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1:37 Where was this Will proven ? (The Common Room) by LizzieL
1:37 Cissy Elizabeth Mallison b.1892 (London and Middlesex) by ciderdrinker
1:33 Thewlis. Hinchliffe Mill/Holmfirh (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by trish1120
1:32 Royal Hibernian Military School - Dublin (Dublin) by rathmore
1:20 Re: Diary summary week ending 1st June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Nanna52
1:18 An Intriguing Marriage Certificate (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Rowan Tree
1:14 Was there a baby?? (Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests) by smlindsa
1:07 My Heritage (probably), no longer accepting 3rd party uploads (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by LizzieL
1:07 Bulkworthy Parish - LITTLEJOHNS (Devon Lookup Requests) by Bruce Stephenson
12:51 Victorian theatre London (The Common Room) by rosie99
12:41 1861/1871 census - Gyde (Warwickshire Lookup Requests) by ciderdrinker
12:40 Looking for John Roberts . A Challenge (The Common Room) by softly softly
12:22 Box of old photos - few clues (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by sparrett
11:55 Finding a potential Hall ancestor. Help and advice required please. (Leicestershire) by Steve C
11:50 10th Regiment of foot( North Lincolnshire) (Armed Forces) by ShaunJ
11:47 Profession needed 3 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Philezra
11:45 HARRIS of Monmouthshire (Monmouthshire Lookup Requests) by Charlotte brown
11:27 Who was Ellen Robinson and what became of her? (Warwickshire) by littleem1906
11:10 George Adamson 1806-1859 (Dumfriesshire) by Gillg
10:58 Ellen Docherty Rooney b. 1906 (Nottinghamshire) by mulberry-rose
10:41 Help with a witness first name please (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by carolapple
10:40 BALLARD ANCESTORS (Kent) by Paul J Ballard
10:29 Bellerby village (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by fiddlerslass
10:06 Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced (The Lighter Side) by trish1120
9:37 1901 Census Mary Ellen Nolan Request (Cheshire Lookup Requests) by Chezney
9:21 John Gadney and Mary Mores (Oxfordshire) by TomGad
8:47 BUSH SQUIBB workhouse children (London and Middlesex) by brigidmac
5:40 South Australian death record (Australia) by Jang
4:34 ancestry kit plus 3months world wide subs for £50 (Family History Beginners Board) by brigidmac
3:11 A Puzzle (Australia) by cupoflife
2:36 Ancestry kits £29 plus shipping until 15th April (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by brigidmac
2:26 Dorizac Family in England - Name Origin? (The Common Room) by brigidmac
2:03 Image size (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Chris Doran
12:02 Fitzgerald Newmarket 22 children Cork, Kerry Missouri (Cork) by Irelands Own
11:41 parents for Thomas and John Cox 1801-1850 (Devon) by FrancisGrn
9:05 Occupation on 1861 census (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Aulus
8:22 Searching for ship manifest record - ancestor from Galicia, Austria (United States of America) by jamesm113
8:20 Local Place-Names (Houses, Hills, Fields et al) (Inverness) by Forfarian

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