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[New Zealand] Smith descendants (Eveleigh, Healy, Rolton, Odlum) ***complete*** by lil growler Today at 02:23:31
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[Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests] William Peacock birth place by Kathc Today at 02:21:18
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[Donegal] Fanny Isabella Smith by maryderry Today at 02:08:54
[Warwickshire Lookup Requests] SEARCHING FOR BIRTH OF RUTH PARKER by Laurette Today at 02:07:04
[Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests] birth record for myer freedman by Rena Today at 02:06:57
[Australia] Alfred H. JONES by Finbar Resartus Today at 02:01:07
[Lancashire] Geographical Advice and ANNIE HOLMES by sparrett Today at 01:59:51
[Lanarkshire] Yule Family from Glasgow by plimmerian Today at 01:59:30
[United States of America] Russell R Farling 1930 US Fed Census - Gladwin Michigan by *Sandra* Today at 01:57:40
[Cumberland] Egremont Cemetery Database 1864-2003 by *Sandra* Today at 01:53:06
[Warwickshire Lookup Requests] harding family atherstone by kat10 Today at 01:51:50
[The Lighter Side] BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 8 Episode #7: Jason Donavan by fionnghal Today at 01:45:41
[Photograph Restoration & Dating. ] Colour for wedding pic by saddles Today at 01:44:52
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[Canada] Lost relative in Vananda, Texada Island BC by alphabetsoupstudio Today at 01:42:01
[Gloucestershire Lookup Requests] 1861 Census by Ochsenkopff Today at 01:41:41
[Yorkshire (West Riding)] John Lockwood where was he in 1841 onwards by LizzieW Today at 01:37:38
[Australia] Dr BLACK, Collins Street Melbourne by cando Today at 01:33:06
[Dublin] Help with marriage please COMPLETED THANKS by perilsofpauline1 Today at 01:33:04
[The Common Room] Searching for Railway Accident reports on TNA by LizzieW Today at 01:32:30
[Dublin] Edward Owens of Dublin by olisqueen Today at 01:31:10
[Yorkshire (West Riding)] A surfeit of Elkanah Hoyles in Halifax by veekaye Today at 01:30:35
[Yorkshire (West Riding)] Edith Crew (Chignell) by LizzieW Today at 01:26:31
[The Common Room] Pondler Surname by JacobeaM Today at 01:21:37
[Europe] searching for Cavaliero in Crete, Greece by Ladyissy Today at 01:18:44
[Australia] The children by dbingham191 Today at 01:17:47
[Norfolk Lookup Requests] 1901 census look up thank you by MrsLoocfa Today at 01:15:10
[New Zealand] John Loughlin, Ponui Island, Thames by althea Today at 01:14:42
[Wiltshire] Death of a Coalman at Swindon by LizzieW Today at 01:14:04
[Canada Lookup Request] Farrow Family from Kendal, Westmorland to Canada by nickgc Today at 01:11:24
[Warwickshire] The Ward family of The Grove, Mount Pleasant, Birmingham by LizzieW Today at 01:08:59
[Photograph Restoration & Dating. ] COLOURISING PHOTO by mozza29 Today at 01:08:15
[Photograph Restoration & Dating. ] George the cabbie clean/colour please by saddles Today at 01:02:17
[Occupation Interests] Robert Morris b1809 Railway timekeeper/inspector by magsb123 Today at 00:53:18

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