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11:23 JAMES MUIRHEAD GRANT WW1 1918 (Angus (Forfarshire)) by trevalyn
11:05 John Morris 1822 Peppard Help Needed! (Oxfordshire) by amondg
10:32 spelling of »several« (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by JanSeifert
10:11 Cause of Death Transcriptions? Can anybody read them? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Cas (stallc)
10:05 Look up in Evening Chronicle etc (Durham) by bramhallbill
9:15 John Southerwood/Southernwood Willington (Derbyshire Lookup Requests) by Dalmade
9:09 1901 census query (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by silicondale
9:07 Looking for William Dixon before 1886 (Cumberland) by osprey
8:40 Annie Mary Glenn...Marriage to Hallam ? (Lincolnshire) by MollyC
8:38 Walkerfield - Durham (Durham) by Jillity
8:14 Temperance Hotel, Barker Gate, Nottingham 1880s (Nottinghamshire) by ValJJJ
8:01 Crossroads Presbyterian Church records (Donegal) by Kiltaglassan
7:29 Group of miners NSW (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by loord74
7:06 Where did Murdoch Macdonald die in 1888? (Australia) by Ken Cameron
6:28 Family name Assistant Surgeon : (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by hanes teulu
6:18 Bates family of Gorey Wexford (Wexford) by Rory Reynolds
6:17 Bird Family of Exeter (Devon) by hanes teulu
5:29 Missing from 1911 Census? (Warwickshire) by rosie99
5:10 Help locating two houses (The Common Room) by May2488
4:32 Isaac Alexander and Jemima Jane Boss (London and Middlesex) by Forfarian
3:44 Mid-17th C word query (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by castlebob
3:30 Parents? (Midlothian) by PatLac
3:15 Dungarvan (Waterford) by Kiltaglassan
3:00 Portsmouth Records Office (Hampshire & IOW Lookup Requests) by rosie99
1:20 Avery Vokins (London and Middlesex) by hanes teulu
1:03 Re: Diary summary week ending 12th October 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
12:27 Samuel Norman of Woburn (Bedfordshire) by Norfolk Nan
12:13 Harmer Rogers c1753 (Norfolk) by Ili1133
12:02 Mary Christine Reilly (O'Reilly) (Lancashire) by heywood
12:00 Ann Wrappell m. William Grimsbury, 1700 West Harptree, Somerset. (Family History Beginners Board) by Higpoidius
10:12 William Evans, Elizabeth Davies and their parents - any help? (Carmarthenshire) by KateMcall
9:46 Thomas Owen Clockmaker Llanfrothen (Merionethshire) by wilcoxon

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