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That's a lovely tribute Matt, thank you for sharing it with us 
I am astonished that you know so much about him, and you've made a good job of writing about him here. I would agree with CaroleW, though....the spacing needs a bit of sorting out, just to make it look more 'readable' if you see what I mean.  Sometimes a solid block of text can make people dismiss a piece of work as probably being too much to take in, whereas yours is a piece well worth reading 
Break it up into smaller segments and maybe insert a photo or two if you have any, and you'll have a masterpiece  if you've no photos of the family, maybe you can get a photo of the village, the church, the graveyard etc just to illustrate it a bit.
Well done 

Well there's your 'way in' so to speak.  Ask them if they have any photos of David and the family in general, and explain that you have been considering making a family tree as a tribute for the family. It's slightly economical with the truth, but the circumstances warrant it in my opinion.  I think this way you will avoid upsetting anyone, and it's a perfectly reasonable request 

My hubby (also David) died more than 10 years ago now, from a massive heart attack, and his mum was also still living - aged 95 years!  He was her only child, although he did have a brother who died in infancy, and also her last remaining blood relative, so it was no real surprise when she died quietly just 3 months later. The amazing thing is she had managed to reach that great age without suffering any major illness throughout her life, and we felt sure that if David hadn't died so suddenly she would still be with us now. She pretty much gave up on life really, which was understandable.  As she said, you don't expect to be going to your child's funeral when you are 95 yourself 
Anyway, best of luck and do let us know how you get on 

Thank you Dobby 
I don't know if that list just has Accrington people on it, in which case it won't have my relatives, but I'll save the site and have a good look tomorrow when I'm less tired 
Off to my bed now, before I fall asleep on the keyboard 

William,  I have only just found this thread, and can only say how very sorry I am to hear your sad news.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this very sad time.

He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds Psalm 147:3

Some time ago I had an e-mail from someone on Genes requesting access to my tree as she thought we might be connected. She had allowed me access to her tree so I had a look before replying and was satisfied that we did have connections, so allowed access to my tree.
I e-mailed her as well and gave her some dates that weren't on her tree and which I had confirmed, and eventually got a reply thanking me, but also telling me that we couldn't be related after all....never mind that we actually share gt.grandparents and their children etc.,    Subsequently, I found a few errors on her tree, especially with dates and family relationships, so I e-mailed again and told her about this. Her reply?.......I'm not going to change my tree just because it doesn't match yours! I know I'm right regardless of your proof (certs) and as I now have the 1000 people I was aiming for I don't intend to delete any. Please don't contact me again!
I haven't contacted her since, but I do know that here tree has several wrong dates and at least one birth attributed wrongly, but at least I know mine is correct