Was doing some research for a woman in Canada who emigrated there 40 years ago. She asked me if i could trace any of her ex husbands friends,he had died recently.
Had regular contact ( every 2-3 weeks, ) giving her updates on who was still about!!!
Suddenly all contact stopped with a cryptic email saying she had been involved in a car accident and following that, they had 'found something'
Contacted a mate in Canada who put me on to someone, who knew them and through him a woman who gave me a bit more info
Seems she had been severely injured in this accident and was confined to a wheelchair... the 'something' she guesssed was cancer, and she had returned to the UK to stay with a brother
Now i have tried Ancestry/find my past for any marriage certificates in the UK, i only have her married name, and cannot find anything even near the possible dates to make a a start
Have contacted a group in Canada to see if they could assist in advising any records Deaths/divorces i could search to see if i could even find an address that i might write to a possible ex- neighbour for any info. .......but nothing, the reply was very terse!
It really feels like this women did not exist, and the only info i have on her is the area she lived and the forenames of two friends, plus she was a carer who use to visit disabled people, nd the boat she owned ( no name was moored in Sarasota.
Any ideas on what i can do most welcome
Thanks