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Harvey L Kaplan replied to Harvey L Kaplan's discussion William Preston Hill"thanks - not sure the article details were attached
I think looking for Hill generally in Cardiff won't help as presumably there's lots of them. What I need is descendants specifically of this 1 man.
best wishes
Harvey Kaplan
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