A girl, Helen Roberts, in Swansea, UK, has met long-lost family for the primary time in her life after a 121-year-old postcard was lastly delivered to an handle earlier this month.
The postcard arrived at Swansea Constructing Society, which was Roberts’ grandfather’s childhood dwelling and he or she nonetheless lives within the space, in response to Sky Information.
Her grandfather was the brother of Ewart—the sender of the postcard—and the recipient, Lydia.
It’s believed that the sender was staying at his grandparents’ home when he despatched the postcard to his sister.
“Expensive LI I could not, could not get a pair of those. I am sorry however I hope you are having fun with your self at dwelling. I’ve obtained about 10/- (shillings) pocket cash now, not counting the prepare fare, so I am all proper. Give my like to Miss Gilbert and John. Like to all from Ewart,” reads the 121-year-old postcard.
Curiously, Roberts was tracing his household tree on-line when he obtained a message shortly after the postcard was first shared on-line.
“It was from a woman who noticed the article on social media and put the identify and handle of the particular person the postcard was despatched to into Ancestry after which traced it again to my household tree,” Roberts mentioned, as quoted by Sky Information.
“As quickly as I noticed the handle and the identify, I acknowledged it instantly: it was my grandfather’s household dwelling when he was a toddler and Lydia was his sister.”
The household have been reunited with Roberts and her sister Margaret Spooner assembly Ewart’s grandson Nick Davies and Lydia’s great-granddaughter Religion Reynolds on Wednesday.
“It was nice on Wednesday to fulfill two members of my prolonged household that I had by no means heard of earlier than, not to mention met,” Roberts added.
Roberts additionally revealed that this allowed him to “tie up some unfastened ends” and study extra about his grandfather’s siblings, including that they exchanged emails, which allowed them to remain in contact and study extra about their households.
Surprisingly, one other member of the family confirmed up in Canada and contacted Davies after the entire debacle was shared on-line.
“The entire thing was mind-blowing. Not simply the postcard displaying up, however the way it linked the household and the way viral it went globally. It is astonishing,” Roberts concluded.
