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I think
I've solved the mystery of the Gibbons family's secret heritage. On paper our
family is of English and Irish descent. However one look at a few of us (unfortunately not me) and this is called into question. It appears there has been a
secret donor in our gene pool on my grand father's side. About a third of his
grandchildren and great-grand children have beautiful dark skin and big brown
eyes. In fact, a few of my cousins would not look out of place in a cricket team
fielded from the subcontinent. It was this realisation that led us to wonder if part of our ancestry lies in India or Pakistan.
Close,
but no cigar. I think I've worked it out. We are from Kashmir!
My hypothesis is
based on some sketchy anecdotal evidence, but I’m going with it.
In the UK I
saw a guy who looked exactly like one of my cousins. He said he was from
Kashmir, the disputed territory bordering India and Pakistan. This stuck
in my head. Then, tonight, I jumped in a cab and the lovely taxi driver looked
exactly like pictures I’d seen of my grandfather. So I asked where he was from, "Pakistan he said. “From a
little town in the Himalayas.” That’s right near Kashmir. I have solved the mystery!
Today I am grateful for the potential of a slightly
exotic history. This is way more exciting than convicts and potato famines.
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