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3:44 The hell that is two factor authorisation (The Common Room) by Chris Doran
3:33 Matthews family what became of them. (Dublin) by Kiltaglassan
2:44 More help needed with army records (Armed Forces) by Andy J2022
2:41 An English solider, why did he emigrate? (New Zealand) by Nanna52
2:26 Help: brick wall GODLEY (The Common Room) by Ciphy
2:23 Records for Pentre-Ty-Gwyn and Cefnarthen Chapels (Carmarthenshire) by hanes teulu
2:19 Does anyone have access to the 1901 Derry census? (Derry (Londonderry)) by forthefamily
2:14 John Sykes (London and Middlesex) by ciderdrinker
1:37 Met policeman date unknown (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by rosie99
1:28 Rachel gulliford (Somerset) by trish1120
1:18 Rachel Cohue - Guernsey connection? (Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark) by blackcountry man
1:15 help with parts of a brief Latin will from 1509 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Shirl_R
1:13 Amelia Mann (Angus (Forfarshire)) by s58roads
1:08 Shan Powell (Family History Beginners Board) by emeltom
1:04 Difficulties tracing ancestors the Newcastle area (Family History Beginners Board) by River Tyne Lass
12:31 Families of Vokins, Lockey and Lawrence. (Oxfordshire) by corinthian
12:18 Major John Parkes (Isle of Man Lookup Requests) by AlanBoyd
11:33 Bouttell's of Wissington(Weston) (Suffolk Lookup Requests) by Bunnygirl
11:01 Ninion Steele Broomfield (Berwickshire) by macwil
10:59 James Findlay - missing death record (Angus (Forfarshire)) by GordonFindlay
10:51 William Scott 1757-1826 (Northumberland) by danielr
10:40 Transportation of George Doleman (Staffordshire) by gnorman
10:37 Re: Diary summary week ending 21st september 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Gillg
10:36 Am I on the right thinking here. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Essnell
9:48 Need help finding a death and a birth record (Ayrshire) by Kiltaglassan
9:42 Immigration - James and Esther ARTHUR with son Horatio (Australia) by Feos
9:14 Checking for a newspaper report (Staffordshire) by gnorman
8:46 Harmer Rogers c1753 (Norfolk) by petey22
8:37 Tracking down Mary in Newbold (Leicestershire) by Richard Knott
8:03 Frederick A. Onstott Jr (1915-1981) - Gridley, Butte, Ca. (US Lookup Requests) by Printer
7:12 Catheryne Haywood (Devon) by Gordon163
6:34 Burnford Yeeld, Bromsgrove (Worcestershire) by Carolynxyz
5:54 Mylroie from Isle of Man (Isle of Man) by dibanks
11:24 LONGACRE - long acre, New Zealand (New Zealand) by shanreagh
11:24 Royal Artillery Attestation c 1940 (World War Two) by Pendlewitch67
11:15 What happened to John Cook & Frances Crowder 1812-1813 at Knottingley? (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by dobfarm
10:31 Help with name on WW1 postcard please (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by aus*jen
10:06 Elizabeth Garland b.c. 1779 m. Samuel Daniel 1814 Illogan (Cornwall) by osprey

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