Spooky experiences while researching

[Romilly]

It does make you wonder if there is a guiding hand.

Meliora

I've often thought this Meliora.

(I think that Jung would have called it synchronicity). (If that's how its spelt:-)

Romilly.

[Meliora]

Synchronicity, maybe, but I have always thought there was a great deal of serendipity around, we have all found things "just by chance".
 
That's what keeps us plugging away, that "maybe" that something will turn up, as Mr Micawber would have said.

Meliora

[LibbyW]

I sadly have never had any spooky happenings, I have no skeletons, no black sheep my tree is whiter than white so sad I only started it to see if there was any scandal

but

My husband , born in Poole, emigrated to Rhodesia (as was) at the age of 2, returned to UK, met me (Cheshire born and bred) he was head hunted for a job that brought us to Wiltshire. One daughter was born in Kingston upon Thames the other in Wiltshire. He only started researching his tree about 18 months to 2 years ago his Grandfather and GGrandfather where born in Kingston, then the GG,GGG,GGGG,GGGGGGrandfathers where all born in Wiltshire.
The ironic thing is that his GG and GGGGrandparents on his Grandmothers side are also from wiltshire with them living less than a mile away

He believes very much in the after life and says we return in our family groups, which could explain the coincidences that occur

Libby

[MarieC]

Yes indeed,

There is so much "synchronicity" that I'm sure there must be a guiding hand, or at least some of our ancestors trying to help us find them!

The nice man who runs my local LDS said to me one day, about ancestors, "They want to be found, you know!"

Well, probably some of them do, but I'm sure that some of mine definitely DON'T!!  They have erected an impenetrable brick wall!!  

MarieC

[Romilly]

He believes very much in the after life and says we return in our family groups, which could explain the coincidences that occur
Libby

Hi Libby,

I'm pretty sure that I've read a book recently which agrees with your husband's views on reincarnation...

It's going to drive me mad now...until I can remember the title & author!

Best Wishes, Romilly.

[goggy]

Just lurve this subject,should be searching,no excuses, it really interests me.
The frequency of forenames too,Mother's and sometime's Father's, not connected to the relevant family give their children 'HISTORICAL' family forenames,down thru' the ages.
Fascinating to wonder if a Word is 'heard' in the sub concious.
         Goggy.

[Rebecca Steele]

Well, probably some of them do, but I'm sure that some of mine definitely DON'T!!  They have erected an impenetrable brick wall!!   

MarieC

Marie, I know exactly how you feel! I've got one too with absolutely no records to go on unfortunately it starts with my grandmother and I can't go any further back until I find out who her parents were 

[CarolBurns]

He believes very much in the after life and says we return in our family groups, which could explain the coincidences that occur

Libby

That is supposed to be what happens with reincarnation, Libby, so the Buddhists think. You come back to the same group of people who may be related in different ways each time. So your husband could have been your mother or even your uncle in a past life
Strange feeling there lol

Carol

[MarieC]

Marie, I know exactly how you feel! I've got one too with absolutely no records to go on unfortunately it starts with my grandmother and I can't go any further back until I find out who her parents were 

Chui,

I'm back a little further, with gggrandparents and ggggrandparents in several lines bringing me to a halt.

How can we get through to them to say - please stop hiding, whatever you had that you don't want known, it is quite OK, we just want to know about you and honour you!!!

MarieC