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Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Deborah	Report	16 Jun 2007 14:56
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Hi I am trying to fill in information on the BLANDS in the Ripon, N Yorkshire area I am cobbling my family tree together and have great gaps. My side of the Bland family begins with my father John b 1937(Ripon), his father John/Jack b 1900 (Ripon). Grandfather Richard b 1860 (Bridge Hewick) Gt Grandfather Robert b 1814 (Bridge Hewick) I think the Gt Gt Grandfather MAY have been James. My father was 1 of 13 kids and Ernie the second born had a different surname - Thorpe, his mothers maiden name was Dobson. This is all a bit of a mystery - can anyone help? I hope someone out there can tell me more about the Blands! Debbie (nee Bland)
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 5 Send Message	Gemma	Report	20 Nov 2007 11:01
	Hi Debbie, You may have sorted your tree now as you did post your message in June, but i'm researching a lot round the Ripon area and somebody informed me about Ripon Historical Society and you can purchase Parish registers and all kinds of local documents from them. The lady who informed me about them found lots of information i was looking for. The web address is: www.riponhistoricalsociety.org.uk/publications_micro.htm Good luck with the research From Gemma
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