I wonder if anyone goes to Whitby library and could look up a newspaper obituary for me. I know the obituary exists in the Whitby Gazette and the date of the edition of thenewspaper in question in 1901, but only have the barest details from an index linked to the Genuki site for Yorkshire. If anyone can help me perhaps they would contact me off list so that I can give them the details that I do have. The index I found this obit. in may be of use to others who are unaware of it's existence. The link is from the Genuki website, and is http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/YD.html The main Genuki page for the uk is at www.genuki.org.uk At present only 1901 seems to have been indexed at the above link, as far as I have looked that is, but I found it useful in tracing one of my Hirst ancestors, he of the obituary mentioned above. The Hirst I found died in the Newcastle area of Northumberland but had been born at Northallerton but moved to Whitby where he married and had been a manufacturer of Jet Ornaments with his own business for several years, hence his mention in the Whitby Gazette. Thankyou very much for any help anyone may be able to give me with this obituary. Regards Jenny DeAngelis. Spain.