Has anyone met their relatives on Rootchat

[Ninatoo]

Through rootschat and with the help of Google, a cousin in the US got in touch with me, and the outcome of that was the reuniting of my father with his half-brothers, whom he hadn't seen or heard from in over 40 years.  

In the chatroom one night I was lamenting about another branch of the tree, and a chatter mentioned there was someone with that name looking for family at GenesReunited.  After reading what she said, I joined up just so I could write to the person.  She is the 2nd cousin of my father, who was orphaned at a young age and never had contact with the paternal side of her family, and in fact it seemed to have been actively discouraged.  She was 73 when we met up and she had not known a single paternal relative.  

[Lesanne]

  Went to Canada, USA (a letter from Gt Grandma, linked us together) .

New Zealand (visiting friends and found family in same place and at New Year party, was chatting away merrily to descendants).

South Africa ( I went visiting, OH played cricket) both OH's and mine in same town !!!

Oxfordshire to Sussex ( so we all met up in the local pub)

Down to Tiverton for the newest cuz.

[AnneMc]

had contact from a rellie on this site and the time I was in the Yorkshire on holiday and the best part was that I was staying only 11 miles away from where he lived. So we were able to meet up and exchange information and pictures which was great. 

Cheers
anne

[liverpool lass]

I might have just found another one!

[youngtug]

Yes;   http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,430740.msg2956609.html#msg2956609

[LizzieW]

I've "met" a 4th cousin, twice removed on here.  So a very distant relative.

Lizzie

[Ruskie]

Yes, a few have joined Rootschat to contact me. I think they all "googled" ancestor's names and found my rootschat posts requesting information about them. Most seem to be 'fifth cousins twice removed'.  I haven't met any of them person to person though ...

[Kim1980]

Yep, second cousin once removed.

I was randomly googling for info on my grandma, and stumbled upon a post he'd made.

He's helped me out immensely with the research and I've repayed him with photographs and random family gossip and info!

Have found lots of other possible, very distant relatives, but haven't made contact.

 

[Su]

Yes Kellisto and I are cousins something removed    I have been trying to find my Mum's Great Grandfather for years and then Kellisto popped up and sent me a PM saying 'A Rellie that's fantastic', we were both looking for the same man.  He came over from Ireland and visited my Mum and me at her flat which was lovely.  We've still not found our ancestor though.

Also

I found my friend's step brother and sister she didn't know she had. 
I was trying to find her Father's buriel place knowing he went to Sweden when he left her and her Mum.  I put a post up on RC asking if anyone could tell me how to go about it.  Her step brother was trying to find out more about their father's football years (he used to play for Burnley) so he googled his name and up popped my RC post.  He sent me a PM, I phoned my friend who was in shock for the rest of the night.  The next day she sent him an email, and now they are in constant touch. 

If it hadn't been for RC they might never have known about each other.