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1:58 Looking for more info - Samuel Hendren (Armagh) by Jon_ni
1:52 Thomas Morgan born Dawley Magna, Shropshire 1808 or 1809 (Shropshire) by Neale1961
1:18 Origin of Jeffreys in Polwarth (Berwickshire) by USCRx
12:57 Struggling to understand this Will. Any suggestions appreciated (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by BushInn1746
12:41 Place in the Isle of Man (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by kokomo
12:30 George Hood 1815 Selby Marriage - James Cookin / James Cook in W (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by dobfarm
11:53 Albert James Farmer (Born 1889) (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by McGroger
11:34 Online parish registers (Dublin) by Jillity
11:34 Marriage Mary Murphy to Jonas Mikalsen Iversen (United States of America) by shellyesq
11:23 1654 French marriage (Europe) by goldie61
11:04 Rowe on census 1891 (Surrey) by Ladyhawk
11:03 Ann Mayor 1775-1860 (Durham) by Elliven
10:59 Date for photo based on clothing, please - Fife area (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Rena
10:34 Corbetts of Shropshire (Shropshire) by SMJ
10:29 More on Hiding in Tasmania (Australia) by Ranolki
10:14 1690 French burial (Europe) by goldie61
10:10 A few words in a French burial 1687 (Europe) by goldie61
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9:39 Cancelled Car Registration? (The Common Room) by Newwriter
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8:25 Death In Kingston Jamaica 1942 (Other Countries) by gc1
8:24 Probate online (The Common Room) by BushInn1746
8:20 Baptism Record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by WVRose1969
7:59 When did Alice Ellen Mc Cabe die.? (Family History Beginners Board) by Sinann
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7:19 Mc Cabe family Rockville Street Belfast. (Family History Beginners Board) by Gerry Burroughs
7:18 Exeter 1872 Marriage - Thomas Ellis and Eliza Denham (Devon Lookup Requests) by softly softly
7:09 Where Buried? (Durham) by aidansrest
5:15 Jack Richards, obituary, San Francisco, 1930 (United States of America) by RJ137
4:33 DID MY GRANDFATHER SERVE IN WW1 (World War One) by amondg
4:13 DNA shared matches verses paper trail. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Galium
3:23 WWI British Pension Doc. (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by AlanBoyd
3:07 Bastard Baptism - difficult word (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by JenB
2:35 John "jack" Ogilvy Arbuthnott & Dorothy Oxley (Angus (Forfarshire)) by Forfarian
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