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11:02 Hughes family in Marylebone (London and Middlesex) by amondg
10:55 Catherine Clarke (Cavan) by Ladyhawk
10:50 Hugh McKay (Family History Beginners Board) by Radcliff
10:16 William Gemmell - Born 1847 Renfrew. (Renfrewshire) by Bee
10:13 TWISS or TWIST of Haydock, Lancashire. 1841 Census (Lancashire) by Mabel Bagshawe
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9:41 WILLIAM SUTHERLAND FLETT WW1 1920 (Moray (Elginshire)) by trevalyn
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8:39 Lewis family from Willenhall/Wolverhampton (The Common Room) by Kiltaglassan
8:16 Thomas Mepham abt 1791 (Sussex Lookup Requests) by EssexGirl266
8:12 Drew (London and Middlesex) by jonwarrn
8:09 Cholera Victims. Saltwood, Sandgate, Shorncliffe Kent. (Graveyards and Gravestones) by Farelf
7:58 Henry Pulling Royal Navy 1843? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by SnowyHog
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7:32 Murphys - Wallgate, Wigan from County Clare, Ireland (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by Murphy9
7:13 Thomas Pyle (Durham) by CaroleW
6:52 Muirhead Cottage & Wheatlands Cottage, Denny (Stirlingshire) by kmarsh68
6:35 Richard W Llloyd marriage (Cheshire) by sigrid7
6:30 Bond family history (Devon) by philrmoon
5:51 Birkenhead Road - Meols (Cheshire) by AlanBoyd
5:24 British Royal Artillery (Armed Forces) by Andy J2022
5:22 Stark Family Fife (Fife) by 961953
5:16 Birth details of Thomas Pyle (Durham) by RHP485
4:56 John EDWARDS, Lamb Inn, Penderyn (Breconshire) by returnhome
4:50 Vere Smith marriage to Elizabeth Jones (Monmouthshire Lookup Requests) by Elizlloyd
4:44 Mary Parks (Nottinghamshire) by Jason Jase
4:26 Robert Edward foreman (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
4:10 Robert Williams Mariner Sunderland (Caernarvonshire) by WelshGen
3:27 Blake and Hickey families Tipperary (Tipperary) by gaffy
2:59 Latin Cartulary of Godstow Abbey (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by emjsw
2:34 Boer War medals. (Armed Forces) by Red Tom
2:11 dunne and powers tramore (Waterford) by jreid1978
1:10 Irish Orphans (Family History Beginners Board) by Inter
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