Hi Julie Try http://www.virtual-hull.com/lost-friends.html On this page there is a Pat Deller-Smith seeking information about her father-in-law, John Deller-Smith who was born in Hull about 1914. She wants to know more about him or his family. Her email address is [email protected] Maybe you should drop her a line. Two heads are better than one, etc. Eric Carlton, WRY > -----Original Message----- > From: Mrs Julie Goucher [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 3:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CANAL-PEOPLE] Canal death in Hull > > > > Hi, > > I am hitting brickwalls before I have even started with my husbands > family. He knows little about his father's family except that they were from > Hull in Yorkshire. > > A story from a relative says that ggrandfather was drowned when he had an > epileptic fit and fell in the canal. Details are very sketchy but I thought > someone might know some thing. > > The name was DELLER-SMITH (not even a forename) > > Date around 1900 > > Place Hull > > Try the local newspapers, they may well have reported this. > > Hope this helps > > Regards > Julie Goucher > [email protected] > > > > > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/