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The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 240 Send Message	Brenda	Report	20 May 2005 21:31
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 240 Send Message	My husbands gggrandfather surname Shears had a shoe factory in the East End,possibly Steppney or Mile End c1850s. His son was John Henry Shears a Commercial Traveller in 1902. How do I go about finding this factory? Any suggestions? Brenda
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 1,226 Send Message	Joe ex Bexleyheath	Report	20 May 2005 22:52
	I would guess the London Metropolitan Archives would be able to trace this.

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