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“It was really emotional. Some of my cousins visited and said, ‘Oh my god, we remember coming to your house and seeing that record player’.”

James is in foster care, and Penelope lives with her father’s cousin in Lancaster.

A death notice for Ms Ferris described her as a "beloved daughter" and "much loved" sister aunt, niece, and cousin.

For Tia and Naya though, now nine and seven, it was a rare joy to be surrounded by their cousins day and night.

A week later, the DNA results arrived, indicating that Tamuna and the woman on Facebook were indeed cousins.