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12:09 Henry Pulling Royal Navy 1843? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by SnowyHog
12:05 Latin Cartulary of Godstow Abbey (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by hanes teulu
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10:51 Blake and Hickey families Tipperary (Tipperary) by blamcca
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4:54 Descendents of Quigley twins born Clones, 1913 (Monaghan) by MikeQ
3:03 Andrew Young - how can I discover more about his fate? (Ayrshire) by mckha489
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11:00 Mary Parks (Nottinghamshire) by willsy
9:53 WW2 - Sgt Richard Henry Barker (World War Two) by Andy J2022
9:52 1841/1851 CENSUS SEARCH FORMS (Antrim) by Sinann
9:31 James Murray Marriage (1831) problem (Carlow) by Wexflyer
8:46 Gilliver (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by Siely
8:37 Elisha (One Name Studies: A to G) by Siely
7:48 1633 Welsh Conveyance (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Llanfihangel
7:32 59th Regiment of Foot Service Records? (Armed Forces) by MollyC
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7:10 McKenna family of Hill Top, Dipton (Durham) by AlanBoyd
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