Twiglets

In that little lull between ordering a BMD certificate and its arrival, random loose ends often pop into my mind. What about such-and-such, what happened to so-and-so, how come I overlooked that record set?

Now, waiting for the death certificates of my 2x great-grandparents Martin and Mary Leah, I ping awake at 4am with one word in my head. Newspapers! I’ve forgotten to check the newspapers at Findmypast.

Searching this collection online can be a fun but frustrating business, and it usually takes me several attempts at trying different keywords before I find the right name, at the right time, in the right location – if there’s