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Putting it into practice

Challenge

If your research has ground to a halt as you are not sure which of two (or more) people by the same name are your ancestor, then put David Annal's tactics into practice:

1. Identify all people of the relevant name and place

2. Sort them into possible family groups

3. Track down

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