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From: "Lesley Robertson" <>
Subject: Re: on Genealogy Warning
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 10:48:51 +0200


"Robert Heiling" <> wrote in message
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> borray wrote:
> > I will tell you why I ask that.
> > I found and old formal document from the citycouncil in holland that
proved
> > the namechange
> > from borray to borra in 1613.
>
> Was there a reason for the namechange request? as it seems so
inconsequential
> to me today in 2000, but must have had greater significance back in 1613.
>

I'm curious as to which city in the Netherlands we're talking about here.
Many of them are now putting their archives on line (the National Archives
page gives a list http://www.archief.nl/rad/ , Delft is a superb example)
which might aid the research.
Lesley Robertson

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