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5:07 Henry Pulling Royal Navy 1843? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by ShaunJ
5:01 Richard W Llloyd marriage (Cheshire) by softly softly
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4:54 Diary summary 6th July 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Gillg
4:50 Vere Smith marriage to Elizabeth Jones (Monmouthshire Lookup Requests) by Elizlloyd
4:44 Mary Parks (Nottinghamshire) by Jason Jase
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4:25 Birkenhead Road - Meols (Cheshire) by Amy149
4:20 Bond family history (Devon) by teragram31510
4:10 Robert Williams Mariner Sunderland (Caernarvonshire) by WelshGen
3:59 William Gemmell - Born 1847 Renfrew. (Renfrewshire) by Neale1961
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3:27 Blake and Hickey families Tipperary (Tipperary) by gaffy
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2:59 Latin Cartulary of Godstow Abbey (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by emjsw
2:34 Boer War medals. (Armed Forces) by Red Tom
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11:22 Jones, Carmarthenshire (Carmarthenshire) by Cas (stallc)
11:14 Father's surname? (The Common Room) by emeltom
10:05 John and Maria Weaver (Shropshire) by Shrop63
9:54 John LEWIS Born Abt 1844 Gloucestshire - Died 1901 Australia (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by Neale1961
7:53 Drew (London and Middlesex) by mickawinn
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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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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