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Hi there - I've been to visit my Mother today and during her reminiscing she recalled how her Father was almost paranoid about her being home by 9 pm when she was a teenager and she once said to my Grandmother 'Why is Dad so unfair about me being home so early when other girls are allowed to be out later'. My Granny told her that he'd has a Sister who became pregnant when she was unmarried and it brought shame on the family (as it did in those days), so that was probably why. My Mum had been told that the Sister had been made to marry an older man. My Grandad died when I was 12, in 1962 and apparently his sister came to the funeral, Mum thinks it was Beatrice. MUm is now 92 and although she is very 'switched on' her memory of any contact with her Father's family is vague. I suppose they were living in North Wales and Grandad's family were still in Herefordshire & in those days people didn't travel that far. My Mum seemed to suddenly recall quite a few things about her Dad but unfortunately she has no knowledge of any members of his family, her Sister, Hilda, passed away last year so we can't ask her either. I was wrong when I mentioned that my Grandad didn't enlist into the Army because of a chest complaint, apparently they did accept him but he was restricted to UK service. I'm so sorry we can't help unravel the mystery of the other siblings as obviously we are keen to find out more. Surely such a large family as the 'Mills' should produce a few more links. Please, please keep in touch. Happy hunting!