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[Huntingdonshire] St Ives, Huntingdon - Parish Register - Look up request by JenClark 1:29
[World War Two] Help please in deciphering my Father's WW2 RAF Service Record by KathrynBryant1 1:16
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[South Africa] Thomas Branston 1849 Cape Colony by Coops-158 1:07
[Surrey Lookup Requests] Catherine Mellena Lowder, Margaret Amy Lowder, Julia May Lowder by rosie99 12:57
[The Common Room] GRO page, after "maintenance" by Andrew Tarr 12:50
[The Common Room] Birth registration rules in 1901 UK by Andrew Tarr 12:47
[The Stay Safe Board] Diary summary week ending 19th May 2024 by Jebber 12:39
[The Common Room] Why do my offers of help seem to be rejected? by Andrew Tarr 12:36
[Yorkshire (West Riding)] Hon. Edward Petre of Stapleton Park by BushInn1746 12:31
[Dunbartonshire] The Scotts of Bowling, Glasgow of ship building fame. by up2you2 12:26
[Staffordshire] UTOXETER LADY MENTIONED IN WILL by Willow 4873 11:30
[South Africa] Help to find Alexander KENNEDY and Fanny CARTER - married in Port Elizabeth by pampoen 11:25
[The Common Room] maltese men who served British armed forces by Skaife 11:18
[Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition] Names and places in 1650's Scottish Testament Dative by GR2 11:06
[South Africa] Mining in South Africa circa 1904 by pampoen 11:03
[Europe] BELGIUM by seeds ltd 10:25
[Europe] Armigerous Family from 16th/17th century Antwerp found in London by Scholar Gypsy 10:19
[Australia] Patrick Joseph Murray by ballydw 9:40
[Wexford] Name of Informant on 1867 Birth Registration? by Wexflyer 9:24
[South Africa] South Africans at the Battle of Jutland by Nookie 9:24
[Antrim] Bones Purdy marriage help needed please to find the registration by scotmum 9:18
[Lanarkshire] Maternity hospital by Doddie 7:47
[The Common Room] Double Marriage? by heywood 7:36
[Northumberland] 'Blyth Battery Goes To War' Event 18 & 19 May 2024 by River Tyne Lass 5:31

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