Isn't it a shame that we don't have obits like the Americans, now you could nearly do a whole family tree with the obits if your family were Yanks 
Tara
Tara,
You are not kidding
Here's what I have for the wife of my father's 1st cousin (Toronto, Canada):
1. Her full name with middle name & maiden name
2. Husband’s full name including middle name
3. 8 Children
4. 5 married daughters (with married surnames)
5. 2 of the 5 married, husband’s forenames (other 3 were divorced/separated)
6. 3 married sons with their wives forenames
7. 22 grandchildren named
8. 5 grandchildren’s spouse’s forenames
9. 7 g grandchildren named
10. Parents full names with her mother’s middle name & maiden name
And a whole lot about her life.............it's like a biography
Annie
