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Thank you Peter and Mark. Really helpful. I have contacted the lady that did the research linked in Mark's reply. I can't tell you how much you chaps have raised my spirits already!

Thank you Mark. I have a copy of the Will and the Probate list from his nephew who was the main beneficiary. I confess that I have struggled with deciphering it. I need to learn how to translate that legal writing. He also left money to a number of women, possibly at least one of whom was a sister (...

I have a fascination for this ancestor of mine. I believe that he was born in 1753 and according to the plaque on his tomb in Ashby de La Zouch (Leicestershire) he died on 30 June 1828 in Derby. His death was also reported in the Derby Mercury on 2 July 1828. He was the son of James and Mary Dunn (n...

Thank you all.

I have just arrived and would like to say hello to all. I have been researching the Dunns of Ashby de la Zouch and have now discovered that it is highly likely that they arrived there from Dudley in 1787 in the shape of Noah Dunn. Noah was one of several brothers and sisters the children of James Du...