Looking for family members ....

[kirkooky]

Hello everyone

first post !! not sure where i should classify this post

i was born and raised in london, my mother is jordanian christian and my father was iraqi assyrian, he died when i was 9

my mother and father didnt really get along, and so my mother never really wanted to talk about him, and from the things she said to me about him i dont blame her - but i remember him vividly, and i still miss him 25 years later.

i went to jordan for the first time in 20 years a few weeks ago and really re-connected with my jordanian side, and now i want to connect with my other half, which i recently found out is Chaldean. Ive never met or heard of anyone from my fathers side.

now that i am old enough, my mother is prepared to talk to me about him - although she is scared i might go over to iraq to find anything out about him. right now im trying to locate any family related to him.

The problem is that I know that he changed his name (slightly) when he moved here in the UK in the early sixties to go to Cambridge University.

apparently when he died (1983), the iraqi embassy here in london suggested to my mother that she sends all his official paperwork and passports to them and that they would "take care" of it. months later she heard nothing from them. when she enquired where the papers went they said they didnt know.

other than that - i really dont know much. i visited an assyrian priest in amman to get some help. but he said he really needs to know his iraqi name - not the british one.

getting information from my mother is very difficult but i found out that his first name was not **** but in fact ********. I told this to an assyrian priest in Amman Jordan and also to a Chaldean Priest in London. Both said they would try but that they needed more info. also apparently my father was very very secretive and didnt like to talk to her about any of his family in Iraq.

Right now i am waiting for Cambridge University to write back to me with any details/transcripts/clues, as to his real name - i thought maybe

the search continues ....

i guess my first question is, has anyone here heard of the family name ******** from Kirkuk/Mosul ? or can anyone recommend where to look for chaldean names in mosul and kirkuk ?

[fritosinpeanutbutter]

you asterisked out the names lol

[mariahybu]

My Great Grandmother, Susan Sheena died when my Grandmother was 1 years old. Jean, My natural Biological mother, suicided when I was 1 year and 3 days old. I believe that people thought in best of interest and decided that either I left my American passport somewhere or that they want to investige...also, my USB is gone....

[kirkooky]

yea - i didnt think it would be a good idea to type out the name on a public forum! i can PM (personal message) you the details if you like ?
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@mariahybu - sorry to hear that. very sad. the more i investigate about the chaldeans the more depressed i get ! it seems like they are one of the most prosecuted people in the middle east.

the search continues ...

[mariahybu]

That's right. We cry, and we suffer...

My love to you,
Cindy