That Moment in Time: FRIDAY FOSSICKING 21st AUGUST 2015

Friday, August 21, 2015

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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probate calendars of England and Wales

Hertfordshire Marriages

Hertfordshire Burials
Northumberland and Durham Burials
British Army, War of 1812 Casualties
British Army, Deserters, Absentees Police Gazette 1914-1919
British Jewry Book of Honour 1914-1920
Scottish Covenanters 1679 - 1688
Church of Ireland Parish Record Search forms - pension applications
Staffordshire Parish Registers

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