Books by John Umfreville

Following retirement from a career in the petrochemical industry, John Umfreville chose a new path researching the family history and filling in the gaps of earlier works. The main success came with the linking of the English and Canadian branches of the family through exploration of the life of Edward, an employee of the Hudson Bay Company, which led to a reunion of the present day family branches at Sioux Lookout. | Separate research was carried out into the history of the malting trade at Henley on Thames and also into the politics and life of the most successful Mayors of that town around 1900. This work unearthed a plenitude of unproven facts, stories, and gossip concerning life in this riverside town. This has been used to create a fictional story of a new Methodist minister and his family from India as they try to become accepted into the society of the townspeople.