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11:47 Catherine Murray (Dublin) by valerie1
11:43 Family deceased member (Family History Beginners Board) by Daisypetal
11:42 Privacy rules (The Common Room) by LH
11:39 General question (The Common Room) by Spelk
11:32 Robert CLARKSON WW1 Private 9588 Manchester Regiment (Armed Forces) by Tgapitbull
11:30 Applying for a death certificate in Tasmania (Australia Resources & Offers) by wivenhoe
11:22 Re: Diary summary week ending 29th June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
10:58 Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced (The Lighter Side) by BillyF
10:52 Alternative records? (The Common Room) by Shrop63
10:31 James Fryman b1794 (Sussex) by jonwarrn
9:55 Is Ancestry rationing matches? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
8:57 3 Forster Ave Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) by Pelican
8:48 DID MY GRANDFATHER SERVE IN WW1 (World War One) by shawneeb502
7:46 Looking for my long lost family (The Common Room) by Josie88
7:44 Help with French occupations 1660s (Europe) by joger
6:29 Struggling to understand this Will. Any suggestions appreciated (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by This Boy
5:55 john james tickell b 1849 (Australia) by sparrett
3:10 Help reading a surname (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by shanreagh
2:59 More on Hiding in Tasmania (Australia) by clancam37
2:22 Robertson of Riemore (Perthshire) by Kmaleski
2:06 George Denning BEESON (Family History Beginners Board) by maddys52
1:02 Ann Mayor 1775-1860 (Durham) by Elliven
12:49 SWAN family (Family History Beginners Board) by amondg
11:47 Burial Look Up please Barrow on Soar circa 1876 (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by willsy
11:01 Exeter 1872 Marriage - Thomas Ellis and Eliza Denham (Devon Lookup Requests) by amondg
10:58 DNA shared matches verses paper trail. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by frostyknight
10:56 George Hood 1815 Selby Marriage - James Cookin / James Cook in W (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by dobfarm
9:53 Death In Kingston Jamaica 1942 (Other Countries) by Andy J2022
9:51 3 Central Buildings, Llandudno Junction (Denbighshire) by anneelaine
9:44 Hannah Fenney born abt 1841 (Durham) by ChrissieL
9:34 1654 French marriage (Europe) by goldie61
8:37 JOHN WILLIAM STEPHENSON 1921 (Northumberland) by trevalyn
8:35 Simon Garrad 1785 to 1859 (Suffolk Completed Lookup Requests) by KGarrad
8:20 Joseph Parker and Mary Elizabeth Smith Sedgley (Staffordshire) by Sally4x
7:31 Date for photo based on clothing, please - Fife area (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by John’s
7:02 Lewis Alford 1839-1900 merchant in Capetown about 1855-1865 (South Africa) by hanes teulu
6:47 An Arbon puzzle.... (Northamptonshire) by DonnaLou84

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