I received this message today Listers, > I have some sad news to tell you, which I have learnt from Josephine > Jeremiah. > > Some of will possibly remember Hugh Watkins who was recently [November] on > this mailing list. > > Hugh Watkins, died on 29th. December 2009. > > Hugh's obituary notice is on the following web page: > > http://www.bmdsonline.co.uk/3365719 >

This is very sad news indeed.  Very many of us have reason to be ever grateful to Hugh for his years of help and support to less experienced researchers.  He will be very greatly missed. Allison ________________________________ From: ann <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 8 January, 2010 15:23:00 Subject: [MON] Hugh Watkins I received this message today Listers, > I have some sad news to tell you, which I have learnt from Josephine > Jeremiah. > > Some of will possibly remember Hugh Watkins who was recently [November] on > this mailing list. > > Hugh Watkins, died on 29th. December 2009. > > Hugh's obituary notice is on the following web page: > > http://www.bmdsonline.co.uk/3365719 > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On Jan 8, 2010, at 8:23 AM, ann wrote: >> Hugh Watkins, died on 29th. December 2009. That is sad. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that Hugh generously provided massive amounts of information and guidance to me, especially when I was first starting to research my family history. We will miss such a valuable resource, but even more so, such a gracious gentleman. -- Doras Cúil Travel--Your one-stop travel source Certified Destination Specialist for Ireland and Scotland http://www.dorascuil.com