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10:08 Military Medal WW1 (World War One) by Andy J2022
10:03 Identify place and trade names please. (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by aghadowey
9:59 Burial Records for Belturbet (Cavan) by california dreamin
9:54 THOMAS HUBERT MASON WW1 Salford (Lancashire) by mckha489
9:41 Missing from 1911 Census? (Warwickshire) by Zakerias
9:21 Henry John ATKINSON (Family History Beginners Board) by Milliepede
9:17 Broe/Brough of Rathfarnham Dublin (Dublin) by aghadowey
9:08 WW2 RAF Service Number 1229885 Archibald Henry Gibbs RAF- which squadron? (World War Two) by queenswood 1
9:05 Help with occupation please (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by mckha489
8:44 Jean Hope born c1757 married John Burgess born c1754 Dumfries (Dumfriesshire) by gemcy
8:26 Unable to access my account. (Technical Help) by sarah
8:19 And the next Ancestry feature is............. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
8:12 Any Belgian Speakers Out There (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Zefiro
8:08 Finding out more info about the Purdy Brothers from Spennymore Durham in WW1 (World War One) by RobertGraham
7:29 Any information on PUTTERILL Family, Nether Dean, Bedfordshire Pre 1851 (Bedfordshire Lookup Requests) by ClemFandango
7:20 Workhouse in 1902 (Antrim) by Rena
7:00 What happened to Jane Dixon? (North Shields) (Northumberland) by Radcliff
6:57 Tom and Mary Brayshaw deaths (The Common Room) by EdCan
6:24 Born 1909 and still alive - British woman is now the oldest person in the world (The Common Room) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
6:23 1 Word in Heraldic Description of a Crest - need help deciphering (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by manukarik
6:22 Query about Edwardian postcards (The Common Room) by Top-of-the-hill
6:05 Family Search - Compare a Face (Technical Help) by Zaphod99
5:52 Mystery and assistance looking for my ancestor John Wilson and Samuel Wilson (Bedfordshire Lookup Requests) by amondg
5:45 1691 burial in Lilleshall (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Zacktyr
5:26 Finding William Lewis (Gloucestershire) by Milliepede
5:13 Offer: St Sepulchre Northampton baptism 1815 - 1834 (Northamptonshire Resources & Offers) by ClemFandango
5:04 Mystery and assistance looking for my ancestor John Wilson and Samuel Wilson (Northamptonshire Lookup Requests) by rosie99
4:02 Help with place name please Limerick Ireland (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by heywood
3:41 Help with mother's maiden name from marriage record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by PatLac
3:40 Suicide 1918, Mansford street, Bethnal Green (London and Middlesex) by petey22
3:16 Why no mother's name on birth certificate? (The Common Room) by NicDaw
2:59 John Smith of Coven (Staffordshire) by PaulStaffs
2:54 LUCY family in 1848 (Cork) by garlands
2:42 Elizabeth Webb - which set of parents? (Herefordshire) by Norfolk Nan
2:06 Mass Observation Day 2026 (The Lighter Side) by ThrelfallYorky
1:24 Alice Luback Marriage / Death New York (US Lookup Requests) by shellyesq
1:18 Slightly Pixelated Photograph (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by loord74
1:15 Help in tracing an Aunt (Offaly (Kings)) by rathmore

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