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Oh dear, is there a cure for this????

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Unknown Report 11 Aug 2006 09:15

Chris in Sussex I have a vague Jack the Ripper connection too! One of the suspects in the case was a lunatic pork butcher called Jacob Isenschmid (though the police called him Joseph for obscure reasons). His daughter Katherine was the 2nd wife of my great grandfather Charles Williams. nell

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 11 Aug 2006 08:35

So good to hear i`m not on my own. Sylvia

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 11 Aug 2006 08:25

Sylvia sorry but there is no cure :( Take it from someone who has been known to look up census records for people while watching the History Channel. Mind you my OH is the same and while watching a prog on Jack the Ripper vaguely remembered an address they mentioned and found the 'main' suspect's sister living next door to one of his ancestors :))) Chris

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Avatar...My darling Dad. 1931-2019 'Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule' Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. 'A brickwall is a problem that you haven't solved yet' Dave Annal http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/brick-walls-and-lost-ancestors/

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 11 Aug 2006 07:56

Oh dear, is there a cure for this???? On going to bed, i usually read for about an hour and have just finished reading A Trust Betrayed by Candace Robb Its historical/mystery fiction set in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1297 and mentions John Balliol, Robert Bruce, William Wallace and King Edward (Longshanks) of England. But it also mentions a family of Fletchers (Alan, Besetta and Agnes)and my first thought was, i wonder if they could be my Fletchers, that is if i get back that far and then i came back to reality. LOL Sylvia

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 11 Aug 2006 07:54

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