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7:22 An Intriguing Marriage Certificate (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by BushInn1746
6:44 Death in Bradley, Wrexham. (Denbighshire) by softly softly
6:42 John C Taylor 175 Cedar Road Rochester (Kent) by flst
6:34 My Heritage (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
6:34 thomas bee and elizabeth (Lincolnshire) by gc1
6:33 Jessie Harrington (nee Munn) (United States of America) by CaroleW
6:17 Diary summary week ending 25th May 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by KGarrad
6:13 Ancestry London Baptisms (The Common Room) by KGarrad
5:52 Coal Porter at docks- Poplar (The Common Room) by cockney rebel
5:39 Service Number in Royal Irish Rifles (World War One) by Stirrick
5:13 Grandfather jailed for bigamy - missing link (Family History Beginners Board) by PatLac
4:39 Local Place-Names (Houses, Hills, Fields et al) (Inverness) by Hector99
4:25 Green Eyes (The Lighter Side) by BumbleB
4:01 72 Old Monkland Rd. (Lanarkshire) by Forfarian
4:00 42 Magpie Hall Road, Chatham ..... Hospital? (Kent) by Rowan Tree
2:57 Homestead grants (Canada) by flower fairy
2:38 Sarah Ogden - who was she? (Lincolnshire) by heywood
1:58 Cambridge Grounds, Sheffield (Travelling People) by suektaylor
1:44 john Jones will 1915 (World War One) by alan o
1:26 Alexander Wilson the spy coincidence ? (The Common Room) by LizzieL
12:50 Suffolk Wills in Essex Record Office (Suffolk) by melba_schmelba
12:45 Water Police Court records at the Sydney Justice and Police Museum (Australia) by PeterProg
12:22 Conundrum (Lancashire) by royd
11:27 Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers? (The Common Room) by *Sandra*
10:38 Mystery elphick (Australia) by jorose
10:38 On the beach in 1914 (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Avondale16
10:37 flynn (Isle of Man) by barryflinn
10:30 FamilySearch Lancashire Will search text search (Lancashire Resources) by jonwarrn
10:27 Mysterious O'Driscoll (Family History Beginners Board) by Magpie08
9:03 Old school photo dated 1915 (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Avondale16
8:39 Thomas Kell(e)y (1781 - ) (Devon) by Gordon163
8:00 "Homespun linen" (The Common Room) by Wiggy
7:40 Hit and killed by a train 1915 Hawes area (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by AlanBoyd
5:15 How does an Irish loyalist become a British officer (Armed Forces) by chasminor
4:48 Burial of William SMITH (Pembrokeshire) by Pam57152
4:25 Gaelic football in Birkenhead in 1930s, 40s & 50s (Cheshire) by chasminor
3:10 McPhee family from Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland (Inverness) by Rosinish

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