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Agricultural produce and livestock

Counties, cities and burghs

Dates, numbers and sums of money

Emigration and immigration

Forenames

Parishes and districts

Property, ownership, renting and occupancy

Reading older handwriting (palaeography)

Registering illegitimate births

Searching by place

Surnames

Unfamiliar words and phrases

Weights and measures

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