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This ghost story is a short story, but it has stuck in my mind, and I remember what happened vividly. It happened during a hospital stay when I lived in Fareham, Hampshire, England.

In 1996, I left the UK and lived in Orlando, Florida. I had left the employment of British Gas, taking a redundancy package that would help me live in America. This story is about what happened on my flight to Florida.

Jane Johnson was born in 1806 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, and was the daughter of Ann and William. She married Henry Bevis on September 14, 1824, in her hometown. They had nine children in 20 years. She died on July 5, 1881, having lived a long life of 75 years.

When Jean Clark was born on May 9, 1939, in West Ham, Essex, England, her father, Albert, was 38, and her mother, Marie, was 31. She married Brian Llewelyn Morris on February 28, 1959, in Chingford, Essex, England. They had two children during their marriage. She died on September 17, 2014, in

When John Estherby was born on September 7, 1822, in Middlesex, England, his father, Richard, was 42 and his mother, Jane, was 31. He had two sons and three daughters with Sarah Ellen Gay between 1843 and 1853. He died in October 1884 in London, London, England, at the age of 62.

When John Jones was born on November 25, 1834, in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England, his father, Charles, was 31 and his mother, Mary, was 27. He married Martha Bevis, and they had 14 children. He died in 1908 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, at the age of 74.

When Kate Alberici was born on December 20, 1905, in Holborn, Middlesex, England, her father, Antoni, was 31, and her mother, Florence, was 28. She married Alfred Henry Jones on April 4, 1931, in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had one child during their marriage. She died on May 2, 1999,

Kate Emma Featherstone was born in 1867 in London, England, and died the same day. She had six brothers and two sisters.

When Lancelot James Read was born on May 25, 1831, in Dalston, Middlesex, England, his father, William, was 23 and his mother, Sarah, was 24. He married Sarah Jane Reynolds, and they had one son together. He then married Emily Wilson, and they had six children together. He died on December 10,

I met Lenny Henry at a concert in a park in London, but I don't recall much about it. I had been celebrating a cousin's birthday in London's West End the night before, followed by a day at Clapham Common, and a party celebrating Jamaica's independence.

When Leonard Percival Jones was born on April 19, 1910, in England, his father, Walter, was 43 and his mother, Maria, was 36. He married Rosetta Annie Cairncross on September 30, 1933. They had three children in 10 years. He died on June 22, 1998, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, at the

In 1997, Les Wallace became the first left-handed dart player to win the World Dart Championship. I have met Les a couple of times since then.

When Lilian Alice Catherine Jones was born on February 28, 1915, her father, Walter, was 48, and her mother, Maria, was 41. She had four brothers and two sisters. She died on September 24, 1990, at the age of 75.

When Maria Harris Read was born on December 20, 1873, her father, Lancelot, was 42, and her mother, Emily, was 40. She married Walter John Jones in 1901. They had seven children in 13 years. She died on September 14, 1961, in Poplar, Middlesex, England, at the age of 87.

When Marie Elizabeth Jones was born on September 4, 1907, in Mile End Old Town, London, England, her father, Walter, was 41, and her mother, Maria, was 33. She married Albert Alberici on June 30, 1934. They had three children during their marriage. She died on January 1, 1988, at the age of

When Martha Bevis was born in 1837 in Essex, England, her father, Henry, was 32, and her mother, Jane, was 31. She married John Jones on June 6, 1861. They had 14 children in 16 years. She had one brother and six sisters.

Mary Harding was born in 1805, the daughter of Mary and James. She married William Wilson on May 7, 1826, in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had four children during their marriage.

When Mary Hughes was born on October 10, 1807, in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England, her father, Thomas, was 28, and her mother, Ann, was 25. She married Charles Jones on May 18, 1829, in her hometown. They had ten children in 22 years. She died on December 5, 1894, in Leominster, Herefordshire,

When Mary Jane Tincknell was born in 1864 in Wedmore, Somerset, England, her father, Thomas, was 24, and her mother, Harriett, was 24. She married Henry Burrows on October 23, 1883, in Weare, Somerset, England. They had ten children in 23 years. She died in 1929 in Merthyr Tudful, Glamorgan,

Matilda Mullin was born on January 22, 1810, the daughter of Anne and Frederick. She married Henry Benjamin Warner on April 24, 1828, in England. They had six children in 10 years. She died in March 1864 in London, England, at the age of 54.