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4:03 Lucy Ward Phipps - Devon and Willesden, Middlesex (The Common Room) by DianaCanada
4:01 David Briggs - unpleasant death 1934 (Lancashire) by *Sandra*
3:59 George Adamson 1806-1859 (Dumfriesshire) by Gillg
3:51 Was there a baby?? (Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests) by smlindsa
3:48 KS record "both in ____?" (Midlothian) by Isabel H
3:43 Re: Diary summary week ending 1st June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
3:41 Captain William Sanderson (1795-1842) of South Shields, died in Quebec (Durham) by BushInn1746
3:34 Douglas family Middlesboro (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by Keziah2
3:31 Cissy Elizabeth Mallison b.1892 (London and Middlesex) by ciderdrinker
3:28 Fred Kitto b 1859 Edwardian photographer in Fowey Cornwall (Cornwall) by tornado
3:26 Kitto Fowey Cornwall (One Name Studies: H to M) by *Sandra*
3:15 Possible second marriage - brick wall (Europe) by heilanlassie
3:08 Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced (The Lighter Side) by jaywit
2:41 Looking for John Roberts . A Challenge (The Common Room) by softly softly
2:26 Army Service Record Help with entries (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Tickettyboo
2:10 10th Regiment of foot( North Lincolnshire) (Armed Forces) by Jack TT
2:08 My Heritage (probably), no longer accepting 3rd party uploads (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
1:37 Where was this Will proven ? (The Common Room) by LizzieL
1:33 Thewlis. Hinchliffe Mill/Holmfirh (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by trish1120
1:32 Royal Hibernian Military School - Dublin (Dublin) by rathmore
1:18 An Intriguing Marriage Certificate (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Rowan Tree
1:07 Bulkworthy Parish - LITTLEJOHNS (Devon Lookup Requests) by Bruce Stephenson
12:51 Victorian theatre London (The Common Room) by rosie99
12:41 1861/1871 census - Gyde (Warwickshire Lookup Requests) by ciderdrinker
12:22 Box of old photos - few clues (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by sparrett
11:55 Finding a potential Hall ancestor. Help and advice required please. (Leicestershire) by Steve C
11:47 Profession needed 3 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Philezra
11:45 HARRIS of Monmouthshire (Monmouthshire Lookup Requests) by Charlotte brown
11:27 Who was Ellen Robinson and what became of her? (Warwickshire) by littleem1906
10:58 Ellen Docherty Rooney b. 1906 (Nottinghamshire) by mulberry-rose
10:41 Help with a witness first name please (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by carolapple
10:40 BALLARD ANCESTORS (Kent) by Paul J Ballard
10:29 Bellerby village (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by fiddlerslass
9:37 1901 Census Mary Ellen Nolan Request (Cheshire Lookup Requests) by Chezney
9:21 John Gadney and Mary Mores (Oxfordshire) by TomGad
8:47 BUSH SQUIBB workhouse children (London and Middlesex) by brigidmac
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