No progress searching for Leigh Hunter – Trying WikiTree and GEDmatch

As more time passes, Ian decides that another approach might be necessary to try and crack the family mystery. Ian was getting sort of desperate by this time. Still, he had not made any progress in finding Leigh Hunter. Ian considered trying different approaches, anything to make any progress on Read more

Ian “Rooted” out by a cousin

In October 2020, Ian received a private message via WikiTree from a first cousin on his paternal side, seems his eldest cousin Jane was also trying independently to solve the family mystery. Jane had been trying to solve the mystery of Joseph Leigh Hunter and Leigh Hunter for a few Read more

A little more history – Mary Cotton nee Lee 1861-1946

CottonHistorian posted the following information and photographs on findagrave.com Some photographs of Mary taken at different points in her life CottonHistorian – Was John Nicholas Cotton 1958- 31 May 2021. Nick, as he was known, descended from Mary Cotton nee Lee. Jane corresponded with Nick by email in early 2021. Read more