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− | Sometimes we look at information, on the censuses for instance, and believe it to be true. In my quest for the whole truth the following are an example of <not the truth?> and the second is the person I was hoping but had no evidence ''(this needs major re-writing!)''
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− | '''Was Minnie From Littleport?'''
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− | Edward Norman was born on <11/11/11> in Balderton and his brother Tobias on <22/22/22> also in Baldertong. Their mother was called Minnie and both the boys were illegitimate. I found a Minnie Norman on the 1901 census working as a domestic servant in Newark, the town three miles away from where the boys were to be born. Minnie was listed as being aged 20, unmarried and born in Littleport Cambridgeshire. I always had a feeling that she was the person I was looking for but couldn't be sure she was the mother of Edward and Tobias unless I could find them on a document with 'Minnie Norman of Littleport' as their mother. My only hope looked like waiting for the 1911 census to be released.
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− | Nevertheless, I followed my instincts and decided to search earlier censuses. I found <ENTER DETAILS ETC..> At this stage I put all the information safely in the file; it could turn out to be completely the wrong family after all and I didn't want to waste too much time and effort searching a line that wasn't mine.
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− | '''The Hunt For The Death Of George Thatcher'''
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− | Don't take the 'facts' for granted!
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