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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Shiva My grandmothers, both sides, had many children. It was normal during those years, hundred years ago, that only a few survived. My mother was born after some earlier ones did not survive. Obviously she was a blessing for my grandparents and later was...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Thelma What a pity he didn’t survive. That must have been a sad story to tell for your mother.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Jim Bauer It does seem a bit strange not to know. I am sure they had their reasons. But what a discovery, hey? It's a funny thing, and my wife and I think about it from time to time. She had two miscarriages. We often wonder what they would have been like. They'd be...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Toni Or he might have a congenital disease and he didn't last long enough to survive. That's why these days with the advancement of medical technology, it is mandatory for all newborns in my country to undergo newborn screening. Because sometimes parents would just...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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snowy That is astounding your mother never told you I wonder why?

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Juliaacv I know that generations ago here, children who died were not spoken of. I can understand your family not speaking of that child. My mother's baby sister died within a week of her birth, although she was named, they never mentioned her.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Scott Ganschow So were you upset nobody told you, or just surprised? Like you said, maybe not an easy subject to breach.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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MARILYN Wow that really must have been a shock to hear that you had a brother that didn't survive. I was adopted when I was 3 mos old and never knew my birth parents. I could very possibly have multiple siblings I don't know about,

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Eva James Sorry he didn't survive. It wasn't unusual for babies to pass back then

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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rebelann1949 I can understand why your mum didn't mention it, she must have been devastated when her baby passed and then the joy of having you to add joy back into her life overshadowed that sad event.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Amber Wow, I would have been very shocked too. I would have thought over the years your sister might have brought it up. My brother-in-law found out he had a brother given up for adoption when he was in his twenties. His younger brother started talking about the...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Michael It must have been a real surprise to you. And no, I can't relate

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Jimbo45 I found out when I was 45 that I had a half brother I never knew about. I met a guy one day, he looked like me We got talking, told him I was from Montrose He said the same Then mentioned the street my grandfather stayed in Said the same Then he described...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Ali Canary Wow, what an astonishing thing to hear for the first time, especially from a nephew rather than a parent or aunt/uncle. I know that my mom had three miscarriages, and I always wondered about my would-be siblings and whether I would be able to meet them after I...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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RasmaSandra WOW that is something, I always wished i had a sibling, In the DP Camps in Germany life was hard for my parents and my mom lost a baby and then also lost twins, Finally she arrived in NYC and so did the doctor she knew from Latvia he had delivered my mom in...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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DE I guess some families were just like that back in the day. I'm sure some still are. When my mom was naming off all my brothers and sisters, she always included Louis, who would have been her third child. He was born with his lungs outside his chest cavity. He...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Four Walls Wow, that is a shock. I’ve read about a lot of people in the “pioneer” days who had lots of kids because half of them wouldn’t live past infancy.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Heather Echola People talked less freely in the old days. I know for a fact that I had four other siblings. Or that my mom had four other pregnancies. I think two did not get past the second trimester. Two were still births. One would have been older than my oldest...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Shiva Life expectancy in India has increased dramatically, rising from just 31 years at Independence in 1947 to over 71 years today - as per AI. I can consider myself lucky to have crossed that barrier!

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (384261) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul

I had a huge surprise the other day. A nephew rang asking about some of our ancestors. He also said he’d discovered that I had another brother who died at birth! At nearly 80, I’d never heard of another brother, and I was inclined...

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Arunima Singh Sounds like a very common story for those times. There were so many births and few children didn't survive. My paternal grandmother was only one surviving out of the nine siblings. Seems like all died before age of 7. My grandmother had 9 children and 2 of...

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