| It was we hoped the start of a trail that should be well documented, and so it turned out, more so than either of us ever expected. It took a few visits to the PRO at Kew and the British Library in London before two exciting strands of this family began to unwind from the spool of time.
The question is, which to tell you about first?
William from Herefordshire, a chelsea pensioner aged 50, with four young children;
or Mary aged 35 whose origins are "Not Known".
The search for Mary story tells of our trials and tribulations in tracing Mary's origins.
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