Gillian,

I cannot tell you how pleased I was to receive your message - I had thought that perhaps I had reached a dead-end with my searches.

As my search (and the very good reason for it - which I will explain in detail) necessarily involves living relatives, are you happy to contact me directly?

My e-mail address is: wpjohn@btinternet.com and I look forward to hearing from you.

By way of reassurance I can confirm that I am a great-great grandson of Irene's great grandparents.

Peter