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[Dumfriesshire] George Kerr of Rosebank by cupcake Today at 11:31:22
[Kirkcudbrightshire] can someone please help with William Douglas born abt 1862 by MonicaL Today at 11:30:58
[Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs A to G] ATKINS Frederick, Death 1957 , Coventry by queenvic Today at 11:30:06
[Armed Forces] 11th British Regiment, 1840s and 1850s by k1_oz Today at 11:29:43
[Down] HELP - Marshall & Martin by dms2000 Today at 11:27:25
[Graveyards and Gravestones] Cleaning Old Gravestones by seahall Today at 11:26:46
[Donegal] Milford birth 1927 by sancti Today at 11:26:37
[Norfolk] William Osborne 1799 Mulbarton or 1796 Keswick? by Yorkslass Today at 11:21:53
[London & Middlesex Lookup Offers] James Jenkins of Fulham 1815-1817 by seahall Today at 11:21:34
[Beginners] ancestry.co.uk by lisamc10 Today at 11:21:17
[Photograph Restoration & Dating. ] Old photo by spoiled Today at 11:21:07
[London and Middlesex] Wright Family History. by corrinthian Today at 11:20:32
[Lancashire] Brutus Hunt Cook born 1823 - Can we find him please? by rutht22000 Today at 11:20:23
[Photograph Restoration & Dating. ] Dating help, please by elfinblues Today at 11:17:31
[South Africa] Seeking Walter William Weymouth by terry1949 Today at 11:17:30
[Worcestershire Lookup Requests] Lookup please parents of (Enoch) Charles FARMER b: JAS 1861 Netherton dudley, Wo by trish1120 Today at 11:17:12
[Australia] John Richardson Mount Garnet & Mt Carbine by Jeffrey Today at 11:17:06
[Canada] The Brewer Family – New Brunswick by *Sandra* Today at 11:11:13
[Cardiganshire] Morgan Davies - Tregaron by gayden Today at 11:11:08
[Scotland - General] Archibald McLACHLAN bn c 1867/8 by MonicaL Today at 11:10:09
[The Lighter Side] Suicide by patty38 Today at 11:09:16
[Australia] COMPLETED: LOOKUP: Norfolk Island, OSGOOD by k1_oz Today at 11:08:31
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[New Zealand] crawford/hannah by PETEROKS Today at 11:07:37
[Australia] Eliza Jane Janson by mum mum Today at 11:06:09
[Lancashire] Help with this family please Finch/Guliver by Washy Today at 11:05:52
[The Common Room] Secrets and Skeletons by bramhallbill Today at 11:05:36
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[Armed Forces] Adolphus Griegson/Grigson 50th(Queens Own) Regt. of Foot by ShaunJ Today at 11:02:27
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[Louth] McAlister/Littlewood Barranstown by smcallister Today at 10:49:46
[Beginners] Criminal Registers by Lady Di Today at 10:49:39
[England - General] Looking for STURDEE in the England 1851 Census by nika Today at 10:47:39

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