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9:23 Thomas William Hindmarsh MM (Durham Lookup Requests) by jonwarrn
9:17 RFA WW1 John James Hughes (Armed Forces) by ALAMO2008
9:13 Another French translation please William BRUERE 1836 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Eyesee
9:09 Elizabeth BOUGHTON (Australia) by haney
9:07 French translation please William Sadleir BRUERE death (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Eyesee
8:22 Rannoch Robertsons to Pictou, N.S. 1801 (Canada) by Throth
8:15 Will - Easy to read but tricky to understand. (How to Use RootsChat (Please don't post requests here)) by Sparklecat170
8:13 Where did they go ? (Cheshire Lookup Requests) by Isha
8:00 David Blair Wilson (The Common Room) by Mabel Bagshawe
7:40 Strange match (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
7:10 Translating a Dutch name to English (The Common Room) by aghadowey
6:23 Michael McCormick marriage to Mary Orr or Auld (Ireland) by aghadowey
6:05 Re: Diary summary week ending 27th July 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by KGarrad
6:04 Burial Look Up for 1977 if possible please. (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by Steve C
5:47 Robert Henry Grant (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) by bucgad
5:15 Looking for the right Elizabeth Wright c1770 Please (Nottinghamshire) by Annie65115
5:12 Video digitisation services (Technical Help) by WelshGen
4:54 Robert James Goodfellow Clarke (Scotland) by Poppy62
4:45 Do you have corkcutter ancestors? (Occupation Interests) by Darian Zam
3:52 Falvey/Lundrigan (Cork) by BuddBoy
3:34 Tracking Down a Missing Grandfather (Another One) (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by farmeroman
3:31 Is Timothy Coppin = Timothy Vinton (Kent) by LizzieL
3:19 Looking for assistance please ? (Kilkenny) by BuddBoy
3:13 Confused by Pardoe family of Ombersley - were there two Hannahs? (Worcestershire) by clairec666
3:01 Anyone researching Goodman and Smith in Leicester (Leicestershire) by Annie65115
2:53 Brickwall with Margaret Brook(e)s from Whitchurch (Shropshire) by amondg
1:18 Robert Partridge Sarah Light. (Gloucestershire Lookup Offers) by trish1120
1:02 Seeking info: McKee (Down) by aghadowey
12:23 Elizabeth Waites (1823 – 1902) Unwed mother, inmate of what Huggate institution? (Yorkshire (East Riding & York)) by KGarrad
12:17 Lewis Stewart Beattie born 14 Jun 1914 Toronto (Canada Lookup Request) by *Sandra*
12:17 Irish Census 1901 (Mayo) by rathmore
12:07 Maryanne Devine of Gresford now (Family History Beginners Board) by Nicholsonmike
12:07 Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers? (The Common Room) by *Sandra*
11:40 Taylor/McGrath (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by Ladyhawk
11:29 Helen M Hitchcock- Home child. (Canada) by ciderdrinker
11:18 William Magill/McGill (Lanarkshire) by aghadowey
10:51 Eli Goerge Farley (Suffolk) by CaroleW
10:42 Is this image from ww1? Is it armed forces or could it be with merchant navy? (Armed Forces) by Jebber

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