There is only one aditional page this month, but there are also several changes to existing articles.

Completely new is an intriguing letter from my grandmother to my parents that was sent in 1940. It was in a box amongst an assortment of letters, cards, photographs and other documents that Rose Burgess had kept for many years and that I am finding to be a mine of useful information. Suffice to say that the letter describes the arrival one morning of an envelope from Downing Street and that it leaves more questions than answers.

On the page for Jane Hordle I have added some information about her address and occupation from the 1871 census. There is still a slight question mark over her young son, Henry, but I am fairly sure that my assumptions are correct and that Jane's mother made some mistakes on the census form.

There is another addition to the John Johnston page highlighting the varied nature of his cargoes on the Leith to London route and revealing a slight literary connection to Sir Walter Scott.

Finally, I have made some corrections to the Lawrence page for 1901, and added short extracts from letters sent by Frances Amelia Looker referring to Daisy, her niece, after her serious illness.

Updated 17th March 2010