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[World War Two] WWII Records by derryphilip 7:02
[Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition] Unclear Occupation - 1861 Census by Lewis21 7:00
[Antrim] marriage help- early 1900s by aghadowey 6:57
[Family History Beginners Board] Depositions to the Japan War Crimes Tribunal by Andy J2022 6:53
[Longford] Columbkille - LANG & VANCE family by aghadowey 6:43
[Family History Beginners Board] Tracing information on Charles Jones born in Kidderminster UK in 1825 by janice friel 6:38
[Lancashire Lookup Requests] Rose (Rosina) Cody née Edwards by __l.__.j.__ 6:16
[Yorkshire (West Riding)] Help please to find parents/siblings of Margaret HICK/S of Selby by Alan of Kaslo 6:11
[Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing] Would a Y-DNA test be useful for a NPE? by Alexander. 6:02
[World War Two] maintenance unit raf by derek22 5:56
[World War Two] Look up required by LH 5:52
[United States of America] James Henry and family based in New York by KrisWilson 5:52
[Lancashire Lookup Requests] Confused by rosie99 5:49
[Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests] 1901 Census- Sir Alfred G Ness by Juanitapuk 5:34
[The Common Room] Intestate by BushInn1746 4:39
[The Common Room] Can anyone explain a perplexing removal order? by Bookbox 4:37
[The Common Room] Identifying a death (2016) by chris_49 4:24
[Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition] Parish by arthurk 4:04
[United States of America] What became of Norman E. Conning? by AnnaBme 3:50
[Family History Beginners Board] Sam Whincup mentioned in dispatches by jim1 3:47
[Huntingdonshire] James smith born 1837 in st Ives. by LizzieL 3:39
[Warwickshire] A little wall to knock down by stormswift 3:15
[Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition] Soham register extract c1617 by mcmp 2:53
[Other Countries] Arthur Wallace (possibly Williams) in Marrakech 1939 by Kevin, now in Chester 2:51
[Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition] Birth Certificate Occupation by gnorman 2:22
[Family History Beginners Board] Margaret Plumb by softly softly 1:36
[London and Middlesex] Amanda Ellen Marsh (1836-, maiden name Love, first marr Chapman) by jonw65 1:30
[Completed Census Requests] 1860/Carmarthenshire/birth by shadeofchloe 1:23
[Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing] Ancestry DNA Matches Updated Display by LizzieL 1:07
[New Zealand] NZ adoption approx 1871 by wivenhoe 1:05

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