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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 3,324 Send Message	Carole	Report	20 May 2005 12:04
	Try google your surname and the area they came from, village, town, or occupation, anything. I did that and found a history of the village with my family mentioned. It helped me get back to 1748. With less solid roots back to 1679. Good luck. Carole
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Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 2,483 Send Message	Lynne	Report	20 May 2005 12:52
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 2,483 Send Message	Carole I thought I'd give it a try so put in my maiden name and town where my ancestors were from. Guess what I got:- Car Dealerships!!! The name was Ford and they were from Manchester - LOL!!! Maybe I should try another name. Lyn
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 400 Send Message	Tmwg	Report	20 May 2005 13:07
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 400 Send Message	thats so funny! lol
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 6,691 Send Message	susie manterfield(high wycombe)	Report	20 May 2005 14:13
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 6,691 Send Message	carole i gave your tip a try my maiden name was keep and they were from aylesbury the result i got was ...keep aylesbury vale clean lmao susie
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 3,324 Send Message	Carole	Report	20 May 2005 22:01
	One name I looked at was Pearmain, and I got a load of sites about apples and pears. Carole :0
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