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![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Richard Drew b.1823 Colebrooke, England d.1888 Sandford, Devon, England | |||||
![]() | ![]() | William Drew b.1849 Colebrooke, England d. | Betsy Snell b.1826 Down St Mary, England d.1866 | |||||
![]() | Archibald Drew b.1896 Lapford, Devon, England d. | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | Elizabeth Nicholls b.1851 Meshaw, Devon, England d. | ||||||
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