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3:18 1494 Will of Alys Northwood of Thanet (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Vance Mead
3:18 Margaret Jane Parry married William Edmunds 28th November 1881 Merthyr Tydfil (Monmouthshire) by softly softly
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12:43 What happened to Frederick Murray born 1903 Moama NSW, Australia (Australia) by Essnell
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11:53 Free Access to Ancestry Military Records (The Common Room) by Nick_Ips
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10:59 Mason Family from Great Yarmouth (Norfolk) by jonwarrn
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9:57 Robert Martins married Elizabeth Baker1762 (Norfolk) by amondg
9:30 UK to Australia 1927 (Australia) by Wayne N
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