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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: February 2003 Posts: 4 Send Message	Alcuin	Report	13 Feb 2003 22:58
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 4 Send Message	The name Osgathorpe comes from Osgood's Thorpe in Leicestershire but my grandmother, Mary Jane Osgathorpe came from Bourne in Lincolnshire. Osgathorpes had lived in Bourne for over 100 years when Mary Jane died. I've seen a Lincolnshire Almanac for 1851 which gave the name of a local sweep in Bourne as Osgathorpe.

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