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8:54 Thomas Hutchinson Settlement Certificate 1690 to 1720 (Sussex Lookup Requests) by Bookbox
8:47 Death Margaret Lumsden, Nov 27, 1906, New Edinburg, District of Russell (Canada) by Peggy13
8:14 60 Annfield Road, Dundee? (Angus (Forfarshire)) by Forfarian
7:56 1585 Raid on Stirling (Stirlingshire) by RJ_Paton
7:48 Rotherham Great War casualties (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by MollyC
7:18 Felix Richmond (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) by *Sandra*
7:17 George Alfred Smith Tank Corp. (World War One) by rhopewell
7:17 FAIS Family Tree - Looking for relatives from SARDINIA - ITALY. Please assist. (Family History Beginners Board) by Findpsgm7
7:10 Winifred Frader (Winnie) B1889 is Missing (Monmouthshire) by wilcoxon
5:54 Jane Butler (Lancashire) by Heirloom1690
5:52 Re: Diary summary week ending 21st December 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Gillg
5:43 Edith JONES (Family History Beginners Board) by Harry R
5:42 Watson/Stephenson Family Thoughts (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by rosie99
4:48 MAPLETONS NUT FOOD CO (Lancashire) by jamesrob1
4:43 Help to decipher 1672 Marriage surname (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Janet Waterhouse
4:27 Mary James Brown born 1819 Ostend, Belgium (wife of John Park) (Immigrants & Emigrants - General) by ShaunJ
4:18 Parents of Anna Nagy, born on April 27, 1907, in Chicago (US Lookup Requests) by hodialmi
3:48 Ministry of Defence Fiasco (The Common Room) by BushInn1746
3:44 ? Bailiff (Montgomeryshire) by alan w jones
3:38 Making peace with the unknown (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
3:19 George Alder Logan (Northumberland) by cerip23
3:09 WOODSELL Burwash 17th century (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Petros
2:57 My Grannie Barbara Gentleman Smith c 1916 Elgin, grateful for all restorations, (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Treetotal
2:52 Shared Matches below 20cM (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Zaphod99
1:55 Deaths 2020 (The Common Room) by louisa maud
1:36 Coroners Report Please (Sussex Lookup Requests) by Leashl
1:25 WWII Auxiliary Fire Service (World War Two) by Romilly
12:41 Hirst/hutchinson 1917 onwards (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by heywood
12:27 Mark Duberly (Northamptonshire) by seahall
12:06 WW2 no service record? (World War Two) by ValJJJ
11:33 Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers? (The Common Room) by *Sandra*
11:31 Harry Rodgers (Derbyshire) by *Sandra*
11:24 The mother of all brick walls! (The Common Room) by DianaCanada
11:17 Brick wall with living individuals (Family History Beginners Board) by mulberry-rose
11:13 Two William Winds - AGAIN - Please check my theory (Family History Beginners Board) by Seelife
10:58 Finding a photo of a "terrible man" (The Common Room) by Timbottawa
9:48 Photo Restoration & Dating please - Ballarat, Victoria, Australia (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by rbell35
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