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7:02 LONGACRE - long acre, New Zealand (New Zealand) by Fresh Fields
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4:48 Maccesfield old street names (The Common Room) by WidHist
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3:14 Two Unwanted certs for Samuel Jones (Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs H to M) by sigrid7
3:07 Unwanted cert for Crossley (Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs A to G) by sigrid7
3:02 Unwanted certs/pdf's (Lancashire) by sigrid7
2:45 Census check for Evan Edwards (Denbighshire) by sigrid7
2:23 Where to obtain a copy of a Will 1887 (Sussex) by Bunnygirl
2:03 GHANA records for ELLIOTT family (Other Countries) by brigidmac
1:30 Mary Lewis Wife of Thomas Minshull (Shropshire) by NorthernGeezer
1:28 3 Census locations IDs (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Lensmeister
1:16 Fulton of Port Glasgow. (Renfrewshire) by callyrob
1:02 David or Daniel? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Vasquez109
12:47 Seeking wife’s name & parentage of Hugh Shaw (b. c.1798, Saintfield, Co. Down) (Down) by Jon_ni
12:39 Margaret or Marguerite Doule or Dawl de Croisette Broadlands Hants (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) by upton25
11:55 Search Problems on 1881 LDS Census on Scotlands People (Scotland) by Forfarian
11:38 Alice Mary Jones (Merionethshire) by ger1
11:31 John Gribbin/Gribbon Aghagallon (Family History Beginners Board) by aghadowey
11:30 2nd Great Grandfather John Halpin - where was he buried in Ilford (Family History Beginners Board) by jonwarrn
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