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8:56 Captain William Sanderson (1795-1842) of South Shields, died in Quebec (Durham) by AlanBoyd
8:48 C16th Handwriting (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by slightlyfoxed
8:42 WEDDING (Australia) by aghadowey
8:40 Thomas Jones and wife Elizabeth? what happened to them? (Flintshire) by weenie
8:34 family (Europe) by aghadowey
8:27 17thBGH RAMC in India (World War Two) by Joy Dean
7:21 Completed: John J Foley married between 1915 & 1920 New York (US Lookup Requests) by kgmoore
5:33 Robert Miller, Coal Master, Knowehead, 1798 - 1855 (Ayrshire) by CaroleW
5:30 Fire Brigades 1890 (The Common Room) by Top-of-the-hill
5:17 parents for Thomas and John Cox 1801-1850 (Devon) by FrancisGrn
5:13 London burial George Cadwallader : (London and Middlesex) by Iain...
5:05 Patrick, James, Thomas & John LARKIN in Ballinasloe (Galway) by Kiltaglassan
4:37 William UDY (Cornwall) by softly softly
4:31 marriage and children for John Stearn (1811-1860) (Suffolk) by FrancisGrn
4:07 Help me find the Church of Ireland church of Ballykean (Offaly (Kings)) by ChrisMcLain
3:39 Royal Hibernian Military School - Dublin (Dublin) by Sinann
3:15 Uniform / Medal Identification (World War One) by KGarrad
2:50 Re: Diary summary week ending 1st June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by KGarrad
2:27 How to find Irish resources (Ireland) by aghadowey
2:27 gertrude Berry 1887 (Staffordshire) by heywood
1:55 Ministry of Aircraft Production in WW2 (World War Two) by cath151
1:54 The language that changed the world. Word of Mouth BBC Radio4 (The Lighter Side) by ThrelfallYorky
12:45 Alfred Smith What regiment (World War Two) by broaway
12:35 Repro Boer War medal and clasps. (Armed Forces) by BumbleB
12:04 Looking for further info for the Gibsons and Fergussons from Ballynahinch (Down) by Elwyn Soutter
11:21 1851 census birthplace help (Lanarkshire) by Lodger
11:19 Haydon Bridge -- John Davison baptism 1820-26 (Northumberland Lookup Requests) by trish1120
11:09 Origin of McCrums around Newry (Down) by steveforres
10:48 Marriage Look Up - O’Neill & Jessop (United States of America) by CaroleW
9:55 Provincial Hotel, Ballarat, Victoria 1880s - A Temperance Hotel? (Australia) by rbell35
9:28 Suicide 1918, Mansford street, Bethnal Green (London and Middlesex) by petey22
8:59 An Intriguing Marriage Certificate (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Rowan Tree
8:28 please help with the address (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by AlanBoyd
7:19 Death cert (New Zealand) by mckha489
6:55 Looking for grandparents address in Stockton, NSW (Australia) by McGroger
3:16 California birth lookup O’Neill (United States of America) by shellyesq
2:55 Checking a word please (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by maddys52
1:44 Kate Mary Sargent (Waterford) by erinsullivan

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