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I am trying to trace any information about my great great grandfather who was a tea planter on the spring valley estate near uva. His name was thomas wood, born 1812 in Edinburgh, the son of a very famous surgeon, William Wood. He arrived in Ceylon from Jamaica about 1847 and died in1879 0n the Nahavilla Estate Badulla.
Hi Irona! Would love to trace information about your great grandfather. Pls write me mithilabandarainfo@gmail.com
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