The Tuna That John West Rejects
I feel a bit like the fish in this ad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ_RoeZxhrU At least I got thrown back into the water with the chance of developing into a more acceptable ‘fish’. The pre-admission clinic was dissatisfied with some blood results and no further impressed with those from a repeat blood-letting five days later. So, I’ve had the joy of spending more time and money with my GP to investigate anomalies, not to mention swapping turtle stories. Unlike her, I’m unlikely to be stuck with my offspring’s turtle although I did have to mind a snake for a couple of months. Meanwhile, someone else gets to arise early
on Tuesday morning instead. Guess my cardio-vascular system is pleased, but can’t say much else is, especially my joints particularly as I’d been fast tracked due to need. I was looking forward to having 24 hours with little else to do but breathe, wriggle my ankles and press the button for on demand analgesia before commencing the boot camp of life with a new prosthesis. If everything goes according to the new plan I get to be sleep deprived with an early start at the hospital in 4 weeks.
I have returned to the “snatch and grab” on the genealogy database. Can’t say I’m making much progress although I’ve only just returned to the problem area after a break of more than a month. The 1841 and 1851 census returns for a great grandfather create more questions than answers. There are kids in the family in 1841 census who can’t be offspring of the marriage he comes from as some were born before the marriage occurred. The woman referred to as “wife” in the 1841 census has a different name although she may be recorded under her second name. We have two like that in current generations and few besides their nearest and dearest would know that they are known by their second names. Perhaps the kids belong to an earlier marriage, seemingly another time honoured family tradition. The wife dies in childbirth or very young and the man remarries. I remember looking for birth records for some of the other kids in the 1841 census previously and don’t remember finding anything that made sense. I need to re-evaluate what I have, try and make sense of it and start searching again.
Meanwhile I have documents from another branch of the family to scan so I REALLY know what information I have.