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3:37 Sarah Johnston death Mar 27,1890 Wroxeter Township, Huron Co., Ontario (Canada) by Peggy13
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12:41 Joseph Moorehouse (Moorhouse) County Wexford (Wexford) by Wexflyer
12:35 Ebenezer Elgar (United States of America) by shellyesq
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12:00 Francis McElhern & John McElhern Ireland early 1800's (Ireland) by gaffy
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10:47 1848 TWISS Birth Certificate. Where in Ashton-in-Makerfield??? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by MollyC
10:33 Thomas Howarth born 1893 - 1897 Blackburn Great Harwood Lancashire UK (Lancashire) by Radcliff
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9:08 George Hood 1815 Selby Marriage - James Cookin / James Cook in W (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by dobfarm
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8:59 South Shields studio photo (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Beavances
8:57 Copenhagen birth 1745: Jacob Isaacher COHEN (Europe) by colee
8:25 Anonymous History of Scotland (Scotland) by hanes teulu
8:15 John Dearson Miller (aka John Deerson Meller), Horringheath, nr. BStE, 1749 (Suffolk) by windy_miller
7:57 Information on John Costello & Mary Davey from Ireland (Ireland) by KathMc
7:32 Restore Old Photo From 1952 of Graham (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by loord74
7:16 Outlier in DNA matches (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
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6:17 Henry (Harry) Bryson Army joined prior to WW11 demobbed 1st Sept., 1944 (Armed Forces) by pogo99
6:05 Thomas Connolly of Parish of Drumgoon (Cavan) by KathMc
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5:30 James Connolly (Dublin) by tayal
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5:28 Patrick Joseph Devlin Air Raid Warden 47 Storey Square Barrow in Furness 1939 (Lancashire Resources) by ShaunJ
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