Update

It is really fascinating doing family history research on Ursula Bethell's mother's father's side of the family - have just discovered her Uncle John Gascoigne Lillie and family lived in Devon, which would explain her frequent trips there!

And John's son, Denis Gascoigne Lillie, was on the ill-fated expedition with Sir Robert Falcon Scott to the Antarctic 1910-1912 - so Ursula was acquainted with at least two men on that expedition (the other being her friend Oriana Wilson's husband.)

Update

I have been scanning in the material on Sir Henry Brown Hayes and John Burnett, as well as doing further internet searches on these two men.

The next step will be to scan the material on the Rev Dr John Lillie, DD (1806-1866) - I rather fancy he has been confused with another Rev Dr John Lillie, who was born in Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland, in 1812 and died Kingston, NY, USA, in 1867 [http://www.famousamericans.net/johnlillie/].

Update

The personal situation seems to be settling down, and, already, I have completed scanning the general material on Canterbury and Christchurch, and am ready to begin work on what I have about Ursula's father, Richard Bethell.

Update

My personal life is getting in the way of proceeding with this work at the moment.  However, I do hope to return to it once some of the more immediate issues have been resolved.