Month: January 2011

The year just gone saw a number of interesting finds and puzzles solved. In terms of filling in frustrating gaps, here’s my top 3 in reverse order. No. 3 Tracking down the birth certificate of great grandmother Amelia Osborne. While the copy of the real thing didn’t give any great insight into why the family was in Bournemouth, rather than south Somerset or the Welsh valleys, it did pretty much indicate that looking for work was the main driver. And the reason for frustration – she  » »