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9:06 Death of Robert MITCHELL (Dublin) by aghadowey
8:59 Sad about death certificate (tw: suicide) (The Common Room) by Top-of-the-hill
8:55 Constantis Hadjipsaltis, Cyprus, 1933 (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by loord74
8:47 Death entry Look up Please Ann Main Gowdy ~ California (United States of America) by shellyesq
8:29 Wilfred Eastwood 1893-1950 WW2 (Lancashire) by Ryhopelad
8:19 1841 Lancashire Census. GIBSON (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by ETheo
8:15 HarryPoole & Elsie Poole nee Phillips (Gloucestershire) by DJTinson
8:13 THOMAS EVANS & AMELIA NEAT (Monmouthshire) by Talacharn
8:05 Harry Green who married Alice Beckett 1900 (Essex) by jonwarrn
8:03 Crest identification (Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms) by David Nicoll
7:25 Lost resident (Yorkshire (East Riding & York) Lookup Requests) by knighttemplar
6:59 Missing from 1921 census (England) by overlandermatt
6:53 Pryke family (London and Middlesex) by Keziah2
6:28 Smith's help! (Family History Beginners Board) by wilcoxon
6:18 Old Family Photo needing some work (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by johnnyjumpup
6:07 Re: Diary summary week ending 23rd November 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Roobarb
5:52 Internet problems with Cloudflare (The Common Room) by Ray T
5:32 Kitty Ryan (Waterford) by aghadowey
5:31 James Butterfield (Dunbartonshire) by *Sandra*
5:25 Diary summary week ending 16th November 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by radstockjeff
5:24 Harry Morris Born 12th Sept 1886 Manchester Died 14th Sept 1940 Manchester (Lancashire) by Scott_M
5:23 Still looking ! (Kilkenny) by aghadowey
5:15 Has LDS Annulled?, or Rejected?, Sealing/Endowment Document of 6 Feb 1957 AZ (United States of America) by oldohiohome
4:55 William Bullock (London and Middlesex) by *Sandra*
4:54 Entry in Plea Roll of 1485 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Vance Mead
4:04 Bernard McLaughlin-New Brunswick 1886? (Canada Lookup Request) by *Sandra*
3:43 Unsure relationship? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by close1
3:28 Charles H. Wise (Berkshire) by Nifty1
3:21 James Kennedy Bruce (Orkney) by *Sandra*
2:59 Thomas George Bradshaw (Northamptonshire) by *Sandra*
12:36 Italy - Frosinone records - Rocca d'Arce - Angelo Evangelista (Europe) by TreeSpirit
12:16 death of Jabez Brittain after 1871 census (Derbyshire Lookup Requests) by PatLac
11:16 Government Find a Will Service (The Common Room) by familydar
11:15 South African brickwall (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Essnell
11:02 Sofoklis Psalta, Cyprus, 1919 (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by loord74
10:57 Can you help to solve an Indian mystery? (Other Countries) by nicdigby
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