Two sisters meet again after 75 years
It took 75 years to reunite two half-sisters given up for adoption at the end of
World War II, when Annie Agbilar in the Netherlands and Sheila Ann Fry in Britain,
both in their seventies, finally came face to face after the efforts of determination
of close relatives who decided, separately, to trace their origins.
In story details reported by Canada's Good News newspaper, Sheila was a baby
when she was identified in the UK in 1946. She did not know her parents'
identities, but she knew she was an adopted daughter, because her parents told
her that , saying that his father was a Canadian soldier who fought in Europe.
For eight years, her stepdaughter Karen's efforts to help her trace her parentage
failed, until she received a letter from Annie's son Mark requesting that the sisters
perform a DNA test, whereupon Sheila discovered there was a half sister. she
born months later to the same father.
Meanwhile, Annie was trying to find out her family history in the Netherlands,
after discovering, after listening to a conversation between relatives and
rummaging through family documents, that her stepfather was not her biological
father.
Her 50-year-old son, Mark, had a DNA test done, and when he received the DNA
match report by email, he asked to see Karen and run tests for both sisters.
After confirming the result, Mark arranged a video call between them in May
2022, after which Sheila said: "It was like looking at the woman and talking to me.
We have the same hobbies and the same medical problems, it is very strange."
Two months later, the two sisters met in the Netherlands, where Sheila said they
love knitting and crafting, while Annie confirmed they hit it off right away, adding:
"My English isn't good, but I'm trying to learn. Hopefully she lived near me.
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