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10:42 Doris May Townsend (Warwickshire) by bethanyyd96
10:29 Do you have suggestions for improving ancestry.com? (The Common Room) by mckha489
9:37 1633 Welsh Conveyance (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Llanfihangel
9:27 Trying to find these Parents. (London and Middlesex) by Romilly
8:57 Trying to find a marriage with very little information (Family History Beginners Board) by Daisypetal
8:39 Thomas Blenkinsop Married Isabella Harrison, Durham (Durham) by softly softly
8:39 Bland Family (Fermanagh) by aghadowey
8:27 More on Hiding in Tasmania (Australia) by Ranolki
8:13 WW2 - Sgt Richard Henry Barker (World War Two) by *Sandra*
8:07 John Lewis Born Abt. 1844 Gloucestshire - Died 1901 Australia. (Gloucestershire) by Cas (stallc)
7:41 Low Dog Kennel Widdrington (Northumberland) by MollyC
7:41 Dennison (many aliases) (The Common Room) by fiddlerslass
7:26 John LEWIS Born Abt 1844 Gloucestshire - Died 1901 Australia (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by Cas (stallc)
6:47 Poppysmum / Andrew Harris (Family History Beginners Board) by rosie17
6:40 Occupation in 1861 Census Abernethy and Kincardine (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by emeltom
6:36 John Wilson 1901-1964 - Wick (Caithness) by softly softly
6:08 Vere Smith marriage to Elizabeth Jones (Monmouthshire Lookup Offers) by Elizlloyd
5:21 Birkenhead Crematorium lookup (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by toonerty
4:41 Allmarks in Cheshire (Cheshire) by sigrid7
4:18 Look up please, Newspaper Article (The Common Room) by Romilly
3:44 McGarrol, Cruden Bay, aberdeenshire (Aberdeenshire) by GeeDub
3:26 Bernard H Gallagher died 1982 (United States of America) by shellyesq
3:15 Johanna SAUTER (researching) (Family History Beginners Board) by fiddlerslass
3:08 Elliot Building Bedlington (Northumberland) by mulberry-rose
2:29 James Watson d.c.1689 Ship Prudent Mary East India Company (Family History Beginners Board) by Coningesby
2:07 Barnabas Hedley born 1792 (The Common Room) by trish1120
2:01 32 High Street, Berwick? (Northumberland) by Pete E
2:01 Simon Garrad 1785 to 1859 (Suffolk Completed Lookup Requests) by trish1120
1:39 Ford & Yew Tree Cemetery Records (Lancashire Lookup Offers) by Johnorrett
12:23 William Billing Sloggett the Miner/Oculist? (The Common Room) by Trevellian
11:51 Arthur Jackson born 1909 - London / Kent (Travelling People) by Theralphs
9:45 Gilliver (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by Siely
9:36 WALTER McFARLANE McINNES , Luss. (Dunbartonshire) by trevalyn
9:13 What happened to Herbert and Louisa Augusta Holloway nee Harvey? (London and Middlesex) by LizzieL
8:52 Trying to identify this chap (New Zealand) by PatLac
8:47 Redwood (Blenheim) - Look up please (New Zealand Completed Requests) by JJ Girl
8:33 Diary summary 6th July 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
8:12 Andrew Young - how can I discover more about his fate? (Ayrshire) by Forfarian

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