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Bernard Spaughton - A member of a number of genealogical societies. Includes a list of families whose names are being researched, by region.
Stillman family - Information about family based in Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, and Norfolk. Data collected from various sources and details regarding the name and its variants from other areas plus contact link.
Solers - Information about early Solers family members in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire (1066-1500). This 11-MB book is in PDF format.
Stanbury Connections - The Stanbury Society family tree website for ancestors of the Terry, Carne, Netherton and Stanbury family members
Sunderland and Bradford Family History - Personal pages listing authors family history, including many other names and a contact link.
kentscoates - Genealogy of a family named Scoates of East Kent. Putting forward a theory on the origin of the name. Tracking their ancestors movements to the United States and back to the United Kingdom.
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(Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 1872-1970) Ask her to wait a moment - I am almost done. -- Carl Friedrich Gauss, when informed that his wife was dying "A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness." (Jean Genet) Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. -- James Stephens Why bother with marriage? Just find a woman you hate and buy her a house. S Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!", but "That's funny..." -- Isaac Asimov Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere. -- Anonymous S "Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget." (G. 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I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. -- Thomas Edison "Education is the process of driving a set of prejudices down your throat." (Martin H. Fischer) There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence. -- Jeremy S. Anderson S I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known. -- Walt Disney I don't feel good. -- Luther Burbank, dying words Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country. -- Marion Barry, Mayor, Washington, D.C. S "Try not to have a good time ... This is supposed to be educational." (Charles Schultz) The IRS spends God knows how much of your tax money on these toll-free information hot lines staffed by IRS employees, whose idea of a dynamite tax tip is that you should print neatly. 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