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12:06 Seeking death record for Ramon Velez Sanchez born 1900 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (United States of America) by rkive82
11:56 Death Registration Sarah Forfar - died 18 June 1856 - Luton (Bedfordshire) by CaroleW
11:56 Seeking the parents of John Cain, blacksmith, of Baldwin (Isle of Man Lookup Requests) by Lught-thie
11:48 Abbreviations (The Common Room) by Bee
11:42 The Wherry Inn, Wyle Cop, (Shropshire Lookup Requests) by treeworm
11:34 Unidentified country house (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by trish18
10:57 Francis Dillon WILLIAMS of Liverpool (Lancashire) by Mabel Bagshawe
10:40 DED for Gortyarn (Donegal) by mhac
10:39 Cotton mill/manufacturer (Family History Beginners Board) by Istrice
10:29 Re: Diary summary week ending 7th September 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Roobarb
10:26 Cant find birth (The Common Room) by frostyknight
10:24 Andrew Colhoun Bishops St Londonderry (Derry (Londonderry)) by lmgnz
10:19 INNES George John (Aberdeenshire) by tropicalj
10:00 Does this prove anything?? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by lisat
9:51 Mitchell family in Scotland (Argyllshire) by planehome
9:45 Mary Ann martin (Durham) by willsy
9:45 Ancestry DNA Match (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
9:35 Glyntaff St Mary burials (Glamorganshire) by Cas (stallc)
9:32 Bill (surname) family (Antrim) by aghadowey
9:20 James and Letitia Newman on 1841 census??? (London and Middlesex) by nannyj
8:44 Findmypast subscription (The Common Room) by BrazilianBombshell
8:41 Coxhead St Lawrence Reading (Berkshire Lookup Requests) by Jess94
8:37 Patrick O'Brien: daughter Martha emigrated to England probably c1841 (Down) by Lught-thie
7:34 Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House" (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by hepburn
7:28 John Sommerville Sharkie (Lanarkshire) by *Sandra*
7:05 Can't find funeral report (The Common Room) by bearkat
6:16 Looking for my mother's-in law father John (or Jack) Hickisey, b. 1905 in London (Family History Beginners Board) by jonwarrn
5:58 Newspaper info please (Glamorganshire) by Cas (stallc)
5:49 Edith Brown born 24th November 1902 (Essex) by softly softly
5:47 Old silver - assay marks, trying to date spoons (The Common Room) by MollyC
5:03 Timothy Baylay 1710- 1785, innkeeper ? (Devon) by lambre
4:40 Terence PUDNER WW1 NEATH (Glamorganshire) by trevalyn
4:25 Records for Pentre-Ty-Gwyn and Cefnarthen Chapels (Carmarthenshire) by osprey
3:38 Help identifying bayonet (World War One) by Andy J2022
3:05 Mackin Family from Mallow (Carlow) by Kiltaglassan
1:58 Anc*y have fixed something! (The Common Room) by familydar
1:56 Grantham (Australia Resources & Offers) by trish1120
1:56 Army pensioners family records (Inverness) by Tickettyboo

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