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3:28 Employee of The Times, London 1864 (The Lighter Side) by Jackiemh
2:28 Albert E Webb (Australia) by PatLac
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1:23 Elizabeth Archer Brown b. 1793 (Gloucestershire) by amondg
1:07 Birth cert from refugee camp Coimbatore India 1943 (Other Countries) by Kiwi Carol
12:08 John Atlantic Stephenson (Family History Beginners Board) by jon541
10:56 Trowbridge Cemetery (Wiltshire) by BillyF
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10:30 The widow Eugenie Caroline Theodore Rinsby died in Lowerhill nr Richmond, London (London and Middlesex) by PatLac
10:29 Anyone researching Goodman and Smith in Leicester (Leicestershire) by willsy
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9:54 🚢 Seeking Stories & Clues: The Mysterious Journey of George R. Edge 🚂 (Family History Beginners Board) by Elwyn Soutter
9:46 Patrick John Byrne born possibly 1924 died in Leyland 1990 (Family History Beginners Board) by Nataleew1
9:18 Wadsley Asylum burial 1891 (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by tonyfebruary
9:13 Walter Grigg Census Help (London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests) by deciof1952
8:29 WW2 request for Geordie man (Northumberland) by geordiemac48
8:22 Charles Eady Suffolk to Hobart Australia (Suffolk) by Bunnygirl
7:30 Can anyone restore this photo (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by loord74
7:23 Doris May Townsend (Warwickshire) by Keitht
7:05 Will of Elizabeth Emerlie of Helmdon dated 1657 (PCC) (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by horselydown86
6:24 Gravestone Information (Graveyards and Gravestones) by RobinOz
6:23 St Michael's, Bath 1700s look up request (Somerset Completed Lookup Requests) by Olicana
6:22 Photo of RAOC battalian 1957/8 needs colour if possible (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by loord74
6:19 DNA clusters basic question (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
6:10 Newspapers (Nottinghamshire) by Comberton
6:02 Saunders Dighton (Travelling People) by Vickyblackwood92
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4:47 Sibyl Gordon Nichol nee Thompson after 1952 (United States of America) by shellyesq
4:35 Using modern techniques and filters in restoration (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by loord74
4:29 Is the pictured gravestone my 4x grandfather? (Shropshire) by Antony1977
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