So...

[Treffie]

Is that true??? Than indeed this is a very unexpected news! Are they Slovak?

Yes it's true. I have rellies in Ukraine and Russia

I'm still waiting for my relative's theory on how we're connected, but here's mine

[Jarl]

Quite astonishing really. Have some Ukrainians migrated to Britain, or part of your Welsh family moved East?

[Treffie]

Quite astonishing really. Have some Ukrainians migrated to Britain, or part of your Welsh family moved East?

It looks like one of my ancestors (with others) moved from Wales to what is now Donetsk and built the city, which used to be known as Yuzhovka/Stalino

[Svarog]

ummm, i missed this thread, now i realize i did not see Amarantine in a while