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Offline Helen Peters

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Searching for Susanne Penhaligon, Burrows, Gregory
« on: Tuesday 11 July 17 13:55 BST (UK) »
I'm hoping somebody can help me solve a mystery. I believe Susanne Penhaligon was born in 1950's. Her mother was Mavis Burrows before marriage and I think came from Belfast. I believe Mavis remarried in 1965 and became Gregory. However I can find no trace at all of Susanne. Any ideas?

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Re: Searching for Susanne Penhaligon, Burrows, Gregory
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 11 July 17 14:08 BST (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat but we aren't allowed to post details of living or possibly living people. It's explained in the Help pages under Posting Guidelines (click on HELP button at top of page)

If mother was from Belfast perhaps daughter was born in Northern Ireland? if so, births less than 100 years old are not available online (GRONI's index & Irish Genealogy's site)- Family Search's online civil registration index will only show N.I. births up to 1921.

Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Searching for Susanne Penhaligon, Burrows, Gregory
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 11 July 17 15:50 BST (UK) »
There is a passenger list for 1953 going to Penang, Malaya for Mrs Mavis Penhaligon, aged 28 and Miss Suzanne Penhaligon, aged 8 months.

Address is given as 73 Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, Ireland

Country of last permanent residence is given as England.

They left on 12th January 1953 embarking at Liverpool.
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Searching for Susanne Penhaligon, Burrows, Gregory
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 11 July 17 16:22 BST (UK) »
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Searching for Susanne Penhaligon, Burrows, Gregory
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 20 March 18 20:59 GMT (UK) »
I found her!
And we've met her.
My mum has a new sister.

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Re: Searching for Susanne Penhaligon, Burrows, Gregory
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 20 March 18 21:11 GMT (UK) »
That's great news Helen.  You must all be over the moon at finding her and meeting her.  Your mother particularly delighted at finding a new sister.

Congratulations on finding her.   ;D ;D ;D ;D
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Searching for Susanne Penhaligon, Burrows, Gregory
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 21 March 18 12:48 GMT (UK) »
Yes indeed. It is all very exciting. It turns out that Suzanne knew she had sisters but had no idea how to find them. She is also very excited. She and her husband flew from Scotland to Cornwall to meet us. It is amazing how much we have in common. She had very little family, so is delighted to find one.
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