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In praise of spreadsheets!

event 1st name Surname date place mother father spouse abode notes bur Thomas Holyland 28 Jan 1564 Desford marr Jane or Jone Hollyland 20 jan 1570 Desford Henry Dammaske maybe 1571? bur Elizabeth Hollyland 26 aug 1571 Desford marr Thomas Hollyland 8 Aug 1573 Desford Agnis Shepston bap Henry Hollyland 9 March 1574/5 Desford No, come back --I'll try not to make this too boring! In late 2019,before I joined the Guild of One Name Studies (GOONS), I did an introductory online course about setting up such a study. The course tutor urged us to use spreadsheets for the collection and correlation of information and I have to say that I felt dubious. I'm not particularly techie-minded. I can use the basic functions of a microsoft office spreadsheet but was hardly i