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3:58 Looking for Grace Edwards in 1871/1881 (London and Middlesex) by jonwarrn
3:49 Thomas Gordon (Durham) by CaroleW
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3:37 Hughes Family burial plot - missing members (The Common Room) by Douglas P
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3:28 GHANA records for ELLIOTT family (Other Countries) by brigidmac
3:13 Rebecca Bayes 1781 Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) by Bellas girl
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2:41 What happened to Ethel Pontin? (Australia) by rosie99
2:03 Re: Diary summary week ending 9th November 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by ThrelfallYorky
1:23 Lownds/Short - Wednesbury (Staffordshire) by angel~eyes
1:21 Henry or Frederick Cann born 5 May 1884 Trull, Somerset (Somerset Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
11:58 looking for distant relatives (Family History Beginners Board) by mudmonster
11:06 MARKS surname throughout Ireland (Ireland) by Wexflyer
10:43 William Hayes Ww1 (World War One) by ShaunJ
10:18 What became of Emma Senior - born 1851? (Durham) by Elliven
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8:23 Births 1796 onwards St May St George St Deny Manchester (Lancashire) by Westee
8:10 Help with a name/word (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by goldie61
8:09 Link: Watt Library online index of BMDs (Scotland Resources) by Forfarian
8:08 Marriage Look ups (Durham) by Radcliff
8:04 James Dransfield born abt 1838 Cowlam or Langtoft (Yorkshire (East Riding & York)) by amondg
8:02 Another Day, Another Cause of Death (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Kiltaglassan
7:20 Mary Morrison. (Scotland) by Lensmeister
6:52 Ballycastle Photo 1950s Please help (Antrim) by Jono McCauley
1:11 Henry Mason, Plumstead 1830's (Kent) by MasonT78
12:07 Am I on the right thinking here. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Essnell
11:50 Pedigree Collapse/Endogamy and my theory on my 2x great grandmother’s parents (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Essnell
11:29 George Hood 1815 Selby Marriage - James Cookin / James Cook in W (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by BushInn1746
11:28 Henry Ashley - Whitehaven (Cumberland) by maddys52

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