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9:46 John Armstrong married Florence Blake Q2 1926 Middlesbrough (Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests) by Mabel Bagshawe
9:19 Submitting a FOI request for a veteran's C-file (World War Two) by Bob C
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8:49 Ancestry Club 1890. A bargain if never there was one. (The Common Room) by Annie65115
8:13 Am I reading this place name correctly? PITSCHEN, Silesia, Prussia (The Common Room) by davecapps
7:54 Henry family, Down, NI (Down) by isiwig
7:45 Stookie Matha (Lanarkshire) by lud
7:11 Susan Justin born Clonanny 1855 (Laois (Queens)) by Lance Matthews
6:55 406th Field Company Royal Engineers/ Renfrewshire Yeomanry (Renfrewshire) by Thermo
6:55 Another missing Pope from East Stonehouse, Devon (Census and Resource Discussion) by OurAncestors
6:55 Phoebe Wright/Woods Liverpool help! (Lancashire) by Varleyhaggart
6:49 Marriage Record (Oxfordshire) by Kenneal67
6:25 RC Parish of Magheralin Burial records (Down) by Jon_ni
6:24 Korzinski family in 1931 Ontario census (Canada Lookup Request) by J.J.
6:10 George Son of John Hood bapt Gateshead 1st Oct 1786, any info please? (Durham) by BushInn1746
5:52 Campbell Rathdrum (Wicklow) by Subaru
5:28 John Haisleden/Hasleden 1824 marriage (Sussex) by jonwarrn
4:43 Convent of Mercy, Wigton, Cumberland 1921 census (Cumberland) by OurAncestors
4:32 Where else could they be? (England) by Milliepede
4:26 Letch House (The Common Room) by MollyC
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3:31 mines in Airdrie (Lanarkshire) by Lodger
2:25 Re: Diary summary week ending 31st August 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
2:03 51st Regiment of Foot, Guernsey, 1891 (Armed Forces) by ShaunJ
1:58 Long Crendon Marriage 1684 (Buckinghamshire Lookup Requests) by bucksboy
1:50 Parents of Thomas Nevil, Somersham, Huntingdonshire bef. 1740 (Family History Beginners Board) by Higpoidius
1:28 William Cormack Burnett (World War One) by jessienicolson
1:20 Sergeant Major Charles Edward Nesbitt-Clarke (Armed Forces) by Bellas girl
12:10 Leland Wittler, US Army (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by tilly56
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