Hello Roger, I am sorry to take so long to get back to you about your BROOMFIELD relatives; but tracking them down has been proving a bit more difficult than I though. I now know that Ron BROOMFIELD, one of the older sons who lived with his parents in Brassey Road died about 5 years ago, also his son Terry (born in the early 1950's sadly died a couple of years ago) but Annie BROOMFIELD - Ron's wife and their daughter Nicky ( probably born 1947-9) are still around and may be able to fill you in on the family history. If you send me your email address I will send you Annie's snail mail address. I am sorry that I have not been of more help but nobody I know can remember Nicky's married surname or knows where any of the other family members now live. Annie, now in her 80's lives opposite my brother I discover!! Small world or what? Moya Page (nee Banting) researching BANTING and PERREN in Hampshire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Larose" <zgordo@webtv.net> To: "Chris & Caroline" <chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 12:48 AM Subject: Re: BLATCHFORD James Grand-mother Lily Head,she helped her husband manage a hotel in Uitenhage South Africa,also a Pub,the Duke of Edinburg now the Duke of Edinburg House of Sounds.Still owned by Eldridge Pope ltd.GTB died in 1942,she moved into what I'm told was a boarding house or vicherage for injured soldiers.down the street from the pub.till at least 1944 when my Mom got married.I was born in Weymouth in Sept 1945,at what she called a converted hotel. I was registered as an American citizen in the USA Consulate in Southampton,in 1946 and came here in Diapers,onboard a ship.soon after. If this Broomfield family,is still there,he the master of the house was a postal inspector,who retired and passed on about 1985. --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 21/01/2003