A man has been united with relatives he never knew he had thanks to the internet.
Marketing manager John Wood, from East Grinstead, had been looking for information about his father's parents.
He said: "My grandfather died before I was born and I only met my grandmother once. I really wanted a photo of them."
Mr Wood decided to use the web in his quest. He sent a message to a Jewish genealogy news group to see if anyone remembered Marie and Alex Berney from London.
He got a reply from Jim Spencer in Ottowa, Canada, his father's cousin, who told him another cousin, Marie Leighton, was living in Essex.
Mr Wood got in touch and took his son and stepson to visit his new-found family.
He would like to trace other Berney relatives. If the name rings a bell, contact him at john@Key MS.com or call 01342 410223.
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