一名英国妇女发现自己是 27 名 1M 美元遗产的继承人之一,此前一名隐居的纽约男子的家人通过他的芬兰血统被追踪到。
A UK woman discovered she’s one of 27 heirs to a $1M estate after a reclusive NY man’s family was traced through his Finnish roots.
联合王国60岁的妇女Pauliina Johnston得知,她是27个远亲之一,在查尔·文图拉(Charles Ventura)之后,她继承了100万美元的遗产,查尔斯·文图拉(Charles Ventura)是一位在纽约独居的男子,89岁时去世,没有直系亲属,后来发现他有一个大家庭。
Pauliina Johnston, a 60-year-old woman in the UK, learned she is one of 27 distant relatives set to inherit a share of a $1 million estate after Charles Ventura, a reclusive New York man who died at 89 without known next of kin, was found to have a large extended family.
Ventura是意大利裔美国父亲的唯一孩子,也是来自Seiskari岛的芬兰母亲,过着孤独的生活,但得到邻居的照顾。
Ventura, the only child of an Italian American father and a Finnish mother from the island of Seiskari, lived a solitary life but was cared for by neighbors.
Seiskari于1940年被割让给苏联,他母亲的家庭流离失所,其亲属分散在世界各地。
His mother’s family was displaced when Seiskari was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940, scattering relatives worldwide.
总部位于英国的家谱公司Finders International,以BBC节目"继承人猎人"而闻名,通过Ventura的母亲的血统追踪,确定了27名继承人.
The UK-based genealogy firm Finders International, known for the BBC show Heir Hunters, traced the lineage through Ventura’s mother’s side, identifying 27 heirs.
Johnston是第一个被带走的堂兄弟 发现她通过父亲与她有联系
Johnston, a first cousin once removed, discovered her connection through her father.
这些继承人(许多人不知道他们的亲属关系)最近在赫尔辛基重新团聚,分享故事和家庭史。
The heirs, many unaware of their kinship, recently reunited in Helsinki, sharing stories and family history.
每个家庭将获得平等份额的遗产,将因战争、移徙和时间而分离的家庭团结起来。
Each will receive an equal share of the estate, uniting a family separated by war, migration, and time.