Letter: In Brief

Sir: Margaret Gosley asks (letter, 21 September) what readers might do if they found a sibling of whose existence they had hitherto been unaware, and with whom they therefore shared no common memories, only DNA.

I can see that there would be difficulties of the "where do we go from here?" variety. As an amateur family historian, however,I have sometimes come across more distant relatives. I have found that it can be a "bonding" experience to pursue further family research together. It certainly provides plenty of material for discussion.

JULIA H PLUMPTRE

Rugby, Warwickshire