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Offline Berni

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a strangers act of kindness
« on: Monday 05 November 07 09:22 GMT (UK) »
hi
i received this information this weekend from
a cousin who has made contact with me via rootschat.
up until now i have had hardly any information about their lives
in 1910 my grandparents were in hightown cheetham hill
manchester living in extreme poverty. they were young and
from ireland. they had a little girl and a baby. the little girl died
and because they were so poor couldn't afford to bury here.
a jewish man called at their home for a fitting of a suit
and inquired what the box was in the corner of the room to which they explained. my grandparents were catholics.
the following day the gentle man returned with enough money to
bury their little girl and to get them back home to ireland which they did.
i have no idea if i will be able to find the little girls death cert but would
love to find her grave.
i wonder if my grandparents ever had contact with the man again who
without his amazing act of kindness helping a struggling family i wouldnt
be writing this today!!
berni
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Re: a strangers act of kindness
« Reply #1 on: Monday 05 November 07 09:26 GMT (UK) »
thats a beautiful story berni  :)
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Re: a strangers act of kindness
« Reply #2 on: Monday 05 November 07 09:28 GMT (UK) »
hi poppysmum
it reduced me to tears when i
read it in an email
just a shame it happened all those
years ago i would certainly shake
that mans hand
berni
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Re: a strangers act of kindness
« Reply #3 on: Monday 05 November 07 10:53 GMT (UK) »
it nearly made me cry reading it just now!
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Re: a strangers act of kindness
« Reply #4 on: Monday 05 November 07 12:49 GMT (UK) »
its nice to know that
people are good and kind
berni
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Re: a strangers act of kindness
« Reply #5 on: Monday 05 November 07 21:02 GMT (UK) »
hi
opinions please
i believe the little girl may
have been called philomena
on free bmd i have found a death
for a philomena cohen ( my grandparents were o'shea)
in manchester 1911
that sounds like a very bizarre name combination to
me so do you think i should check this further?
berni
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Cadden. Granard, Co Longford, Eire.
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Re: a strangers act of kindness
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 06 November 07 00:12 GMT (UK) »
That's certainly interesting. Cohen is a quite common Jewish surname. Could the child have been given the surname because it was the name of the person who paid for the funeral?
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Re: a strangers act of kindness
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 06 November 07 00:27 GMT (UK) »
hi ozlady
that is what i am thinking
but not sure if this could
happen
berni
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Dempsey. Bute dock police. Cardiff, Glamorganshire.
Cadden. Granard, Co Longford, Eire.
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Re: a strangers act of kindness
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 06 November 07 11:04 GMT (UK) »
Wow, what a lovely story. That is so sweet. :)
The name of the girl sounds intriguing. I would definately check it out.
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