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10:01 Florence Hall born London 1883 (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by Sally4x
10:00 Children of Dissenters in Eaglesham (Renfrewshire) by Forfarian
9:57 Migration info request 1910-12 Percy John Henley and Sybil Henley (Canada Lookup Request) by Daisypetal
9:57 Harry Douthwaite born 1913 Stockton on Tees (Gloucestershire) by startt
9:55 Is she in Longframlington churchyard? (Northumberland Lookup Requests) by Littlepenguin
9:29 Workhouse in 1902 (Antrim) by Leon47
9:14 Thomas Whinray 1816-1906 (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by AlanBoyd
9:07 stephen tierney help needed, (Tipperary) by LH
9:05 The Victory Beer House (Surrey) by KPM
8:51 Edward Wolfe (Cambridgeshire) by gc1
8:48 death certificate small to read (Family History Beginners Board) by manukarik
8:43 John C Taylor 175 Cedar Road Rochester (Kent) by wilcoxon
8:41 Parents of Ann Doidge (Devon) by Pennines
8:30 Family connection to Russian Tsar's family - Help needed please (The Common Room) by deejayEn
8:11 Sarah Moore Henley in Arden (Warwickshire) by willsy
7:38 Elsie Brian: life after 1930? (Staffordshire) by softly softly
5:43 Merchant Navy records from 1920s & 30s - CR docs,crew lists & individual records (Family History Beginners Board) by Nickjwatts
5:19 Diary summary week ending 18th May 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
5:17 Mead, Meade and Mede, 1600 and before (Buckinghamshire) by Lindsnowork
5:02 Family Tree Maker 2024 finally released (Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation) by Millmoor
4:50 Help with the text please (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by acorngen
4:47 Adoption or not in 1918 (London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests) by startt
4:29 Kerrys from Smalley (Derbyshire) by GRodgers123
2:57 Help with mother's maiden name from marriage record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by deigo1
2:24 FamilySearch AI assisted search (Useful Links) by johnmac123
2:22 FamilySearch Lancashire Will search text search (Lancashire Resources) by johnmac123
1:58 Crook of Devon Witchcraft trials 1662 - help with Scotlandspeople records (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Ronda231
1:13 Lying-In Hospital question and quandary (London and Middlesex) by jorose
12:49 Mary Grey (Northumberland) by JenB
11:45 Methodologies for finding unknown ancestors (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Steve3180
10:20 Samuel Hart, 1893, Vermont (United States of America) by Peggy13
9:52 Cragg of Greenbank, Wyresdale (Lancashire) by cordley
9:19 William Brice (Shropshire) by Shrop63
9:10 Merchant Seamen - useful link (Occupation Interests) by HMac
8:47 Seeking info on Mr G Forbes approx 1930’s in Waroona Western Australia (Australia) by sparrett
7:53 Irwin: Alexander b1790 d1883 (Derry (Londonderry)) by CaroleW
7:18 Homestead grants (Canada) by flower fairy

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