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8:45 Family Lines of Robert Fischer (1841), Madurai, IN (Other Countries) by osprey
8:45 Cannot read handwriting on Belfast death entry (Antrim) by Elwyn Soutter
8:44 Edward egan born 1842 limerick (Family History Beginners Board) by rosie99
8:40 George Melvin, Schoolmaster, Tarves (Aberdeenshire) by ecksdochter
8:40 Dr James Samuel Drury b1822-1865 (London and Middlesex) by Suzibee
8:28 Melrose (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by ShaunJ
7:41 R N Distinguished Service Medal (World War Two) by ALAMO2008
7:38 ROWSOME Family Burials (Wexford) by Wexflyer
7:31 1599 Inquisition Post Mortem (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by JosiahS
7:17 Service family at Duns and Coldstream (Berwickshire) by Geordie daughter
7:03 George Son of John Hood bapt Gateshead 1st Oct 1786, any info please? (Durham) by BushInn1746
6:03 Question about Father entry on a marriage reg (Antrim) by Leon47
6:01 Camberwell Old Cemetery (Surrey Completed Look up Requests) by Chris Doran
6:01 Henry Ashley Wright b.20/9/1910 Royal Engineers Burma (London and Middlesex) by carolmc
6:00 Occupation? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Leon47
5:59 Residence Places (Sligo) by Kiltaglassan
5:58 1759 marriage allegation/bond of Daniel King & Anna Jex (Suffolk) by coombs
5:52 James Prudhoe baptised 1816 Chester le Street COMPLETED (FANTASTIC ROOTSCHATTERS (Durham) by Mendosa
5:38 Thomas Pearce (Quaker Family History) by KGarrad
5:32 A cluster of matches in South CArolina (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
5:15 McKenzie's from Carlisle, Cumberland; originated where? (Cumberland) by ColC
5:10 Butley Parish Registers (Suffolk) by Lewis21
4:58 What's this word? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Leon47
4:57 17thBGH RAMC in India (World War Two) by Joy Dean
4:13 Lowns/Lownds/Lounds (Warwickshire) by angel~eyes
3:46 Winchester Close, Elgin (Moray (Elginshire)) by stuartroxy
3:41 Missing Shipmeadow marriages (Suffolk) by LizzieL
3:06 COMPLETED!! What does * mean in: Ireland, Indexes to Wills, 1384-1858 (Ireland Resources) by BushInn1746
2:55 RC Parish of Magheralin Burial records (Down) by Kiltaglassan
2:54 Fire in Norton 3 April 1788 - notation in parish register (Suffolk) by Josephine
1:28 Diary summary week ending 17th August 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by KGarrad
12:39 Green family of Deal. (Kent) by trish1120
12:32 Jennie Kellett Prudhoe (Northumberland) by mulberry-rose
12:13 Annie McEvoy (Longford) by Kiltaglassan
11:54 AIREY - Calling all Airey Descendant's. (One Name Studies: A to G) by Jeffrey
10:59 jane murray 1873 1931 (Moray (Elginshire)) by stuartroxy
10:29 Am I on the right thinking here. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50

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