Not really. I spent a lot of time on my mother's family, where I discovered an ancestor, Samuel Chappuzeau, who was a French playwright. I ended up writing a critical biography of him, which won a book award. I am also in touch with the only known overseas branch of the Jennings family. Amelia Jennings, who later married Townsend, had previously had an illegitimate son William, who lived much of his early life with his grandparents. He later found his way to Canada. His son Walter lived to a great age, 99, only dying last year.
