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8:54 Elsie and Daisy Chesters (Cheshire Lookup Requests) by Fecamp
8:48 1921 Census - missing Gt Gt Grandmother (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by mckha489
8:48 Samuel Hart, 1893, Vermont (United States of America) by Peggy13
8:35 Alice or Alison Cunningham, nee Turnbull, living in Berwick, c1800 (Northumberland) by Tickettyboo
8:29 Jewish marriage records 1948 Prestwich (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by sue14
8:29 Is there a Fit Picture to Frame, Somewhere? (Technical Help) by BushInn1746
8:08 Methodologies for finding unknown ancestors (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Steve3180
7:45 Parents of Ann Doidge (Devon) by hanes teulu
7:44 Parents of Rebecca Smith (Essex) by osprey
7:36 Edward McWiggan, Wiggan, Hibbert 1878- 1942 (Cheshire) by wilcoxon
6:30 Crook of Devon Witchcraft trials 1662 - help with Scotlandspeople records (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Ronda231
6:29 Frank Lewis from Wolverhampton/The Black Country: Hard to trace (The Common Room) by Matt7924
6:19 Help with mother's maiden name from marriage record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Tickettyboo
6:07 Polish birth certificates from the 1800s? (Europe) by HowardBeale
6:03 Laughlin McLaughlin (Family History Beginners Board) by aghadowey
5:57 Latin and Palaeography Summer School, 14-18 July 2025 (For Sale / Wanted / Events) by Bookbox
5:41 Breage birth HELP (Cornwall) by Mamspice
5:40 Re: Diary summary week ending 11th May 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by dobfarm
5:33 DNA hope (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
5:08 Harding obits - Winnipeg (Canada) by hanes teulu
5:05 Date of Baptism??? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by hanes teulu
4:58 Court-Martial date… (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Iain...
4:42 Manx Genealogy (Isle of Man) by Blue70
4:18 scotlandspeople. (Scotland) by Gadget
4:02 Matthew Jackson Whinray 1858-1910 (Lancashire) by gracol
3:31 Is Bassingham in the 1921 Census ON ANCESTRY? (Lincolnshire) by rosie99
3:30 Help needed (London & Middlesex Lookup Offers) by rosie99
3:17 David KERR (Family History Beginners Board) by Paco
3:12 Alfred Parker b. 1898 Barnsley (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by rosie99
2:57 Peter Turner (Durham) by aidansrest
2:05 Sarah Ann Dolby (Australia) by Justin
1:55 BT to EE conversion (Technical Help) by Gadget
1:31 D’Pharaoh Miskwaatez Loescher McKay Woon-A-Tai (The Lighter Side) by coombs
1:27 RAF Radar Mechanic 1941-5 (Armed Forces) by rafcommands
1:21 Daniel Goodwin STEPHENS b c 1860 - 1869 Canada? (Canada) by J.J.
1:16 Richmond Louis Frederickson (1883 - 1906) (South Africa) by hanes teulu
1:00 Homestead grants (Canada) by flower fairy
12:57 Ruffler/Rustler Corner, Bedale (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by AlanBoyd

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