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8:43 Suffolk Wills in Essex Record Office (Suffolk) by jonwarrn
8:33 Anyone able to read the maiden surname on the attached photo! (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Mccrorj2512
7:49 Looking for Parents of Patrick Delaney (Laois (Queens)) by Kiltaglassan
7:27 Belford Presbyterian records online? (Northumberland) by emmec
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6:41 Strugnall family of Croydon 1700s (Surrey) by jonwicken
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6:20 WALLACE Family - Bury St Edmumds (Suffolk) by TheOneandOnly
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5:11 Francisco Samuel Short ? (Cornwall) by PatLac
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4:01 Identify cap badge, please (Armed Forces) by SmallTownGirl
3:48 Ancestry London Baptisms (The Common Room) by Alexander.
3:15 Red 0 on 1911 census (Family History Beginners Board) by Suzy100
2:23 Mother on Birth Certificate 1884 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Wellington66
2:13 DOWNING family of Castle Dawson & Bellaghy, 18th century (Derry (Londonderry)) by Kiltaglassan
2:08 Poppysmum / Andrew Harris (Family History Beginners Board) by Kobee
2:05 Death date ? (Lincolnshire) by tomm
1:48 Suicide 1918, Mansford street, Bethnal Green (London and Middlesex) by PatLac
1:34 Rev John Wesley - House in Spitalfields 1789? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by horselydown86
1:28 Birthplace name confirmation (Family History Beginners Board) by hanes teulu
1:28 Another Bill burial (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Bookbox
1:21 Parrott Parrot Perrett and other spellings, from Gloucestershire (One Name Studies: N to S) by JohnTDE
1:09 Elon Musk's Liverpool Ancestors (Lancashire) by Blue70
12:40 ships name please (Armed Forces) by pritchardgeo
12:40 Mystery elphick (Australia) by sparrett
11:55 72 Old Monkland Rd. (Lanarkshire) by jmr10570
10:53 "Homespun linen" (The Common Room) by Gillg
10:43 Diary summary week ending 25th May 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Gillg
10:41 whiting family lincolnshire (Lincolnshire) by denrosh
9:38 Palmers of Killead, Crumlin, Antrim, Muckamore (Antrim) by Lnic
9:35 Margaret Rachel Bailey-Guernsey (Family History Beginners Board) by carolgenealogy1970
9:28 Palmer Families of Antrim Crumlin Muckamore (Antrim) by Lnic

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