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10:26 Cannot find father of Roger Rodgers (Family History Beginners Board) by willsy
10:18 Henson family last recorded 1880 census Pennsylvania (United States of America) by bikermickau
10:18 Diary summary week ending 17th August 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Roobarb
10:13 Glaum (Essex Lookup Requests) by Mabel Bagshawe
10:12 ship's manifests record of age (Ireland) by bikermickau
10:03 Great War military unit ID (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Andy J2022
9:54 McLernon (Tyrone) by garngad
9:51 Freeman London (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by anneelaine
9:50 Captain Adrian H Gardner Beruit 1943 (World War Two) by ShaunJ
9:48 How common for a priest to be native to his parish? (Ireland) by kclinch
9:37 What's this word? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Leon47
9:35 Bride's surname 1680 marriage (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Eyesee
9:25 Struggling to find a British civilian returning to UK in 1945. (Immigrants & Emigrants - General) by aghadowey
9:23 BRYSON obituries & graves 1978 & 1998 HENRY and MARY ELIZABETH, LONDONDERRY, or (How to Use RootsChat (Please don't post requests here)) by Kiltaglassan
9:22 Vanishing Ancestry matches (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
9:18 Re: Romani's in Yorkshire (Travelling People) by Whoarewe123
9:17 Knowingly lying on a birth certificate (The Common Room) by Josephine
9:15 Harry (Henry BRYSON) War Service Research, WWII, St. Nazaire, Berwick/Nothumberl (Derry (Londonderry)) by aghadowey
9:05 Esther Watkins of Woolaston (Gloucestershire) by rickjt62
9:00 Posting new Topics. (Technical Help) by Doreen Peacock
8:58 Kerry Names (Kerry) by Kiltaglassan
8:55 Wexford Cemeteries for ancestors who died in Wexford town (Wexford) by Summerhill
8:47 Benjamin George Pyne (Bedfordshire) by Mabel Bagshawe
8:24 George Son of John Hood bapt Gateshead 1st Oct 1786, any info please? (Durham) by dobfarm
8:16 Ada Taylor (née Lester) (Cambridgeshire) by Mabel Bagshawe
8:02 Fox's in Ballinamore, Leitrim (Leitrim) by Kiltaglassan
7:51 Can't find grandfather's history anywhere (Family History Beginners Board) by Mabel Bagshawe
7:42 17thBGH RAMC in India (World War Two) by Joy Dean
7:39 Decipher place of burial San Fran death cert 1931 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Isabel H
6:44 Help finding a Montreal Marriage Please. (Canada) by polarbear
6:34 A cluster of matches in South CArolina (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by David Nicoll
4:30 Witherbed and Selby (Leicestershire) by Nicki H
3:59 Finders International (The Lighter Side) by Gillg
3:47 FRANK HARRISON, WW1, GIGGLESWICK (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by *Sandra*
3:25 registry of shipping and seamen (TNA ref: BT114/3) (The Common Room) by rosie99
3:19 Mackinder (Lincolnshire) by Dave Mackinder
3:16 Palmers of Killead (Antrim) by aghadowey
3:09 beware (The Common Room) by aghadowey

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