And A Cousin Hellin, Too…

Hope Mountain near Caergwrle in Wales – where Christmas Hellin is said to have lived.  Image courtesy of www.dailypost.co.uk

It’s not every day you acquire a new cousin, so today’s been pretty special.

It began when a lovely lass in Scotland was researching her family tree.  She stumbled across the name, Christmas Hellin, and googled him.  That brought her to the blog post I wrote about him two years ago.  An e-mail later and, hey presto, I have a new cousin!

As if that wasn’t enough, she was able to tell me some delightful new facts about Great-Great-Uncle Christmas.  Her great-aunt can actually remember visiting him.  Apparently he lived on top of a mountain and had a very long grey beard!  I love the man more and more!

Now we’re trying to figure out exactly how many times removed as cousins we officially are.

Don’t you just love the internet?!

Comments

[Dom Burch]

What a heart warming tale. Love it. Merry Christmas one and all :)

[Chesteraud]

What an interesting story . A bit of research can bring forth some amazing facts. Keep it up