Anne Hartley emails: "Canon Herbert Cyril Joseph Fincham was Parish Priest at the shrine of Our Lady of Consolation church in West Grinstead 1944-1963 and also at the Sacred Heart church in Hove from 1964.

"He died in 1972 and is buried in the tomb with his mother beside the church at West Grinstead. His brother, Francis James MJ Fincham, married to Eileen, was living at 2 Lansdowne Square, Hove, in 1974 and he died in 1990.

"He had, as far as I know, two children: Christopher Fincham born 1928 and Letitia Fincham born 1935.

"I have been trying for a few years to trace Christopher and his sister but with no success. One person did think that Christopher had gone to America.

"I once met Letitia as a child in about 1950 at the Sacred Heart Convent school, which is now Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Hove.

"My mother is now 86 and I am trying to find extended members of her family. Christopher and his sister are her cousins, albeit first cousins once removed.

"I am hoping that somehow your readers might be able to help me, as I am sure there are people in Hove who would still remember them."

If you can help, please email anne.hartley@ntlworld.com

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