Background
For various reasons I lost touch with the extended
Cooper families.
Many years had gone by and I had no idea where my
aunts, cousins etc. lived-if indeed they were still living. Almost miraculously,
a casual conversation at work in 2003, identified the fact that a work
colleague's mother was (my aunt) Inger Cooper's best friend!
Inger visited Blackpool where I met up with her for
the first time since, we estimated 1962. Through that I met my cousin
John Cooper in August 2004 (first time since c.1960). I visited Anne
Lord, John's mum in 2005. Again, over forty years had passed since I
had seen her.
The meetings have resulted in 'trading' of family
photos and stories and have filled in a number of gaps in my family
knowledge. Hopefully this may get some of us to get back in touch. I
hope so.