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What happened to my wife’s great grandfather, John Hannay, after he was declared bankrupt?

PETER JONES asked for help to discover what happened to his wife’s down-on-his-luck medical forebear

Q My wife’s great grandfather, John Hannay, was born in Dudley c1851. He appears to have had a successful career as a doctor and surgeon, and in 1879 married Elizabeth McEwen in Dudley. In 1880, he

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