jeff burley

Dear Gordon For a mere youngster in your 80s you have a remarkably good memory. I can't remember what I did yesterday except that my back tells me it was too much hedge cutting with a nasty machine! You have done an amazingly thorough and effective search. I will pursue the idea of seeking out the family for Vic's film. Incidentally Gordon said that Vic died in Portsmouth; that was my home town. Regards, Jeff Burley

Dear Gordon and Geoff I have been inactive on Shinkfield family tree business for a long time although I did have the opportunity to visit the family tree records centre of the mormon Church in Salt Lake City. Finding the time to sort it all out is my problem - so much for retirement. Can you tell me where I might find the film on Graham Hill that Peter Shinkfield made? I have two sons and three grandsons who are car racing fanatics plus one other relative who was a great admirer of Graham Hill. Regards, Jeff Burley

Geoff - are you still interested in pursuing the Shinkfield history? My wife's late mother was a Shinkfield and became the final trustee of Peter Shinkfield's will so that she had to dispose of the Lordship Lane shop. We visited it several times and have some old and new photos. My wife Jean has been going through a suitcase of documents, photos and letters and I have been the IT man trying to put it all into Family Tree Maker. We have got back to Grimston, Norfolk, in the late 1700s. If you are still writing your book it would be good to meet up and share information with you. Regards, Jeff (spelt the correct way!) Burley