A MAN got an unexpected surprise at a family reunion, when he met his online ‘penpal’ in the flesh.
Ray Roberts, from Mold, had been communicating with Evan Jones, who lives in Melbourne, Australia, by email for several years.
They got in contact with each other through the Clwyd Family History Society mailing list, as both are family history enthusiasts, but had never met in person.
So Ray got the shock of his life at his family’s annual reunion at Cilcain Village Hall last week, when Evan popped his head round the door.
Evan was on holiday and was trying to find out more about his ancestors’ Flintshire roots.
When the pair started chatting, they realised they knew each other.
They started emailing each other through the Clwyd Family History Society mailing listRay said: “I could have fainted.
"We have corresponded and chatted about family history matters for some time.
“I had no idea that Evan and his wife Pauline, whose family originally come from Anglesey, were in the UK. It was lovely to meet them.
“It is such a coincidence that they and I were in Cilcain at the same time.
“We could so easily have missed each other.
"He could have driven off without coming to the village hall, which would have been a great shame.”
Ray has arranged another meeting with Evan, before he and his wife return to Australia.
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