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![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Joseph Giles b.1805 Ermington, England d.1876 | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Herbert Joseph Pitts Giles b.1843 Holbeton, Devon, England d.1932 | Maria Pitts b.1801 Holbeton, Devon, England d.1879 | |||||
![]() | Herbert Giles b.1881 Wembury, England d. | ![]() | Henry Dawe b.1819 Yealmpton, England d. | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Mary Dawe b.1854 Newton Ferrers, England d. | Marina Dawe b.1824 Blackawton, England d. | |||||
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![]() | ![]() | William Henry Collingwood b. d. | ||||||
![]() | Dorothy Collingwood b.1893 Plymouth, England d. | ![]() | John Slee b.1836 Holsworthy, England d. | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Elizabeth Parsons Slee b.1865 Ashburton, England d. | Mary A Parsons b.1831 Warbstow, England d. | |||||
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