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10:48 Zophar LANE - 1808 Occupation (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Rowan Tree
10:46 Emily E Dyer b. 1879 (London and Middlesex) by mckha489
10:45 Was there a baby?? (Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests) by smlindsa
10:34 Craigneuk Landmark (Lanarkshire) by sancti
10:31 Obituary Lookup please (US Lookup Requests) by carol80
10:29 Lucy Ward Phipps - Devon and Willesden, Middlesex (The Common Room) by hepburn
10:12 Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced (The Lighter Side) by coombs
9:55 Looking for John Roberts . A Challenge (The Common Room) by willsy
9:54 Burial place (Midlothian) by Forfarian
9:50 Fred Kitto b 1859 Edwardian photographer in Fowey Cornwall (Cornwall) by AlanBoyd
9:19 Cissy Elizabeth Mallison b.1892 (London and Middlesex) by Mabel Bagshawe
7:49 Ingham marriage (Suffolk Lookup Requests) by fiddlerslass
7:10 thomas freak (Gloucestershire) by rosie99
7:00 HUGHES from Annahaia, Killevy (Armagh) by LaLisa
6:58 Finding a potential Hall ancestor. Help and advice required please. (Leicestershire) by Steve C
6:52 Index To Death Duty Registers 1796-1903 (The Common Room) by Fliss
6:51 KS record "both in ____?" (Midlothian) by Isabel H
6:48 Captain William Sanderson (1795-1842) of South Shields, died in Quebec (Durham) by hanes teulu
6:29 1841 Census (Cumberland) by Petra Mitchinson
6:23 George Adamson 1806-1859 (Dumfriesshire) by Forfarian
6:08 Royal Hibernian Military School - Dublin (Dublin) by LH
5:47 News Paper item - Sarah Ann Hearn nee King (Cheshire Resources) by liver007
5:38 St John Vaults reference in burial (Surrey) by akissling
5:24 Apps vanishing on Android phobile (Technical Help) by AngusMcCoatup
4:27 David Briggs - unpleasant death 1934 (Lancashire) by *Sandra*
3:43 Re: Diary summary week ending 1st June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
3:34 Douglas family Middlesboro (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by Keziah2
3:26 Kitto Fowey Cornwall (One Name Studies: H to M) by *Sandra*
3:15 Possible second marriage - brick wall (Europe) by heilanlassie
2:26 Army Service Record Help with entries (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Tickettyboo
2:10 10th Regiment of foot( North Lincolnshire) (Armed Forces) by Jack TT
2:08 My Heritage (probably), no longer accepting 3rd party uploads (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
1:37 Where was this Will proven ? (The Common Room) by LizzieL
1:33 Thewlis. Hinchliffe Mill/Holmfirh (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by trish1120
1:18 An Intriguing Marriage Certificate (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Rowan Tree
1:07 Bulkworthy Parish - LITTLEJOHNS (Devon Lookup Requests) by Bruce Stephenson
12:51 Victorian theatre London (The Common Room) by rosie99

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