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5:29 Burial of prisoners in 18th century (The Common Room) by hepburn
5:14 I need to pick your brains! (Family History Beginners Board) by Elswick
5:05 Susan Craig 1886-1890 (Derry (Londonderry)) by scotmum
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4:56 Latin Inquisition - Arthur ASheton (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Bookbox
4:24 William Moore born 17 Jan 1781 Combs,Suffolk (Suffolk Lookup Requests) by harlor
3:53 Birth (Somerset) by heathera1940
3:40 Occupation (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by CaroleW
3:26 Protocols for officially identifying dead bodies in Scotland (late 19th C.) (Scotland) by Doddie
2:45 Looking for birth confirmation for Tom Kennedy (Family History Beginners Board) by heywood
2:42 John Wilson, Scots Royals (Armed Forces) by GrahamPC
2:32 Starting out (Family History Beginners Board) by LizzieL
2:18 1787 Constables Census of Westmorland (Westmorland) by Gigi
2:15 How common for a priest to be native to his parish? (Ireland) by Ghostwheel
2:11 Sarah Coates (Down) by Jon_ni
1:54 Latin words at end of Marriage Register entries 1569 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Bookbox
1:51 carlisle birth (Cumberland Lookup Requests) by fiddlerslass
1:48 Will of Dorothy Sloggett 1705 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by DRH123
1:45 old Harris Academy (Angus (Forfarshire)) by jennywren001
1:02 Hurling Team 1930s (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by johnnyjumpup
12:47 Mary Jane McClelland birth 1864 (US Lookup Requests) by shellyesq
12:38 Thomas Moore born 1859 Chesterfield (Derbyshire Lookup Requests) by harlor
12:12 deleted name on 1911 census (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by chempat
12:12 1950's Marriage Records (New Zealand) by hanes teulu
12:06 George Hood 1815 Selby Marriage - James Cookin / James Cook in W (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by BushInn1746
11:26 John Atlantic Stephenson (Family History Beginners Board) by jon541
10:26 Ashby, James (Buckinghamshire Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
10:23 Elizabeth Coverley (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by Vixen999
10:21 Diary summary week ending 22nd June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
9:49 Fairey mystery girls (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by Gillg
9:14 HEAD and PAGE and AVERY and WYBORN families in Sussex England pre 1850 (Family History Beginners Board) by Ross80
9:11 Rejected by US Authorities in 1913 (Immigrant and Emigrant Resources & Offers) by wifeywebb
8:59 Thomas Burton of Ashbourne (Derbyshire) by mckha489
8:33 Is there any evidence of a Birth of James Keefe in Wexford in 1865 (Wexford) by heywood
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