Splendid Brunswick Square, Hove, where Catherine and the Vicomte lived in 1871
It’s the biggest thrill, unearthing something in the records that, far as you know, no one in your family has laid eyes on before. Thanks to my cousin’s detective work years ago, I always knew our 2x great-aunt Catherine Mary ended up in France. For me, then, it was about adding the detail and the depth – more the journey than the destination, if that doesn’t sound too reality TV contestant.