We learned yesterday that Chris Burnford has left us, aged 92. Today would have been his 93rd birthday. He was the widower of my cousin Gill Routley. Her father Frank was boarded out at birth, since my grandparents, both teachers and then unmarried, were not in a position to give him what we would regard as a normal family life. It was only through Gill’s and cousin Philippa’s genealogical research that we learned of the relationship. We sometimes bemoan the times we live in, but in many ways we’re better off now. Anyway, we remember Chris fondly as the father of four fine first cousins once removed, and of course for his impish sense of humour.
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