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Unsolved Mystery: The Puzzle of the Porter


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Thank the megabytes for the virtual community as they have taken the story of James Duncan, his wife Catherine Lucy and their son George to heart. Progress has been made into what happened the Duncan's after James lost his job as College Porter in 1916. 

The following information has been uncovered, but with the passage of time it is hard to say with certainty that these are the Duncan's we are looking for but...

  • James Duncan may not have lived long after submitting his request for compensation in November 1916. From the 1911 census we know James was 59 years old. The James Duncan in the following death record died aged 64, but his birth date is estimated. So is it James Duncan the College Porter? James Duncan Death Record

So if George got married what became of him and his wife? Did they have a family? If so where are they now? 

Along with the help of the virtual community, the expertise of Robert Stack and the 
Unsolved Mysteries television programme 
may need to be deployed...