A few suggestions:
Get organized first! I know, I know, easier said than done, but the passes are on a twenty four hour clock and that clock starts ticking as soon as you pay! 8-[
At least figure out which family names you want to search and prioritize them. The articles available all come up as files that must be downloaded after you choose one from a list of headlines and each article is then broken down into segments so my 59 hits for Clerihew actually was more like 150 files. If you have a dial up internet connection like I do (Oh! Woe is us!!!) this can take a long time.
Also, try to plan your visit for sometime other than Saturday afternoon or evening which is when I was trying to read files while the clock was ticking. Everybody is on the internet and I think a lot of them were trying to view the archives yesterday while I was too. Everything slows down even more at this time.
Take a few minutes to read the search tips and check out the tool bars. The tips help and you can store articles in a clippings file to read later. Also you can use the "text view" button. It is fast on downloading, but sometimes brings up a lot of gibberish. (A techie will have to explain why!) However, usually you get enough words so you can decide if the article is worth waiting for or should be skipped.
The search engine highlights the word you searched for, but this can be misleading. When I searched for the name Raitt, one time I waited and waited for the download only to see that the typesetter had come to the end of a line and hypenated the word portrait--port-rait and his second syllable was highlighted for me!
s So what did I find out:
Patrick Clerihew applied for a church position in 1843.
Mr. Clerihew of Syllavithy won ribbons for his fillies and a gelding in 1875
Alexander Clerihew won ribbons for his Fox Terriers in 1902.
Frances George Smith changed his name adding Clerihew in 1895.
Several Clerihews went bankrupt over the years.
One Clerihew was a constable and one a poll sheriff.
One was arrested and jailed for stealing a bag with 18 pounds Sterling in it.
One was tried and jailed for bigamy adding to my confusion over who really is who in this family.
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One bought a paid subscription to the opposition to St. Mary's Loch Scheme in 1871.
Several joined the army and fought and died in WWI.
Mrs. Anne Clerihew Kilpatrick died Oct. 10, ?
Which brings me to my last point--take good notes. I forgot to write down the year on this one and didn't notice it until after the clock had run out!
Carol
My kind of place! The George Clerihew, army doctor, who keeps cropping up I think eventually retires from the army and becomes a venture capitalist of sorts. He must have been successful, I never found a banruptcy notice for him. He also wasn't a twig on my branch of the Clerihew tree! ![[sigh]](./images/smilies/sigh.gif "[sigh]"){kind=small}
Earlier this year I was told a way to access the London Times through the Bedfordshire Virtual library. You have to sign in and join and are send a pin number etc. I did all that and know at one point I was able to access it. I just tried now though and am met with server error messages. Perhaps that is becasue it's after hours right now in the UK 
Will try again in the AM