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6:38 death of Jabez Brittain after 1871 census (Derbyshire Lookup Requests) by heywood
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6:24 Headstone pictures CAMBUSNETHAN CHURCHYARD WISHAW - Part 2 (Lanarkshire) by Lodger
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5:12 Completed: Help with a French occupation please (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Braindead
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5:10 Can anyone identify this? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by fiddlerslass
5:06 HOLLOWOOD from Ardwick (Lancashire) by osprey
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4:14 George Son of John Hood bapt Gateshead 1st Oct 1786, any info please? (Durham) by BushInn1746
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3:12 William M. Runnicles (The Common Room) by *Sandra*
3:02 An old photo, could look great with some work. (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by hoobaloo
2:56 Norton Family of Uxbridge (and Denham, Bucks) (London and Middlesex) by MattB
2:56 Marriage Lewisham 1972 (Kent) by louisa maud
2:55 Whole genome sequencing for £29 on My Heritage (The Common Room) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
2:54 Agnes May Grindle (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by Pennines
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2:24 Home baptisms (The Common Room) by Andrew Tarr
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1:36 Marriage Help (Northamptonshire) by Norfolk Nan
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1:07 POW in Stalag XXB - advice please (World War Two) by Philnut
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