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8:47 Elusive Couple (The Common Room) by softly softly
8:44 Marriage 1927 or 1928 (New Zealand) by Lucy2
8:29 Sir Robert Barkston Saville (of Howley) iso children (Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests) by tac_gb
8:29 Canfield Coal Mine (No2) explosion, Coal Creek, Colorado 1888 (United States of America) by CanScot
8:27 No birth registration (Other Countries) by Andy J2022
8:26 Royal field Artillery WW1 Hyderabad India 1921 (World War One) by Lizzy
8:15 Artificial Intelligence - Tongue in Cheek Observations (The Lighter Side) by BushInn1746
8:15 Furintone / Fiorintone in Cardiff (Glamorganshire) by softly softly
7:56 Mary Dodd (Northumberland Lookup Requests) by mulberry-rose
7:54 Which Thomas Burley and Elizabeth??? Countesthorpe (Leicestershire) by amondg
7:40 Travers of Cork - new biography (Cork) by stricpa
7:19 Samuel & Edward Elisha (Shropshire Lookup Requests) by Siely
6:50 Marriage of Louise Smith,1871-1946. (Essex) by amondg
6:46 George Arthur Riley 7 Feb 1910 Perth, Ontario (Canada Lookup Request) by Cockneyrebel
6:19 1881 Census Help - Lodger mystery! (The Common Room) by CaroleW
5:54 Information sought about Elizabeth Conroy nee Fitzpatrick born c1829 (Northumberland) by mulberry-rose
5:47 The White House Soulbury (Buckinghamshire) by Darnity
5:42 Mary Loveridge – Birth/ Baptism Record (Northamptonshire) by Darnity
5:24 daughter in law aged 7 ? (England) by softly softly
5:13 Robbie Ross's nephew (Canada) by queencorgi1
5:08 Definition of adulterer/adulteress (The Common Room) by Darnity
5:06 Rudkin from Rutland (Rutland) by star sister 14
4:51 Re: Diary summary week ending 15th June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
4:51 Family Records Centre (England) by dmollison
4:50 SHELERT surname - a mishearing? (The Common Room) by Darnity
4:15 UK fines 23&Me (The Lighter Side) by KGarrad
3:45 23andMe declares Bankruptcy (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by KGarrad
3:02 Boer War / WW1 Query (Armed Forces) by ShaunJ
2:56 Top line of Will, England, 1830s (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by nicdigby
2:50 Searching Find my Past (Technical Help) by Malcolm Bull
2:33 Help To Decipher Abode/Place Name On 1871 Newcastle All Saints Census (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by paperlighthouse
2:27 Passenger details of OLIVER family arr Sydney Aug 1886 (Australia) by softly softly
2:21 Who is This? - Father or Son George Johnstone Downie (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by jim1
2:19 Ancestry DNA matches without a suscription (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
2:11 Clackett Research in Kent (Kent Lookup Requests) by cudavision
1:09 Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced (The Lighter Side) by KGarrad
12:59 Diary summary week ending 22nd June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
12:00 Petone Settlers Museum (New Zealand) by Lucy2

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