1. From Daphne Hurst - Summerside, PEI (December
2000)
"Your website is a great ongoing
resource on the Dumbrecks. I'm continuing work on the descendents of
Mary Jane Dunbrack and Alexander Nicholson (Nova Scotia, Canada). I
have most of the names by now, though there are still a few missing.
I'm starting to get in touch with the families of Mary Jane's brothers
and sisters to put those in my family history as well.
I want to make sure you receive this information, because your
website made this possible. Mom and I were trying to figure out how
to find the family of Mary Jane's brother, Richard - they moved to the US
and we'd lost touch with them. I had the married names of two
cousins, from a book which included the Dunbracks, but that was all.
Then I checked out your guest book again a couple of months ago - and
there was a message from Doris Tilley! I e-mailed her and sure
enough that was the cousin we were looking for! I've been in touch,
and she has sent me some really interesting information about her
family...
So thanks for the website and keep up the good work! "
Daphne Hurst
Summerside, PEI
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2. From Alan
Kilkerr Dumbreck - Kettering, England October 2000
It was marvelous to get a letter with 'Dumbreck' spelt correctly, it
could only come from another Dumbreck!
Your letter is of great interest; our name is very rare and is often met
with panic, disbelief and mirth here in England.
It's very exciting to know that you can
trace my line back to 1340, I'd love to have some details. It's also
wonderful to know that we're related. I see that your work email is Pangraphics,
are you in the design business? That would be spooky because I am!
Keep up the good work, I look forward to hearing from you
soon.
Kind Regards,
Alan
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3. From Allan
Dumbreck - Glasgow Jan 2001
Dear Karen,
Roderick Dumbreck recently e-mailed me and suggested I contact you. It is
very strange to be back in touch after what - 15 years (?). I can still
remember sitting near the door in Bar Italia when you came in and (I
thought) sneakily checked the reservations list for names and then used
mine!
I expected the waiter to chuck you out as he'd crossed my name off when we
sat down and the place was very busy but he showed you to a table. I was
gobsmacked as the only conclusion was that your name was also Dumbreck. Up
'til then I had never met anyone called Dumbreck that I was not directly
related to so it was a real surprise.
I remember you being a little taken aback, but I expect it's not every day
someone approaches you in a restaurant because you both have an obscure
surname.
Anyway - it's good to finally solve the mystery although I don't know how
my Dumbrecks' are related to yours or Rod's. I'm still working on that
part of the tree.
I'm a college lecturer and one of my students' told me recently that her
mother is a Dumbreck. I have put her in touch with the Dumbreck website
and expect her to make contact soon. I never realised there were so
many of us??!!
Do write back with your recollection of the Bar Italia incident - I can't
imagine what you made of it.
Regards
Allan Dumbreck
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4. Nanette (a
re-united friend of Brenda Dumbreck)
Jan 2001
Dear Rod,
That's definitely the Brenda that I am trying to contact. We were
friends since we were young and we kept in touch until about ten years
ago!! I know Gerry and the whole family I would really appreciate if
you could let him know. I have another email address which is
permanent, as I'm not sure I'm going to keep this service it is nanettec10@hotmail.com
if you could get it to Brenda I'd really appreciate it. Thanks again
for your reply and your website is very interesting I never knew the
Dumbrecks' were so famous, now I definitely have to keep in touch!!!
Thanks again Nanette
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From Beverly
Ann Dumbreck
15th Feb 2001
Dear Rod,
I was delighted to receive the letter that you sent. My sister
Betty and I had no idea that the Dumbreck name had such a history. Thank you so much for finding me. I am now Beverly Dumbreck Nadler. I live in West Hartford, Connecticut. I have 2 children, Kristen Nimr and Kimberly Kapelson....Kimberly has 2 children, Benjamin and Julienne. Kristen has 3 boys, Rakan, Ramzi and Rashad. They are the loves of my life.
My sister Betty was as thrilled as I that Dad had family. Does the Dumbreck 'clan' have a crest and plaid as I have seen with so many clans? Again, thanks for finding me.
Beverly
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