Sandra, thank you so much! You are a miracle worker, and the cherry on the cake, for me, was the newspaper clippings with their photos attached. It never ceases to amaze me how a few short sentences in a newspaper can turn a simple name into a living, breathing person. The Bearts seem to have been attracted to strong, capable, independent women judging by what I've found on their wives, so far. Interestingly, one of George's nephews had a mother-in-law who was a professional tennis player, and played the game at around the same time as Edith, though in this instance, in South Africa.
