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I’m a huge fan of Google Maps, and for doing stuff like this map of route 66, it’s just fantastic. Love it.

I did some more digging for other appearances of my name on the web. Google books found an interesting entry (albeit spelled slightly differently).

According to the 1860 edition of The Gentleman’s Magazine, a Mr Andrew Lighton, esq. married Eliza Amelia at Brighton.

Earlier than month, Robert Leighton, esq. married Eliza Harriet — she’s the youngest daughter of the late Rev. John Wilkinson, formerly the Vicar of Budwith and of Gate Helmsley in Yorkshire.

Haven’t checked whether either of these esq. appear in the family tree.

Update: There’s actually a few mentions in Google Books.

Update: Checked the family tree details Mum gave me a week or two back. I figure for these guys to get married in the 1860′s they’d have to be born in the 1830-1840 timeframe, and there’s no sign of either a Robert or Andrew back then — certainly not in the details I’ve got.

Last night’s Spanish Grand Prix wasn’t a particularly exciting race.

But check this out:

Picture says it all.

Four podiums in his first four races (never done before). Now the youngest driver ever to lead the world championship, a record previous held by Bruce McLaren, founder of the team he’s driving for.