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9:20 Captain William Sanderson (1795-1842) of South Shields, died in Quebec (Durham) by BushInn1746
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
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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
5:13 London burial George Cadwallader : (London and Middlesex) by Iain...
5:05 Patrick, James, Thomas & John LARKIN in Ballinasloe (Galway) by Kiltaglassan
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
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2:27 How to find Irish resources (Ireland) by aghadowey
2:27 gertrude Berry 1887 (Staffordshire) by heywood
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12:45 Alfred Smith What regiment (World War Two) by broaway
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9:55 Provincial Hotel, Ballarat, Victoria 1880s - A Temperance Hotel? (Australia) by rbell35

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