Tony Thanx for the compliment about the group. I'm having problems with Betty who I can't see in the records born as such. Can you please supply her full name and also the surname of her husband, both of which should help me to locate her within the database. You'll have gathered by the comments that I was at Wimbledon on Wednesday - that's right the day upon which there was no play at all because of the weather. Hoping for better luck next year! bfn Alan > This seems a lovely newsgroup ........ I am wondering if I can tie in with > existing work ....... My Mother's mother was Betty (Elizabeth) Knibb, born > 1901 in Brownhills, Staffs. I have the exact date, and her full name. > > As it's such an unusual name, I wondered if it might be easy to race, but > haven't researched this branch of my family. She was an exceptional person. > Christened a Baptist, she moved to Leigh, lancs, converted to Catholicism to > marry my grandad. > Many people said she was one of the kindest people they knew - a kind of > unpaid community worker. >