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MMargaret EllisGrandmother · b. 1931

TThomas EllisGrandfather · b. 1929

?Possible parentTwo candidates · Uncertain

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DDavid EllisFather · b. 1958

RRuth EllisMother · b. 1960

AAlex EllisYou

QuestionWhere was Margaret Ellis born?

Margaret EllisGrandmother

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Born: About 1931Leeds, from family memory
Records: Two under reviewBirth register, Leeds, 1931, entry 214Birth register, Leeds, 1931, entry 389
Uncertain: Which entry is hersBoth record a Margaret born in Leeds in 1931. The family has not yet matched either to her parents.

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