new found family

My cousin Neil's daughter from Australia contacted me last week out of the blue.I was in Australia with my husband about 4 years ago but I never got to meet Neil and his family. So the last time I saw him was when I visited for a longer stay 40 years ago! Tracy is looking into our family to do a family tree so hopefully I can help a little. I am hoping also that she can help me since I remember my mother (Tracy's great aunt) telling me that we were indirectly related to the famous Sir Ernest Shackleton one of the early explores of the Antartica. Who knows!!