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Sarah WATERHOUSE
of Halifax, Yorkshire
Alternative names
Sarah RAMSDEN
(Married)
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Sarah WATERHOUSE
~1694 - ~1767
of Halifax, Yorkshire
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Sarah WATERHOUSE
~1694 - ~1767
of Halifax, Yorkshire
m.
John RAMSDEN
(~1682 - ~1767)
James RAMSDEN
1723 - 1809
of Halifax, Yorkshire
m.
Martha STANDEVEN
(1727 - 1806)
Samuel RAMSDEN
1751 - 1824
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
m.
Ann TETLEY
(1747 - 1835)
Jonathan RAMSDEN
bap.1773 - ~1823
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
Joseph RAMSDEN
bap.1774 - ~1824
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
William RAMSDEN
bap.1776 - ~1826
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
Mary RAMSDEN
bap.1778 - ~1828
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
Hannah RAMSDEN
bap.1781 - 1861
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
m.
John FIRTH
(1782 - 1854)
Harriet FIRTH
1801 - 1857
of Paradise, Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire
m.
Robert ARCHIBALD
(1801 - 1872)
Mary Ann ARCHIBALD
bap.1823 - ~1885
of Heptonstall, Yorkshire
m.
Joseph GRIME
(~1814 - ~1889)
Mary Jane GRIME
1850 - ~1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Nancy GRIME
1854 - ~1904
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Firth ARCHIBALD
bap.1825 - bur.1870
Plasterer of Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire
m.
Betty 'Betsy' AINSWORTH
(~1826 - bur.1893)
Firth ARCHIBALD
~1850 - ~1911
Plasterer of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet Hannah ARCHIBALD
~1853 - bur.1926
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
WALSH
(~1853 - ~1903)
David Ainsworth ARCHIBALD
~1856 - bur.1933
Plasterer of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Mary Jane [ARCHIBALD]
(~1857 - ~1907)
Firth ARCHIBALD
~1882 - ~1937
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Maud ARCHIBALD
~1882 - ~1937
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Elizabeth Jane 'Betsy' ARCHIBALD
1860 - bur.1915
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
William MARSDEN
(~1860 - bur.1912)
Margaret Alice ARCHIBALD
~1868 - ~1930
Paper bag maker of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert ARCHIBALD
~1827 - bur.1830
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
Margaret Emeline ARCHIBALD
1830 - ~1895
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
Harriet ARCHIBALD
bap.1833 - 1882
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
m.
Joseph WHALLEY
(~1828 - ~1895)
m.
James ELSWORTH
(~1838 - ~1913)
m.
William SEED
(~1844 - ~1919)
Harriet WHALLEY
~1854 - ~1908
of Blackburn, Lancashire
John F WHALLEY
~1856 - ~1909
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Joseph WHALLEY
~1858 - ~1910
of Blackburn, Lancashire
William ELSWORTH
1873 - ~1923
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Doris ELSWORTH
~1905 - 1997
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Caroline Elizabeth ARCHIBALD
bap.1834 - 1903
Lodging house keeper of Askrigg, Yorkshire
m.
James FORREST
(1833 - 1889)
Firth FORREST
1854 - 1931
Private - 2nd Loyal North Lancashire Regiment of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Letitia 'Lettice' WILKINSON
(1853 - 1928)
John FORREST
1875 - ~1915
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Esther RAWLINSON
(~1871 - ~1941)
Firth FORREST
1897 - 1968
Storekeeper (Assembly Room Store - Royal Ordnance Factory) of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Mary Ann YATES
(1899 - 1962)
John FORREST
1920 - ~1980
Paper mill worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert FORREST
1922 - ~1981
Bakery assistant of Blackburn, Lancashire
Elsie FORREST
1925 - ~1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Clifford FORREST
1929 - 1929
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Esther FORREST
1900 - 1965
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Edward DAVIES
(1896 - ~1967)
Maggie DAVIES
1919 - ~1979
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Fred SMITH
(~1905 - ~1980)
Arthur DAVIES
1921 - ~1980
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Edward FORREST
1904 - 1968
Engineer and stoker at cotton mill of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Ethel E BLACKBURN
(1905 - ~1972)
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m.
Arthur HUTCHINSON
(~1909 - ?)
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John FORREST
1907 - ~1973
Paper mill worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Doris KNOWLES
(1907 - ~1973)
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Jane FORREST
1908 - 1979
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
William Henry HAWORTH
(1909 - 2004)
Royden HAWORTH
1929 - 1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
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m.
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Arthur FORREST
1911 - 1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Phyllis M MCGOWAN
(1909 - 1967)
Harriet FORREST
1884 - 1951
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Thomas PARK
(~1869 - 1903)
m.
Adam GREENWOOD
(1880 - 1959)
Nancy FORREST
1885 - 1973
Cardroom hand at cotton mill of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
William Henry BLAKLEY
(1878 - ~1942)
m.
Joseph HARTLEY
(1878 - ~1959)
Harriet BLAKLEY
1906 - 1988
of Earby, Yorkshire
m.
Thomas NORSE
(1906 - 1995)
William Henry NORSE
1928 - 1991
of Skipton, Yorkshire
m.
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Frank NORSE
1933 - 2007
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
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m.
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Adam NORSE
1935 - 1976
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
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Albert BLAKLEY
1907 - 1977
Cotton weaver of Skipton, Yorkshire
m.
Alice Elizabeth HOGG
(1907 - ~1973)
Rose BLAKLEY
1908 - 1972
Cotton weaver of Skipton, Yorkshire
m.
Robert W CLAYTON
(1907 - ~1973)
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m.
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Josephine BLAKLEY
1915 - 1998
Cotton weaver of Skipton, Yorkshire
m.
James GRIMSHAW
(1912 - 1976)
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m.
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Margaret Archibald FORREST
1857 - 1857
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1858 - ~1860
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert Archibald FORREST
1860 - 1922
Cotton creeler of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Ellen RILEY
(1862 - 1883)
m.
Catherine Ann 'Kate' PICKUP
(1866 - 1922)
John FORREST
1863 - ~1939
Cotton spinner of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Selina HIGGINSON
(~1863 - 1933)
Elizabeth FORREST
1891 - ~1983
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
James MCVAN
(1890 - 1971)
m.
Joseph CLIFFE
(~1925 - ?)
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m.
WHITE
(~1917 - ?)
Selina FORREST
1893 - 1977
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Edward WILSON
(1894 - ~1967)
Irene WILSON
1924 - ~1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Isabella FORREST
1898 - 1960
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Ernest SMITH
(1894 - 1969)
Florence 'Florrie' SMITH
1920 - 2007
Capstan lathe hand of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Harry SUTTON
(~1909 - ?)
A Private Individual
Selina SMITH
1921 - 1997
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
David LOWE
(1920 - ~1980)
m.
James Hartley BYRNE
(1930 - 1982)
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Jessie Hannah SMITH
1922 - 1948
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Albert DOUGLAS
(1921 - 1956)
Margaret SMITH
1925 - ~1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
A Private Individual
John FORREST
1901 - ~1970
Woodyard labourer of Blackburn, Lancashire
Thomas FORREST
1904 - ~1957
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Nancy FORREST
1865 - 1944
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
James BLACKBURN
(1862 - 1901)
Jane BLACKBURN
1888 - 1971
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Herbet BARNETT
(1853 - 1943)
Elizabeth BLACKBURN
1890 - 1955
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet Firth BLACKBURN
1892 - 1984
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert BLACKBURN
1893 - 1972
Family grocer of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Lucy A DUNN
(1899 - 1959)
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m.
Alfred Brian DUNDERDALE
(1931 - 2014)
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m.
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()
Charlotte Lucy ROYLE
1987 - 1987
of Manchester, Lancashire
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James BLACKBURN
1896 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Richard BLACKBURN
1896 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
John BLACKBURN
1898 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Fred BLACKBURN
1899 - 1991
Painter and decorator of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Amy SHORROCK
(1903 - 1975)
Emily BLACKBURN
1901 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet FORREST
1867 - 1868
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1869 - 1946
Labourer (retired) of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Barbara HAWORTH
(1869 - 1948)
James FORREST
1890 - 1891
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Isabella FORREST
1892 - 1976
Cotton winder (unemployed, seeking work) of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
William Arthur FERGUSON
(1898 - 1965)
Lilian 'Lily' FERGUSON
1921 - 1975
Cotton doffer in ring room of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Jack SUNTER
(~1912 - ?)
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m.
Linda A NEWSHAM
(1948 - 2005)
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m.
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m.
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Margaret FERGUSON
1924 - 2010
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Bartholomew BACIGALUPO
(~1913 - ?)
Thomas FERGUSON
1927 - 1935
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Barbara FERGUSON
1928 - 1930
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Elizabeth FORREST
1895 - 1895
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1896 - 1897
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Barbara FORREST
1899 - 1965
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
William JOHNSON
(~1888 - ~1963)
Betty JOHNSON
1921 - 2000
Slipper worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
James THORNLEY
(1921 - 1988)
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m.
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William FORREST
1903 - 1904
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Thomas FORREST
1906 - 1934
Schoolboy (infant) of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Nora YATES
(1902 - ~1971)
William Gordon FORREST
1931 - 1980
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
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Lily FORREST
1909 - 1928
Schoolgirl (infant) of Blackburn, Lancashire
William FORREST
1871 - 1930
Cotton spinner of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Rose Ann PARKES
(1871 - 1948)
Harriet FORREST
1890 - 1973
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Frederick BAMFORD
(1890 - 1943)
James BAMFORD
1919 - 1924
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Firth BAMFORD
1919 - 1986
Joiner (apprentice, bench hand) of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Edna COCKSHUTT
(1921 - 2011)
Firth BAMFORD
1948 - 2022
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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m.
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Elizabeth 'Lizzie' FORREST
1892 - 1978
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
William 'Billy' STANHOPE
(1894 - 1929)
Dorothy Rose STANHOPE
1923 - 2009
of Fylde R.D., Lancashire
m.
Arthur W MORGAN
(~1922 - ?)
Margaret STANHOPE
1927 - 1973
of Fylde R.D., Lancashire
m.
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Mary 'Poll' FORREST
1895 - 1981
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Luke WILSON
(~1887 - ~1962)
Fred WILSON
1920 - 2003
Motor electrician of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Phyllis D PAGE
(~1911 - ?)
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Firth FORREST
1898 - 1918
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Alice FORREST
1901 - 1902
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Rose 'Rosie' FORREST
1903 - 1979
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Arthur MORRIS
(1902 - 1936)
m.
George TOWLER
(~1915 - ?)
Brian MORRIS
1930 - 1957
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
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Olive FORREST
1904 - 1967
Cotton warper of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
James 'Jim' WALMSLEY
(1905 - ~1953)
William 'Bill' FORREST
1906 - 1969
Textile fitter's labourer of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Nancy DUCKWORTH
(1908 - ~1974)
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John 'Jack' FORREST
1907 - 1972
Clerk of Works (Blackburn Corporation) of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Edna May SCOTT
(1908 - 1994)
Firth Scott FORREST
1937 - 1937
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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James FORREST
1914 - 1930
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet FORREST
1873 - 1956
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Richard BLACKBURN
(1864 - 1952)
May BLACKBURN
1898 - 1964
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Albert BICKERSTAFF
(1896 - 1963)
Olive BICKERSTAFF
1930 - 2000
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Leslie BARRACLOUGH
(1928 - 1999)
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William BLACKBURN
1900 - 1968
Woollen & trimming merchant sales and maker of army clothing etc of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Elsie FIELDING
(1905 - 1980)
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Olive BLACKBURN
1901 - 1981
Assistant cook of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Robert DAWES
(1902 - ~1967)
Richard BLACKBURN
1904 - 1964
Wholesale woollen warehouse salesman of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Elsie TATE
(1907 - 1984)
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Arthur BLACKBURN
1906 - 1987
Painter and decorator of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Sarah J LOWE
(1910 - ~1971)
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Emelia ARCHIBALD
bap.1836 - ~1893
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
m.
Jonathan HILTON
(~1835 - ~1885)
Alice HILTON
~1861 - ~1911
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert HILTON
~1863 - ~1913
of Blackburn, Lancashire
John HILTON
~1864 - ~1914
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James HILTON
~1866 - ~1916
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Firth HILTON
~1868 - ~1918
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Samuel HILTON
~1885 - ~1935
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert ARCHIBALD
bap.1839 - 1868
Painter of Askrigg, Yorkshire
John Augustus ARCHIBALD
bap.1843 - bur.1909
Plasterer of Askrigg, Yorkshire
m.
Alice Raybanks CASEY
(~1839 - bur.1924)
Samuel Warwick ARCHIBALD
~1864 - ~1918
of Witton, Blackburn, Lancashire
Mary Agnes ARCHIBALD
~1866 - ~1919
of Witton, Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert ARCHIBALD
~1869 - bur.1925
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet Firth ARCHIBALD
1879 - ~1929
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Stephen FIRTH
bap.1802 - ~1871
of Halifax, Yorkshire
m.
Sarah WHARTON
(~1806 - ~1881)
Lucey FIRTH
bap.1804 - ~1854
of Halifax, Yorkshire
Samuel FIRTH
bap.1805 - ~1855
of Halifax, Yorkshire
Henry FIRTH
bap.1808 - ~1858
of Halifax, Yorkshire
Lucia FIRTH
bap.1810 - ~1876
of Halifax, Yorkshire
Martha FIRTH
bap.1811 - ~1861
of Halifax, Yorkshire
Nanny FIRTH
bap.1813 - ~1878
of Halifax, Yorkshire
Mary FIRTH
bap.1816 - ~1866
of Halifax, Yorkshire
Hannah FIRTH
bap.1819 - ~1886
Cripple, Pauper of Halifax, Yorkshire
Sarah Ann FIRTH
1821 - ~1891
of Holdsworth Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire
m.
Joseph BOLTON
(~1822 - ~1891)
Thomas BOLTON
~1845 - ~1903
Cotton spinner of Thornton, Yorkshire
Firth BOLTON
~1850 - ~1906
Worsted spinner of Ovenden, Yorkshire
Edwin BOLTON
~1852 - ~1907
Worsted spinner of Ovenden, Yorkshire
Emma BOLTON
~1854 - ~1908
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
Betty FIRTH
1823 - ~1887
Worsted power loom weaver of Holdsworth Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire
Rachell RAMSDEN
bap.1783 - ~1833
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
James RAMSDEN
bap.1786 - ~1836
of Halifax, Yorkshire
Samuel RAMSDEN
bap.1788 - ~1838
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
Martha RAMSDEN
bap.1791 - ~1841
of Halifax, Yorkshire
Abagail RAMSDEN
bap.1793 - ~1843
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
Stephen RAMSDEN
bap.1797 - ~1847
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
Jonathan RAMSDEN
bap.1753 - ~1803
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
Sarah RAMSDEN
bap.1781 - ~1831
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
Susannah RAMSDEN
bap.1783 - ~1833
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
Robard RAMSDEN
bap.1754 - ~1804
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
Hannah RAMSDEN
bap.1757 - ~1807
of Halifax, Yorkshire
James RAMSDEN
bap.1759 - 1760
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
Luke RAMSDEN
bap.1761 - ~1811
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
Mary RAMSDEN
bap.1763 - 1764
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
Sally RAMSDEN
bap.1764 - ~1814
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
Stephen RAMSDEN
bap.1765 - ~1815
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
Narrative and Notes
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Personal
Family
World
Date
Age
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Event
Place
1723
29
Residence 
Halifax, Yorkshire
c. 1723
29
Birth 
of 
son 
James RAMSDEN
 
Halifax, Yorkshire
8 Apr 1751
57
Marriage 
of 
son 
James RAMSDEN
 
and 
Martha STANDEVEN
 
1
St John The Baptist, Halifax, , Yorkshire, England
Apr 1809
115
Death 
of 
son 
James RAMSDEN
 
Documented age
, Calculated age,
Estimated age>
Citations
1 - Halifax Parish Records
Married April 1751
8
James RamsdenComber & Martha Standeven Ovenden Sp'r
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