Hi Corrina,

Need to update my previous reply. sorry I gave you the wrong name.
I am Janine Ryman, daughter of Beryl & Don Ryman, so we are related, and I can probably clear up why you can find no information regarding my mother.

During a visit to England in 1996 I found my mothers sisters who told me that my mum's name was actually Bertha Danby, and when she married my dad, she was already married to someone called Danny Danby. They had married when my mum was 17 and had a child called Valerie who died at 3 months from gastroenteritis. The marraige broke down, but my mother never divorced Danny.

All my life I was told that my maternal grandfather, who I never met was called Austin Danby. Apparently not. His name was Austin Harris. My Nana Bertha and he divorced and she remarried some years later to Stephen Potter.

Hope this helps.

I would love to see the family history you have uncovered. Like you I am an only child. My parents were never ones to keep in touch with family. ( probably too many skeletons on their part) and I have little or no history to hand on to my grandchildren.

Your grandmother sent me some fabulous photos,and I have very clear memories of visiting my granny and grandad and Uncle Peter when I was a small child.

My grandad used to take me to the cricket in his wheelchair with a big headlight on the front. I remember that he wore lovely soft cordury trousers and drank his tea out of the saucer.

Let me know if I can be of any further help