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6:17 Are my eyes deceiving me? Am I hallucinating? (The Lighter Side) by aghadowey
6:15 Looking for Jack Barnes b Bradford Yorks c 1880/81 before 1921 (Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests) by dobfarm
6:14 Orchard Street or Churchgate Independent, Stockport, Cheshire, (Cheshire Lookup Requests) by heywood
6:12 Jsmes John Hearn born in London, died in SA (South Africa) by royd
6:09 Opinions on contacting the relative of someone who isn't related to me (The Common Room) by rosie17
6:08 Samway Clacton on Sea shop repatriated WW2 any info Please [from Aust] (Family History Beginners Board) by RickyJack
6:07 Notorious John Backhouse of Whitby what happened to him? (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by Andy J2022
6:05 Daisy Letherby (London and Middlesex) by CaroleW
6:04 George Hood 1815 Selby Marriage - James Cookin / James Cook in W (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by BushInn1746
5:54 Joseph Gallagher - Elizabeth Hannah (Mably) DIVORCE after 1919/20? (Berkshire) by CaroleW
5:52 DEATH: Wilson, Elizabeth Ann - Kendal, Westmorland - 1871–1876 (Westmorland Lookup Requests) by jonwarrn
5:38 When did either Harry Wyton DYSON or George Herbert Dyson set sail for Canada? (Canada Lookup Request) by *Sandra*
5:36 Ancestry's Tithe maps and Apportionments - Where's the maps? (The Common Room) by Kingsclere
5:35 Thomas ANDERSON (aka MASON) WW1 (Dublin) by dublin1850
5:33 Death of Alexander Mitchell 1833 Brick wall (Angus (Forfarshire)) by Kathmferrier
5:30 Diary summary week ending 28th June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by BushInn1746
5:29 FLETCHER family - were they gypsies, travellers? (Travelling People) by Nifty1
5:27 A cautionary tale re. the perils of AI in genealogy (The Common Room) by willyam
5:20 Creating a photshopped headstone (Technical Help) by Joy Dean
5:19 Stillbirth records (Family History Beginners Board) by Elliven
5:18 Rev W J Thomas of St Fagans before 1798 (Glamorganshire) by GrahamSimons
5:16 Third Statistical Account of Scotland (Scotland) by eilthireach
5:06 Understanding Poor Relief records (Glamorganshire) by Pennines
3:34 Help with reading marriage record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Kiltaglassan
3:04 Will/probate name confusion. (Durham) by Jennarembailey
2:08 UK forces records (The Lighter Side) by Andy J2022
12:59 William McArthur Welsh (New Zealand) by ValJJJ
12:42 Humphrey Dodd (Northumberland) by campingdave
12:20 Davies family of Lydney, links to Sweden?? (Monmouthshire) by ashtayl04
12:20 Grub(b) family of Old Machar (Aberdeenshire) by tgrubb
12:15 Greenhill Camp, Carlton (Nottinghamshire) by hanes teulu
12:05 Flora Rhodes DILGER British Columbia (Canada) by Macushla
11:23 Hettie Hill - born 1891 South Africa, arrived in Sydney Australia 4 October 1907 (Australia) by maddys52
11:21 Walter Murdoch (Lanarkshire) by raa
10:43 Where is Hartlepool New Cemetery? (Durham) by hanes teulu
10:14 Trying to find Parents of 3rd Great grand father. (Durham Lookup Requests) by Kerbyk
9:48 Dyble's (England) by softly softly
9:46 Edith Mary Ely b 1887 Downham (Norfolk) by Shaleowyn

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