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My most recent tree research was for a member of the Tharp family. The majority of the family were based in Cambridgeshire from the late 16th century but the earliest ancestors found were born and raised in Jamaica and had sugar plantations and cattle pens.

This is a copy of the family crest with the family motto ‘In Spe Spiro’ of which the literal translation is ‘I breath in hope’ but  suggests perhaps a long life.