Young Janet was registered as Jessie Johnstone Melrose, born in Galashiels, Co of Selkirk. Can’t trace her death between 1945 and 1955, with any variant of Janet/Jessie. Best wishes, Morag

The Bowmore Street project sounds fun. Two complications I have come across elsewhere are that street numbers are a fairly modern development, and that when there were street numbers they could change

Thanks for your very detailed information. I have no personal interest in Duich, but found your email very interesting. Morag

Hi Edie, Allotments in the UK tend to be at the edge of a town, all grouped together. I think what you described behind houses would be just back gardens being put to good use. Did you know that there

There were Methodists in both north and south Ireland. Morag