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9:07 Lawrence Cassidy (Derry (Londonderry)) by argyle25cassidy
9:03 Need help finding a death and a birth record (Ayrshire) by KMLC
9:00 Redshaw family (South Africa) by Moonstar36
8:59 Book: "Rolfe Family Records" (The Common Room) by Deskman
8:46 Ancestral relevance on Old Chalice (Breconshire) by Llanfihangel
8:23 Diary summary week ending 14th September 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
8:18 Did this man serve in Royal Navy (Armed Forces Resources) by Kiltaglassan
8:18 Coal Mining in Cheshire (The Common Room) by MollyC
7:52 Corkhill family help (Isle of Man Lookup Requests) by Blue70
7:32 Austrian Birth Record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Zefiro
7:16 John Sykes (London and Middlesex) by Aquitaine
7:07 Plant family (Photograph Resources, Tips, Tutorials) by suee
6:39 James Hollick - Shippon, Berkshire 1801 (Berkshire) by Norfolk Nan
6:25 Finding an Aunt (The Common Room) by softly softly
6:13 Tracking down Margaret Atkinson Coulthard - finished (Cumberland) by Richard Knott
6:10 ROXBOROUGH family of Aghadowey (Derry (Londonderry)) by Ady Roxburgh
6:07 Allen/ Allen nee Ellum (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by Chris Doran
6:03 Looking to find Bernard Tracey, Norfolk, Massachusetts. (US Lookup Requests) by Johnno1970
5:52 Andrew Douglas CHRISTIE (Angus (Forfarshire)) by Forfarian
5:31 Robert Whittaker esplen (Lanarkshire) by *Sandra*
5:30 Look up request William S Duncan death 1950 (Angus (Forfarshire)) by Kathmferrier
5:06 Foundlings birth records (The Common Room) by Skaife
5:05 Emily Mary Spencer/Greenwell (Durham) by rosie99
4:53 Ancestry Managment. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
4:49 Mary ann smith/new grocock (The Common Room) by Jcutting
4:46 When do you have enough information? (The Common Room) by dobfarm
4:32 Marriage certificate (The Common Room) by softly softly
4:28 Civilian Deaths in WW1 (World War One) by tonepad
4:25 Inquest Query (Yorkshire (East Riding & York)) by Jool
3:44 Are the records for old Blaris graveyard available any where please. (Antrim) by Jon_ni
3:33 Death of James Ritchie Johnston, born 26 Nov 1895, Manitoba, Canada (Canada) by Peggy13
3:24 Anyone know anything about this website - Ros Davies? (Antrim) by Jon_ni
2:25 William James Summers 1872 Bromham (Wiltshire) by Milliepede
2:06 Moneypenny's Lock, Craigavon (Armagh) by manypenny32
1:57 chalice inscriptions (The Common Room) by KGarrad
1:25 trying to find parents of James lee b 1872 bethnal green (London and Middlesex) by ciderdrinker
1:05 Looking to confirm (or refute) an oral history of the Redferns of Wirksworth. (Derbyshire) by M_ONeill

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