Recent content by simon garrett

Dear All, Thanks so much for your kind help. Unfortunately, my mother died yesterday so I may be absent for a while. Best, Simon

You are quite extraordinary people with wonderful detective skills. This is going to absolutely blow my family away.

Oh my goodness. You absolute star. This requires significant investigation. I can't thank you enough.

He was. Reginald William Burnham Garrett.

No sorry required. Apart from the fact that she was in the Pas de Calais, I don't know specifically, but I will find out and let you know.

Most definitely. I will let you know what we find. Here's a flavour of what we're looking at:

I have found them, thanks so much. I can also confirm this is definitely the lady we're looking for, as I'm informed the address in Bournemouth also appears in her letters.

Wonderful. I will go in search, thank you.

I have asked the Local Studies folk at the central library if the Calthorpe Estate records say who lived at 14, Vernon Road at the time.

The fact that her birth year was correct, that she was baptised in Edgbaston and that she divorced (we knew she'd been married before) seems to be fairly strong evidence, but I will see what else I can discover. Could you tell me where I might find the divorce documents? I would like to view...

I believe it was mentioned in one of the letters (they're in my cousin's possession), but if it's of interest I will certainly keep you updated as we discover more. There are dozens to get through.

She was in correspondence with my grandfather and nine months pregnant with his child. She was staying a hotel in France, presumably to be out of sight of gossips. The letters stop in March 1909 and a box with them, containing my grandfather's letters to her, is among the papers, with a...

You're all incredible. Honestly, I'm overwhelmed.

Honestly, I can't thank you enough for all this. Thank you Janice and everyone taking an interest. What a kind group you are.

Fabulous, thank you.