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Looking for Christopher and Gertrude

11:53am Friday 30th November 2007

By Guardian-series »

I AM researching my family tree and am looking for anyone that may remember my grandparents, Christopher and Gertrude (nee Edwards) Burr.

They used to work in Woodford High Road as Grocers, in the 1930s and lived at 66 Chester Road, Wanstead, around the same time. They had sons Hugh and Roger.

Please email alisa.kj@tesco.net

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