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The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Clive	Report	18 May 2003 10:32
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	My GtGrandfather, John MACNAMARA is reportedly born in Stone in Staffs, and made his way down to the southeast working on the railways. Where he met and married Mary Jane HAYWARD (m. 25 Dec 1891). Family Lore has it that John ran away from home at an early age and that perhaps Macnamara was not his real name, but when asked he replied, oh I'm just one of Macnamara's Band, and hence the name stuck. Does this story ring a bell with you at all?

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