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Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 1 Send Message	Jemma	Report	16 Jun 2003 12:29
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 1 Send Message	Hemsted was originally Hemstedt as my ancestors are German. During the first world war the t was taken off as my great uncle (think thats right) had moved to England and was fighting on the side of the British. The t was removed so in case of him being captured the British wouldn't think he was German and the German's wouldn't think he was a traitor. After the war the t was never reinstated so hence the current spelling of our surname.

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