Acknowledgements
Although I have listed under Contributors all those with whom I have
had contact,
it seems only right and proper
that I should acknowledge others
who have supported me through this
adventure
First there
is my father William Henry John Collett (1909-1990) – I sat with him on many
occasions before he sadly passed away.
During these sessions he opened up to me on many aspects of his life
that had long been kept a secret. This valuable
time spent with him enabled me to write his life story, a separate and more
personal view.
Next is my
wife Belinda who over many years has had to sit alone in the evenings while I
transferred data onto the computer from notes made during visits to various public
records offices and other exciting places.
In this sort
of venture you always need someone there to keep you on track and for this I
thank my dear departed cousin Philip Goddard (1947-2004) who, having completed
the Goddard family history, used his considerable efforts and resources to help
me with mine. It is to him that this
website is dedicated.
Then there
are all the helpful staff at the various record offices who have assisted me
when I have paid them a visit. These
include the Gloucester RO, the Cirencester RO, St Catherine’s House and Kew in
London, my local library in Northampton whose staff first brought to my
attention the book by
No
acknowledgement would be complete
without reference to the numerous family members far and wide who have supplied
endless tidbits of valuable information, all of which has helped me to produce
this work – which I must stress is still not completed, as the search for more
details will go on forever.
I am hoping
to include a couple of further acknowledgements over the next few years but
these relate to my two sons Aaron Brian and Lloyd Nyall Collett. Both are
unmarried at this time (mid 2006) and neither has any immediate or foreseeable plans
for extending the family line. So I only
hope this is not the end of this branch line.