I never knew that my husband had a “hidden” aunt. This aunt died in 1916 – to my knowledge she was never mentioned. My mother-in-law often talked of losing her first born at the age of 5 or 6 days but never of her older sister who died at the age of 20.
She was born long before my husband was born in 1933. Eileen Elizabeth born 1896, died 1916. Through my genealogy research I discovered her. To be truthful, my daughter-in-law discovered her.
I only found out this year that my grandfather (Dad’s side) had a twin! Not sure what happened to him but no one ever talked of him.
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The pity is that there’s no one left to ask!
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Family secrets – the best and worst of them – are everywhere.
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