Gathering of Macgregors
Modern technology has bridged kinsfolk oceans and cultures apart--the Macgregor descendants in the Philippines connecting to heretofore unknown cousins in South Africa. Photo shows Stuart feted to dinner on Aug. 22 by the Macgregor-Esposo clan in the Philippines. Despite the discomfort of a leg injury, Stu took the circuitous side trip to Manila via Singapore from a business trip in Vancouver. But he carried the sun with him, ending two weeks of rain and floods, a fitting backdrop to accompany the cheer and joy in our hearts that celebrated our new connection with relatives we had hoped all along existed.
The reunion brought together second cousins, their spouses and offsprings, or what they refer to as cousins-once-removed. Our homegrown Pinoy Piper Roy capped a truly wonderful and memorable evening with old Scottish melodies.
8 comments:
hello. this post is really encouraging. i am in the middle of doing our family tree. my husband's great grandfather was a british national who also worked in the philippine railways around the time ian mcgregpr was in the philipines. reading your family history, i saw events parallel to the stories handed over to several generations of my husband's family.
i am wondering if i can email you for a few qewries which may help us in our search for our ancestors. there may or may not have any relevance, but we just need to make this contact.
wishing you well.
many thanks,
glynis, wales
gacono@aol.com
hello.
i got inspired with your story about ian mcgregor. i am in the middle of doing our family history and i saw similarities in your grandfather and mu husband's great grandfather.
his great grandfather was also a british national who went to the philippines and worked in the national railways, married a filipina - my husband's great grandmother.
if possible, can i contact you via email just to make some enquiries which might help in our quest to find my children's british ancestors? i am aware there might not be any link at all, but i am still hoping.
wish you well and many thanks,
glynis, wales
gacono@aol.com
Hi Glynis, I will be glad to help. I have sent you an email.
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