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8:44 THOMAS, Thomas 1842 Aberystwyth, Cards birth (Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs T to Z) by effagee
8:43 GATT (Shetland) by Forfarian
8:36 Finean/ Finen of Riverstown (Sligo) by Samiluca
8:30 St Bernards Hospital (Family History Beginners Board) by maddys52
8:28 Sylvia Veronica Andrawartha (Australia Resources & Offers) by aahume
8:13 Elizabeth Jackson c.1800 (Cheshire Lookup Requests) by Fecamp
7:57 Harry HILDITCH (Cheshire) by KGarrad
6:33 Help me find graves near Barnagrotty (Offaly (Kings)) by Simon1a9
6:18 Grave search (Family History Beginners Board) by mckha489
3:58 Burial Look Up please Barrow on Soar circa 1876 (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by Neale1961
3:24 Medallion Identification (The Common Room) by Syd R
2:23 Help with a potential marriage please (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by Neale1961
1:45 Maddison Grey, father of Margery Gray, bapt Stanhope 09 Feb 1679 (Durham Lookup Requests) by nobrickwalls
1:35 Philp o Phillips Family of Fife, Scotland (Family History Beginners Board) by RichardPhillips66
1:11 Schreiber (Europe) by Craigellachie2019
1:08 William Orr and Elizabeth Salmond (Scotland) by Craigellachie2019
1:02 Family Records Centre (England) by Bruce609
12:59 McAlaster, McAllister, Macalister / Salmond, Salmon / Cuthel, Cuthill (Family History Beginners Board) by Craigellachie2019
11:43 Elizabeth 'Bowler' (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by Ladyhawk
11:11 Help with French occupations 1660s (Europe) by goldie61
11:00 Help required please with Banns of Marriage name 1832 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Steve C
10:36 Mary Jane Mulley b. 1874 North Shields (Northumberland) by mulberry-rose
10:32 McManus family of Kilmore, Cavan (Cavan) by STEAMFITTER
9:57 Land records 1660-1700 abt - Derrilorasry/Darolasary, Earl of Cork - Roger Power (Wicklow) by Sinann
9:51 Will of Dorothy Sloggett 1705 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by goldie61
9:42 Is Ancestry rationing matches? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
9:23 Gwendoline Muriel Lowe Walker (Family History Beginners Board) by Mabel Bagshawe
9:11 Birth Certificate Time (England) by LMChapman
8:52 Help reading a surname (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Neale1961
8:44 George Hood 1815 Selby Marriage - James Cookin / James Cook in W (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by BushInn1746
8:26 drownings in the thames (London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests) by Darian Zam
8:21 Dorset Family History Society’s Monthly Meeting (For Sale / Wanted / Events) by dorsetfolk
7:47 The Mysterious Mr Thomas KEVEN (Australia) by taonga1
7:27 Seeking Thomas Thompson (Derry (Londonderry)) by Elwyn Soutter
6:59 Noctors of Tara Hill Wexford (Wexford) by genseacher
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5:13 Prison Record (The Common Room) by snowolf

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