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8:27 What became of Edgar Roy Arbuckle? (United States of America) by Erato
8:09 Edward Johnston, Feb 1859, died 13 June 1924, Buckley, Iroquois Co., Illinois (United States of America) by Peggy13
8:06 The hell that is two factor authorisation (The Common Room) by Kiltpin
7:46 Part of my GRO birth record is missing (The Common Room) by softly softly
7:19 French marriage contract 1618 (Europe) by Zefiro
7:00 Nerquis on 1939 Register (Flintshire) by Wrexthedragon
6:44 Dorset deaths 1907 (Dorset) by CaroleW
6:35 Kenneth Frank Newman in the USA (United States of America) by amondg
5:54 Mary ann smith/new grocock (The Common Room) by CaroleW
5:45 Am I on the right thinking here. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by David Nicoll
5:15 William James Turner, Herefordshire (The Common Room) by rosie99
5:06 Looking for offspring of Anne Phillips and Thomas Heyward (Pembrokeshire) by hanes teulu
4:55 Burial Certified (The Common Room) by Daisypetal
4:42 Surrey residents date unknown (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by rosie99
4:35 Missing couple (Ireland Resources) by scotmum
4:30 Sad listings. (The Lighter Side) by GrahamSimons
4:07 Austrian Birth Record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by FNEVIK
3:53 george pritchard (Denbighshire) by pritchardgeo
3:53 Help: brick wall GODLEY (The Common Room) by Neale1961
3:50 Scottish birth and bapism (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Millmoor
3:29 Met policeman date unknown (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by LostSheep2
3:17 Emily Mary Spencer/Greenwell (Durham) by mulberry-rose
3:10 Help please, re child raised by Samuel & Anne Ward in Shrewsbury (Shropshire Lookup Requests) by J.J.
2:48 'Wanted Person' Isabella Boyens (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by Trevellian
1:40 DNA testing an artefact. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by nestagj
1:34 Major John Parkes (Isle of Man Lookup Requests) by edscriv
1:22 Help please, any record of Jessey Munro Scott Thomson in Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Shropshire) by J.J.
1:20 Matthews family what became of them. (Dublin) by Kiltaglassan
12:53 John Sykes (London and Middlesex) by Aquitaine
12:44 Elizabeth King born about 1790 in Croxton (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by trish1120
11:57 Re: Diary summary week ending 21st september 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by radstockjeff
11:09 DNA hope (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
11:03 marriage of david J Jones and Sarah Guy (Family History Beginners Board) by david seddon
9:44 Families of Vokins, Lockey and Lawrence. (Oxfordshire) by corinthian
9:28 Shan Powell (Family History Beginners Board) by wilcoxon
9:13 MAYNARD - Unwanted Certifcate (Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs H to M) by rosie99
7:48 Bouttell's of Wissington(Weston) (Suffolk Lookup Requests) by Bunnygirl
4:37 Morton Buston (Durham) by danielr

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