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Re: CLIFT family of Wolverhampton, STAFF
Posted by: Nic Clift Date: July 05, 2001 at 04:38:21
In Reply to: Re: CLIFT family of Wolverhampton, STAFFS. by Debra Budge of 843

Duisburg is quite close to the Dutch border, and the area shares a common "venacular" language called locally "Plattdeutsch" - lots of similarities to Old English and modern Dutch.. It would not be surprising if the town you are looking for and the modern Duisburg are one and the same place.


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