G P E SpiersG.P.E. Spiers has spent many years researching his family history, with the help of original documents and letters kept by the family for over one hundred and fifty years. This book is the result of hours of conversations with great aunts, uncles andparents who personally knew many of the characters involved.He has known many of the areas described in the book, although most have changed beyond recognition since his ancestors lived and worked in them.He has been married for over forty years and during that time his wife has been dragged around the country to "look for dead people." Names on gravestones or old houses lived in centuries ago, she was rewarded with nothing more than lunch in a local pub or café. Read More Read Less