Finding remarkable coincidences is one of the joys of genealogy, and these can help you to forge new connections. This has certainly been the case for Barbara Smith, who chanced upon an old picture online…
MY BRICK WALL
In 1890, two brothers, John and Frederick Goodhead of Manchester, set sail aboard the steamship for South Africa. The move was instigated by their father, because John had tuberculosis and medics advised him to move to a drier climate that had less pollution. Their siblings stayed in Manchester,
