Hi Cameron,
I believe we are related - Val Cousins is my neighbour(I am using her computer) so he is my work's e-mail address -
hilda.manson@durham.ca - we can chat thru that e-mail address. My Father was James Cryans -his Dad was James Cryans who had I believe five siblings-Brother Hugh, John, sisters Isa, Nellie and Lizzie - Hugh and Isa moved to Australia and as far as I know I had a e-mail from a Colleen Cryans in Australia about two years ago (haven't heard from her since) Colleen told me her Mother's maiden name was Cryans and her parents were Hugh and Mary Cryans(hope this info will help you) My grandfather James Cryans was married to Matilda Winters - I beleive (not sure where I got this info I do not know but the Cryans family way back came from County Slago in Ireland - but my Dad and Grandad lived in Glasgow , Scotlnd I came to Canada in 1968 I still live in Canada outside Toronto in a place called Whitby - I have two boys - Colin 37 he is Police Officer and Craig - who owns his own business he is 34 - Colin has one child Lukasz (he married a Polish girl - Craig is still single. I work for Durham Region - I have two other sister's Ann and Helen and one retired British officer brother by the name of (yes would u believe) James. My dad sister (as they were only two kids from Grampa Cryans -my Dad -James and his siter Ellen - Dad is dead now and Aunt Ellen still lives in Glasgow (a truly beautiful looking woman at 76 (I think that is her age or around that) Please do contact me and fill me in if you can as I truly beleive we are 3rd cousins - TTFN - Hilda