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From: "Myra V Gormley" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Joan Corney and The Lady Rodney
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 13:42:40 -0700
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I'd like to invite any who feel like penning a few lines for us to include
in Missing Links, our weekly e-zine that reaches about 850,000 family
historians -- worldwide, to do so. Your stories of immigration, life in the
new countries, and your search for lost friends and family are all topics
of interest. Your story might be the break-through information someone else
is waiting for. I enjoy reading messages on this mailing list and am
delighted to see that our daughters and granddaughters (especially) are
picking up the torches to be the family historians. My grandmother did it
to me by sharing her stories, and I hope my granddaughter will carry on
this work for me.

Good luck with your research. You'll find lots of FREE help and links for
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Co-editor RootsWeb Review/Missing Links

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joan Reichardt" <>
To: <>
Sent: July 25, 2001 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Joan Corney and The Lady Rodney


> WARBRIDES
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Taryn Jones" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 6:58 PM
> Subject: [WarBrides] Joan Corney and The Lady Rodney
>
> Hi there Taryn,
>
> I am another Joan, a warbride, from the London area and I was on the Lady
> Rodney on the same crossing as your grandmother!!! I did get intouch
with
> her after I read Blackouts to Bright Lights and we were going to get
> together for lunch when I was in Victoria one day - unfortunately my
little
> granddaughter got sick that day and as I was looking after her while her
> parents were on a cruise I had to cancel the lunch date. We did speak on
> the phone a few times and I sent her some Lady Rodney stuff that I have.
We
> did leave Southampton shortly after the Mary and some of us did hope we
were
> sailing in style - but no way - the Rodney was one of the smallest ships
to
> make the crossing and on our sailing at least, there were no children.
>
> I have recounted the story of my recollections of the trip over and it is
on
> the web as, I think, the trip over. I know of a couple of others who
were
> on the Rodney with your grandmother and I - and 252 others - but as we
were
> assigned our cabins according to the alphabet it is unlikely they would
have
> known her.
>
> I am so sorry to hear that she is not doing well - we are none of us
getting
> any younger but I am sure she is pleased that you are interested in her
> story. I find that more and more of our daughters and granddaughters are
> getting into this which is good as we were a demographic anomaly - a
large
> group, all young, all female, all (almost all) British who came to this
> country in a space of less than two years. We have contributed a great
deal
> to our adopted country - not least of which is young people like you! I
met
> Alan Rock earlier this week when he was here in town (Nelson, B.C.) and
> found out that his mum is a War Bride so if I want something from him
I'll
> pull rank and go to his mum.
>
> If you would like copies of the Rodney stuff I mentioned , send me your
> address and I will mail it to you.
>
> All the best in your research, Joan Reichardt.
>
> > Hello
> > I am the 16 year old granddaughter of Joan (Burrows) Corney, who
> > arrived in Canada in 1946 on the Lady Rodney. She married my
> > grandfather, John Robert "Bob" Corney in Jan. 1946. He was born in
> > Duncan, BC and she in London. I am currently tracing my family tree
and
> > would love to hear from others who may remember my grandmother
(grasping
> > at straws) or the voyage over on the Lady Rodney. I believe she arrived
> > in Halifax in May 1946. My grandmother is now bedridden in a nursing
> > home, and unable to speak and tell me of her war experiences. However,
> > before she became ill, she would tell me that the Lady Rodney was
docked
> > near the Queen Mary. Everyone belived they were to travel on the Queen
> > Mary ( "ooh how grand!"), and were quite disappointed when they found
> > out they were to travel on "the dinky little Lady Rodney".
> >
> > My grandmother also took the train to Vancouver, and as she was going
to
> > sleep, a hand passed an apple through to her. She never knew who it
was
> > from. Anyone have an ancestor who was fond of passing apples?! :-)
> >
> > I would love to share my grandmother's story with you, if you'll have
me
> > (not sure yet what is and isn't to be posted on this list.) It is also
> > in the book, "Blackouts to Bright Lights", if anyone is interested.
> >
> > Sincerely
> >
> > Taryn Jones
> > Vancouver Island, BC Canada
> >
> >
> >
> >
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