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   J. P. Gilliver (John) to Chris Dickinson   
   Re: Family McMurtrie/McMurtry   
   13 May 18 20:59:49   
   
   From: G6JPG-255@255soft.uk   
      
   In message <1e100561-15a0-419d-b2f4-356e9e4d1916@googlegroups.com>,   
   Chris Dickinson  writes:   
   >On Thursday, 10 May 2018 19:35:23 UTC+1, mend...@duncanjames.com  wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >> > >We now know that   
   >> > > there were three brothers, Joseph, Thomas and Robert and two sisters   
   >> > > (one probably named Hannah) with their husbands James Hanna and Robert   
   >> > > Houey.   
   >   
   >   
   >Please be very aware that the 'three brother' theme was a common one in   
   >c1900 genealogies.   
      
   What was this "theme"?   
   >   
   >It is quite possible that you have an old three brothers, but the   
   >likelihood is that you don't unless the tree has been checked very   
   >thoroughly in recent years.   
   >   
   >Chris   
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