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6:39 Not sure where to put this one! (The Common Room) by RJ_Paton
6:34 Harmer Rogers c1753 (Norfolk) by petey22
6:31 Searching sources for birth certificate or record for Robert James Ballesty 1867 (Family History Beginners Board) by PhillyKelly
6:16 Donald Clark Birth 14 DEC 1821 • Petty,Inverness,Scotland (Inverness) by mcadamsd
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5:55 Tricky Latin text - 1681 will (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Lewis21
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5:14 John Smith (Lancashire) by amondg
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4:29 John Thurman Leicestershire Battalion (World War One) by PERKO14
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3:55 Grays department store - Gray family (Warwickshire Lookup Requests) by greebr
2:55 Help with Campbell's from Perthshire Scotland (Perthshire) by Roberta Wilkie
2:40 Annie Chance 1855 (Cambridgeshire) by bobtonks
2:08 Ancestor as a potential witness to a 1775 Gt Yarmouth marriage. (Norfolk) by coombs
2:04 Admin of estate of William Covell of Ashmanhaugh. (Norfolk) by coombs
1:37 Unknown Surname (Family History Beginners Board) by Spelk
1:33 WW1 Italian Soilder - Look up and unform ID (World War One) by cath151
1:19 Waltham Holy Cross marriage entry request (Essex Lookup Requests) by ptdrifter
1:17 Now looking for Maria Morris in the 1891 Census in Sheffield. (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by derrygolagh
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10:48 Decypher place name in the 1841 census for Warrington, Lancashire, Uk. (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by algy
10:43 George Son of John Hood bapt Gateshead 1st Oct 1786, any info please? (Durham) by dobfarm
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10:14 Ford & Yew Tree Cemetery Records (Lancashire Lookup Offers) by ozranga
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