I had to dip my toe in the water sooner or later, so here goes with Heather’s family. I wanted to start with her mother’s side, about whom we know very little — nothing in writing and very few photos — because Joyce hardly mentioned her parents. Next, move on to Amelia Gartmann’s family — Heather’s paternal grandmother. All I knew about Amelia when I started out was a portrait done by her husband and a strange name floating around, Hartmann Gartmann. Next, having got my strength up and cleared some elbow room for the others, confront the Sharpes, and the key figures, James Grossart Sharpe, his wife Maggie Linklater, their son James Thomas and his wife Amelia. Anyway, I’ve made a start — v1.0, and quite a way to go. As many questions as answers, the usual story. ~ Ian