Sharon (Flax) Flax Waddington
Honor Code SignatorySigned 17 May 2019 | 1,156 contributions | 189 thank-yous | 49 connections
Signed 17 May 2019 | 1,156 contributions | 189 thank-yous | 49 connections
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Here is my family tree.
Lithuanian / Latvian Jews left before Lithuania became a republic, one married in England, then on to Canada.
with
anyone who shares the same genealogical or historical interests.
Here is my family tree.
Lithuanian / Latvian Jews left before Lithuania became a republic, one married in England, then on to Canada.
Those who didn't perish were shipped to South Africa. Due to a measles breakdown, were quarantined in Cape Town harbour for 3 months. Some have returned to Canada, Australia, New Zealand. Maternal grandmother's parent or grandparents Irish Catholic family arrived in South Africa around the end of the 1900s. Grandmother converted to Judaism marry Morris. Apparently the conversion was to reform.
Ms Sharon Flax Waddington formerly Flax aka Adcock
Born 1960s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of [father unknown] and [private mother (1940s - unknown)]
Mother of
[private son (1990s - unknown)] and [private son (2000s - unknown)]
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Sharon is a participant of the Integrators Challenges
Sharon (Flax) Flax Waddington has Jewish Roots.
Sharon (Flax) Flax Waddington has Slavic Roots.
Sharon is proud of her Lithuanian heritage.
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Sharon (Flax) Flax Waddington has Irish ancestors.
Biography
Sharon (Flax) Flax Waddington has English ancestors.
Waddington-640 tommy Middlemas-49 mary
[5] https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Middlemas-49
The Flax Family sailed to South Africa, FROM CANADA, in the early 1900s. Due to a measles breakout, they were quarantined in Cape Town harbour. Annie and sister told DAUGHTER Josephine of the months where they just sat and watched Table Mountain.
They later moved to Johannesburg.
I was born near the coastal city of Durban as an adoption had been arranged as Queenie[grandmother] would not have her daughter Cynthia keep the illegitimate child.
I moved to Johannesburg at the age of 19. Met the Flax family after my adopted mother Mary died when I was 21.
Cynthia wanted me to change my name formally to FLAX and convert me to Judaism, as I had been raised "incorrectly" and would therefore not be accepted as Jewish.
This profile is part of the flax Name Study.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Jewish_Roots
Graduation: durban, South Africa. 1975 Richmond primary, richmond, natal, South Africa. Age: 9-10. 1978 kingsway high, durban, natal, South Africa. Age: 12-13. 2001 damelin, randburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Age: 35-36.
Residence Gauteng South Africa, Midrand, South Africa. State: Gauteng.
Adoption:
Physical Description: <DSCR><HAIR>Brown<HAIR><EYES>Brown</EYES><HEIGHT>5 feet 6 inches</HEIGHT><DSCR>.
File Format: jpg. File: https:/www.myheritageimages.com/F/storage/site491575341/files/00/00/02000002_11096993nc77ycp5562dp6.jpg. sharon flax waddington. PARENTRIN MH:P1. PERSONALPHOTO Y. Format: jpg. File: https:/www.myheritageimages.com/F/storage/site491575341/files/00/00/01000001_407418n57v27d6c561cnd2.jpg. PRIM_CUTOUT Y. PARENTPHOTO Y. Position: 0 32 126 200.
Note: {geni:about_me} Born to Cynthia. in Marianhill Mission, near Pinetown, Natal, South Africa. adopted by Mary [of Scotts origin.] and Tommy Waddington - Irish/English Move to Johannesburg in 1984. {geni:hair_color} Brown. {geni:eye_color} Brown. {geni:height_1} 5 feet. {geni:height_2} 6 inches.
Adoption: Child of Family: @F6000000091500029962@. Adoption: BOTH.
File File: http:/photos.geni.com/p13/b6/58/5d/f9/53444849365bb843sharon_10_original.jpg?no_ssl=true. Format: jpg.
- Lithuanian great grandparents
Sources
- ↑ Born in Marian Hill Mission, Pinetown, Natal, South Africa 3 April 1965
- ↑ To Cynthia Edith Flax
- ↑ Adopted by Mary Marshall Waddington (1907-1996) and Tommy - Thomas Gerald Waddington
- ↑ his mother was matron at Sandhurst military college, England
- ↑ Mary, born Middlemas of Scottish family who came to South Africa early 1900s
- ↑ Cynthia Flax Cynthia's mother's family were Irish - Ronayne / Flusk Her father's family FLAX were Lithuanian Jews, who went via England to Canada, before 1918, which was when Lithuania became a republic.
- First-hand information. Entered by Sharon Flax Waddington at registration.
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- personal memories about Sharon (2)
- images (4)
- private children's names (2)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sharon by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sharon:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sharon by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sharon:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Cindy Lewis 
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Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Sharon:
- FLAX one name study - unlock privacy May 27, 2019.
F > Flax | F > Flax Waddington > Sharon (Flax) Flax Waddington
Categories: Integrators Challenge Participants | Jewish | Jewish Roots | Slavic Roots | Flax Name Study
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I need more help than you can possibly imagine. I was adopted out of the culture and have spent over half a century trying to find out who's who. Both families swept everything under carpets. I would be grateful to any info.
It’s time for our annual Ireland Project check-in! Please respond within the next two weeks to let me know:
Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within two weeks, we will assume you are no longer interested in participating in the Ireland Project, and your badge will be removed. If you wish to reapply for membership later, we will be happy to have you back. Many thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you!
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I need you to remove the category "Irish Roots" from your profile. It is only used on project managed profiles, and never on the profile of a living person. The sticker (which it looks like you have found) is used instead.
Thanks, Jen Hutton, Ireland Project co-leader
coding - without the final }
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
instead of ending the string of coding with |female=yes}
it needs to end |female=yes}}
}} instead of }
Perhaps I could ask you for more assistance? I mistakenly created a mismatch rather than merging 2 profiles and don't know how to fix. Flax-47 and Flax-65 I created the first ages ago and only 3 days ago, his daughter Cindy Lewis found me via this, but she'd created 65. I can't copy all the info she's added as I'm not on the trusted list for her mom etc. I panicked when I saw the message that if I merged I might lose something. He is definitely the same dude and I'm now incontact with him via email. He, like me, was born Flax and adopted. Now at in our 50s we've connected. Thank you again
for the Nonmigrating Ancestor sticker (which, despite its name, can be used for those who migrated also), the parameter is |flag=
Also, could you post your comment about the Lithuanian flag post-1918 & the Russian flag prior to https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Flags The entry there for the Lithuanian flag notes that it is current & was in use from 1918-1940. If that is not correct, let me know & I'll change it.
Cheers, Liz
P.S. I just re-looked at your question: "With migrating ancestors, Lithuania only became a republic in 1918. If ancestors left before then, should the flag is the FROM country be RUSSIA or Lithuania?" I would answer Russia. The "Origin" image for the migrating ancestor template should be representative of the place at the time the person left. Although, many people do use a more recognizable image (such as the Virginia flag for Virginia Colony, which existed before the flag and even before Virginia's seal, which is the image on the flag).
Hope that answers your questions! Give me a holler if you need help.
edit - corrected my oops on the parameter names & added the following, which is the coding for the sticker that appears in my reply to this comment (I forgot that the news Comments format translates sticker coding into the sticker itself). The following drops the second opening brace so that the coding stays visible:
{Migrating Ancestor |origin= France |destination= Canada |origin-flag= Flags.png |destination-flag= Flags-1.png }}
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Example from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Template:Migrating_Ancestor
{Migrating Ancestor |origin= France |destination= Canada |origin-flag= Flags.png |destination-flag= Flags-1.png }}
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Confused! No one was in France :-) Does this mean that you have updated the flag to say ancestors migrated to CANADA? My grandad was born in Canada - Morris- but his siblings and parents were from Lithuania. They all then emigrated >>> immigrated to the Union of South Africa in the early 1900s. Could you possibly help with this - as there's probably a tag or thingy missing? Further - thank to some previous work I managed to do on Wiki, have just met my first cousin - Michael Lewis - one I created, the other his recently joined daughter, Cindy lewis created. Much work to be done on this Flax-65 Flax-47 Lewis-47272 unable to merge as apparently Michael has to accept. Michael is son of my aunt Marcel [not marcelle] - sister to my biological mother Cynthia. We were both adopted. What a mess Thank you in advance for anything that you can do or can redirect Bountiful blessings to you
France/Canada were simply in the coding example that I sent you. I've edited that post so that it doesn't display the sticker, just shows the coding. Hopefully that will be less confusing.
You need to select the origin, destination (text) and the images that you wish to replace the example entries.
I am so sorry and I think I may have missed this entire ... Please do go ahead. There's far too much mystery in this particular forest. Due to the circumstances under which the family fled - many never connected again in different parts of the world. Just today, a miracle in fact, thank to wikitree, 2 cousins have just landed in my inbox - I really had given up hope as an impossible. I was previously chased out of the RUSSIAN box and also from the SLAVIC roots box, then I gave up. The Balkan lot are apparently not slavic and there were ??? about the Jews in that sector belonging to neither. Please do whatever is in the power of your knowledge - hugely appreciated. blessings on your geni journey
Congratulations on connecting with cousins!!
Cheers, Liz
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
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