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   MB to Chris Pitt Lewis   
   Re: How to find a family probably on hol   
   30 Aug 18 09:29:21   
   
   From: MB@nospam.net   
      
   On 29/08/2018 19:51, Chris Pitt Lewis wrote:   
   >   
   > At this period the newspapers sometimes reported the comings and goings   
   > of socially prominent people ("Mr & Mrs George Davenport have returned   
   > from holiday in Biarritz" or the like). A trawl through the local press,   
   > or, if they were part of London Society, even the Court page of The   
   > Times, might be worth a try.   
      
   And local newspapers in holiday areas often listed all the people   
   staying at each hotel, guest house or B&B.   
      
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