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Trying to find Hite

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Joanne

Joanne Report 26 Mar 2003 17:25

I am trying to find any relatives of my grandfather, Leonard Thomas Cornelius Hite. At the moment, I only have basic information. He was 1 of 9 children, I believe his eldest brother was William.Their line was the first to spell the name Hite, as before 1907 it was spelt Height. However, there are many differences, as a cousin was known to the family and community as Hite, but his army papers read Height. They were all brought up in Norfolk, Leonard married a Lilian Lakey and settled in Upwell, near Wisbech and had three daughters, my mother and two aunts. If anyone knows any of the family history, or is related to any of Leonard's brothers and sisters, please get in touch. I would also be interested if anyone thinks they may be a relative of Lilian Lakey. Unfortunately very little is known about her family life, except that Lilian was the eldest of a large family and her mother died whilst giving birth to Lilian's youngest sister. Lilian had to care for her baby sister until she was 14. Her father remarried and Lilan did not get along with her step-mother and so, at 14, she moved away to Wisbech to work.