually worked for my g-g-grandmother.

The second is a little more bizzare. Several years ago, I dated a girl who had the same surname as me  but was from a different country. I always knew my paternal line emigrated to the UK but was not sure what country from. Anyway, since I have been doing my family history over the past two and a half years I discovered that my g-grandfather and the certain lady in question g-grandfather where brothers. Now that is spooky. I think that nmakes us second cousins or something?

Ian

[CarolBurns]

Small world isn't it?

In the late 50's my husband's cousin David started seeing a girl with the same name in his town. He didn't think anything of it as there are Scottish Burns' and Irish Burns'. She took him home one day to meet her parents and it turned out her father was home early from work. He took one look at David and said how much like his Grandad he looked. It turned out that her Grandad and his Grandad were brothers so they were 2nd cousins.

Never been able to find that family again

Carol

[Kevwood]

Got a transcription of a relatives death on the 19th September through my email.

Date of death on the cert 19th September 1907!!! 99 years to the day!!!

Kev.

[Gadget]

That's happened to me a few times - not just deaths but births, Kev.

Weird 

Gadget

[CarolBurns]

My Great Grandad Edward John Owen(who I looked for forever or so it seemed) was born on the same day as my youngest Grandson Daniel John Owen ( Daniel's middle name is actually after his Great Uncle)

He died on 5th March - our wedding anniversary

His 2nd wife died on 22 Oct - my sisters birthday

he married on 6th November 1905 and on 6th November 2005 I found the house he was married from (without realising the date)

Family Birthdays are very popular for deaths as well in our family

My dad's cousin died on my younger brothers birthday
My Gran died on my sister in laws birthday
Another Great Grandad died on my youngest son's birthday

Carol

[Simon G.]

My grandfather was born exactly 5-years to the day that his grandfather died.  Very odd really...

[PaulaToo]

Well, here's another weird thing. I've just come through a bit of a rough patch, such is life, and a couple of nights back, I'm sure I heard my father's quiet voice, saying, 'It's all right, I'm here, my little gel,' just like he did if I was frighten when I was small.
Wishful thinking....or what?

[Cal241]

Paula
not wishful thinking he is looking out for you   

Cal 

[PaulaToo]

Hope so, Cal, sometimes you wish you could just reach out and touch them, don't you.
Funny thing, my old Mother was the one who 'knew things' and 'saw things' and was so fantastic with animals. Animals would be somehow drawn to her, and yet I have only felt her near just once a few days back. She didn't speak, but her dear sad eyes and her saggy smile (she had no teeth towards the end) just came into my mind for no reason at all it seemed.
I've heard father before, always, 'my little gel' I loved the warmth he used to put into those words.
If you would like to see pictures of Mother and father, I have two that I have put onthe Our Ancestors thread just a couple of days back. They are christening photos, a generation apart and taken withthe same camera, an old Brownie.