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5:25 Nicholas Emmett (Devon Lookup Requests) by Little Nell
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4:41 Was Frederick Sr the father? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by mrs.tenacious
4:37 Ann Wrappell m. William Grimsbury, 1700 West Harptree, Somerset. (Family History Beginners Board) by Higpoidius
4:33 James Muirhead GRANT WW1 1918 (Angus (Forfarshire)) by JenB
4:31 Lettice Thomas - birth record and anything else! (Pembrokeshire) by Cas (stallc)
4:29 Writing on a postcard (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by May2488
4:24 Percy Wearn (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) by Little Nell
3:53 Capt JAMES MUIRHEAD GRANT MC 1918. (Sussex) by CaroleW
3:52 Having Trouble With Identifying The Parents of George Blenkinsop, Of Sunderland. (Durham) by JackB015725
3:04 Burgher Church, Pollokshaws ca 1817-1849 ??? (Lanarkshire) by DamonC
2:32 Portsmouth Records Office (Hampshire & IOW Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
2:30 St Paul's Parish, Glasgow. (Lanarkshire) by garngad
2:30 Looking for Information on a Robert Oxberry (Oxburry) from 1757 (Staffordshire) by PaulJ56
2:05 What is your wildest coincidence? (The Lighter Side) by coombs
2:00 Line in 1621 Will (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by horselydown86
1:29 Burns Family (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by softly softly
1:22 Family name Assistant Surgeon : (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Iain...
1:18 Charles mcLease (name variants) (Durham) by aghadowey
1:15 Poss census and marriage records (Lanarkshire) by Neale1961
1:04 Osborn Of St Albans (Hertfordshire Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
12:56 Find a Grave soldier's memorial (The Common Room) by CassieP
12:55 Clerical error in marriage register? (Somerset) by rosie99
12:41 Turnbull family Corsenside parish (Northumberland Lookup Requests) by christineabdy
12:36 Bitton Parish Records - Esther/Hester Parker 1770s (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by emeltom
12:23 1881 Missing William McKay (Lancashire) by Pendlewitch67
12:11 Diary summary week ending 19th October 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by BushInn1746
11:23 Zillah Constance Gilbert (Family History Beginners Board) by clarksparks
11:12 Osborn Of Leighton buzzard (Bedfordshire Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
11:09 Annie Mary Glenn...Marriage to Hallam ? (Lincolnshire) by softly softly
11:09 'Gay' officers in the First World War -- can you help? (The Common Room) by queencorgi1
10:38 How to find the motivation to carry on? (The Common Room) by Biggles50
10:23 Streets of St Fagans - Harding (Glamorganshire Lookup Requests) by hanes teulu
10:09 Martin COLLINS s/ Martin & Mary/ Margaret MCCARTHY b 1853 Kilcommon Templebeg Ti (Tipperary) by Kiltaglassan
9:56 Look up in Evening Chronicle etc (Durham) by Tickettyboo
9:48 Murdoch McDonald (Aberdeenshire) by Forfarian
9:36 Same person? (The Common Room) by Familysearch
9:31 Where was David Wait born? (London and Middlesex) by Scathelock

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