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Pip

Pip Report 16 Mar 2006 20:28

Hi Everyone, my Half sister I had known of managed to trace me through her birth certificate, from adoption agency....(after 52 yrs!!) via this site , and my tree....after just 1 email... Totally mind blowing...we have met up twice and have not stopped talking...and want to add her to family tree, but as we have different fathers, how do we go about making her 'officially' part of our family tree as it were..? Do we need to start another tree....? not sure what to do.. Any help gratefully accepted ! thanks pip x

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 16 Mar 2006 20:31

First add her father down as marrying your mother, then add her as a child to that couple. Suzanne XX

Zoe

Zoe Report 16 Mar 2006 20:32

Link your mother with a new Partner ~your sisters father and then add your sister.. Congrats by the way hope you have a great time together! Zoe

Pip

Pip Report 17 Mar 2006 16:53

Thanks for info...thing is nobody knows who Mums partner / father of our sibling is./ was ? ..it was in the 1950's out of wedlock, so hushed up as it were....Jane was adopted after 6 months...such a terribly sad thing to have to give your baby up for adoption after looking after her for all that time in secret ? Mum met our Dad 5 years later , married and then had the four of us.... Cannot get details of father as Mum died Sept last year, and Jane has no details on birth certificate ? of who her father was either... dead end...any other ideas please anyone...? thanks in advance pip

Devon Dweller

Devon Dweller Report 17 Mar 2006 17:04

Just link him on as Unknown Unknown. I also have a half sister and thats how Ive linked them on. Sheila

Pip

Pip Report 18 Mar 2006 19:22

Hi Everyone, Thanks for all your help, ended up listing another sep tree under my Mum and partner (unknown, ) and listed my new half sister that way....earlier today, then found same suggestion from another member, but Thanks anyhow....Much appreciated...Now Jane is official !! Great news isn't it....all that wondering, so Sad Dear Mum never got to meet her... x x x Good Luck everyone out there searching... Pip W.