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4:03 Death of Robert MITCHELL (Dublin) by PatLac
3:54 17th century Hungary (Europe) by pb_devon
3:53 Date request please - Lincolnshire photo, name unknown (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by maidmarion
3:48 Newspaper Lookup, John Leonard Raw d. 1896 of Durham (Durham) by JackB015725
3:19 Mason Family from Great Yarmouth (Norfolk) by coombs
3:08 Midshipman RN 1915 (Armed Forces) by hanes teulu
3:05 John Wryght baptism 11-1-1595 child for John Wryght + Jane Bruce -unintelligible (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Ronda231
3:02 Joseph Godfrey Swartz (1847-1887) of Virginia Photo (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by briankaess
2:56 Going round the houses with Eugenie Magdalene Landucci ! (Warwickshire) by LaytonLily
2:55 James Williams m. Elizabeth Bush, Lambeth 1840s - searching for marriage (The Common Room) by rosie99
2:51 William Charles Trott (Gloucestershire) by hanes teulu
2:49 MyHeritage Upgrades Its DNA Tests to Whole Genome Sequencing (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Romilly
2:39 Robert E Gibboney (1810-1867) of Wytheville, Virginia Photo (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by briankaess
2:32 Thomas Wells, Can’t find death record (Oxfordshire) by TomGad
2:17 George Cranston BAIRD (Dumfriesshire) by trevalyn
2:03 Diary summary week ending 16th November 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Roobarb
1:56 Wilfred Eastwood 1893-1950 WW2 (Lancashire) by Ryhopelad
1:52 St Joseph's Orphanage School, Orpington (Kent Lookup Requests) by J.J.
1:32 Elsie Doris Chandler born 28 Jan 1915 Teddington (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by Cockneyrebel
1:27 Ramsey Baptisms LOOKUP needed - Ibberson/Hunns (Huntingdonshire Lookup Requests) by EversonTree
1:03 Mystery of married couple in Calne, Wiltshire: Thomas and Anne Partridge (Family History Beginners Board) by rosie99
12:29 Stevensons of Cullen / Keith / Rathven (Banffshire) by Magian
12:21 Scottish soldier (Armed Forces) by Magian
12:12 Logan family - East Lothian (East Lothian (Haddingtonshire)) by Magian
11:57 Thompson - South Shields (Durham) by mulberry-rose
11:32 Hannah Redman death (Sussex) by jettejjane
11:09 Government Find a Will Service (The Common Room) by Nick_Ips
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10:17 Charles Abrey (Durham) by CaroleW
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