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8:31 A few words on a 16C woodcut (Europe) by Zefiro
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8:05 John Harris, death in circa 1832 Walworth & Kennington (b 1767) (London and Middlesex) by jonwarrn
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7:04 Cardiff Workhouse death (Glamorganshire) by heddwch
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6:55 Christopher Laws (Family History Beginners Board) by Spelk
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6:43 Sanders family, Hatherleigh (Devon) by Kieran15
6:20 Marriage 1866 Ulverston John Hesketh/ Mary Ann Pratt (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by Radcliff
5:41 James Maguire - died Lathalmond Dunfermline (Fife) by Forfarian
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4:42 Hubert Avery (Glamorganshire) by Deirdre784
4:07 Death of Former Soccer Player Thomas Septimus Dickinson (Canada Lookup Request) by *Sandra*
4:07 Joseph Habersham 1728-1796 (Dorset) by radstockjeff
4:06 Place of a Marriage (Lincolnshire Lookup Requests) by smithkei
4:06 Jane Tilly nee Ormston. (Kent) by rosie99
3:39 Re: Diary summary week ending 21st september 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
2:55 Photo Recognition (Ross & Cromarty) by BRUCE123
2:14 WILLIAM FRANCIS RUSSELL CALLAGHAN (Cork) by rathmore
2:05 Foundlings birth records (The Common Room) by Skaife
1:18 Presumed death (The Common Room) by hanes teulu
1:06 Elizabeth Rippingall (Norfolk) by coombs
12:34 Robert Kemp conundrum (Norfolk) by Norfolk Nan
11:59 Westminster Chest 1764 will (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by horselydown86
11:39 Wilmont/Willment family Curry Mallet (Somerset) by GrahamPC
11:31 George Smailes, White-le- Head (Durham) by rosie99
11:11 Shillito Boston (Lincolnshire) by maddys52
10:44 Y111 vs Y67 test (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by BushInn1746
10:19 1897 Rescue from Drowning in Carlisle. (Cumberland) by This Boy
9:50 Scottish birth and bapism (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Neale1961

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