Hello spades,
I hope you are keeping well.
Presently I am in dispute with Southampton University over the question of fees, which have increased exponentially, and I am refusing to meet them purely on the grounds they do not represent added value for money. University fees are a matter of national controversy in the UK anyway.
Nevertheless my research continues, if for no other reason than in advanced retirement it keeps me active. Of course ever-increasing online information has meant having to revisit some of my early work and, indeed, revising my opinions!!! Should the dissertation have to take a back seat my research findings will be made available to The National Archives.
The posting for Frederick HORNE was more than welcome because NZ has proved the most difficult tracing the Parkhurst Boys. Of the 123 who arrived in Auckland from the
St. George and
Mandarin in 1842/1843 I have managed to complete portraits for only 23
The despair that the early settlers registered with the arrival of the boys seems to have been sustained throughout the following years.
For the moment, take care.............I have typed this having washed my hands
BAC3
