Wow! This comes as ... a shock!
I will need to check the picture with my Mum - my father had no contact with his family at all. Fallin was a "taboo" subject in our house!
However, I seem to recall mentions of Eleanor, Patrick, James and Anastasia when I was younger.
There are some other factors as well surrounding my father ... and his prompt departure from Fallin that I need to clarify with Mum.
My father passed away many years ago now. During his final days he talked with me quite a bit about his time there, and told me a few things that I've always wanted to know more about. It seemed that in his last hours he was desperate for me to make contact with his brothers and sisters, and others ... but it was a difficult time. He had suffered a series of strokes, was very confused etc., and and the issue was not addressed until recently.
In fact, I have a son named Jamie who is a slimline version of Robert. His naming was a coincidence - the relevance of which was explained to me at the time. Until that point in my life, my grandfather had not been mentioned.
I have two other daughters from a second marriage now, the youngest of which looks remarkably like Molly, the eldest like Eleanor. I also have a brother - Roger James, and a sister - Mary Bonar.
Enough of my babble. I cannot thank you enough for your help, and look forward to hearing from Kathy at some stage in the near future.
Kind regards
Mark Ryan
