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8:32 1841 Census Kingston Union Workhouse (Surrey Lookup Requests) by KGarrad
8:22 John Cooper c1800 (Staffordshire) by emeltom
8:09 Laverick Hall Farm - Northumberland, on the south east side of Blyth (Northumberland) by francesr
8:04 French handwriting on WWI card (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by joger
7:52 William Colhoun Born 1777 (Donegal) by JACK GEE
7:42 1776 Burial at Lilleshall, Shropshire (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by emeltom
7:41 Aspinall Family of West Derby Liverpool (One Name Studies: A to G) by AlanBoyd
7:39 30 Oct 1735 Banns Thomas Harris and Mary WOOD - St Johns Horleydown Surrey (Surrey) by susiee
7:36 Sarah Moore Henley in Arden (Warwickshire) by BushInn1746
7:25 Skibbereen - Famine Survivors, How? (Cork) by bitzar
3:35 John Wall and wife troth of Darley, Derbyshire (Derbyshire) by marp
3:13 stephen wright and millicent squire (Lincolnshire) by maddys52
2:25 Homestead grants (Canada) by J.J.
1:21 GREEK GENEALOGY (Other Countries) by haney
1:12 Ford & Yew Tree Cemetery Records (Lancashire Lookup Offers) by Jrb01
1:10 Looking for help on ages in Norfolk marriage license bond (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Neale1961
11:39 Diary summary week ending 18th May 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
11:26 The Dodge Family of Somerset and Dorset (The Common Room) by goldie61
11:24 Anybody have full fibre fitted? (Technical Help) by Gadget
11:03 Looking for detailed prison records in 1873 Paisley (Renfrewshire) by carolineasb
10:53 Thrulines question (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
10:20 Sarah Coates (Down) by gaffy
10:19 George Hood 1815 Selby Marriage - James Cookin / James Cook in W (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by BushInn1746
10:08 1801-1831 UK Census (The Common Room) by Jon_ni
9:17 Prytherch family - Anglesey (Anglesey) by WelshGen
8:57 Switch off of Canmore, Scran and Scotland's Places (Scotland) by Forfarian
8:50 Smithfields, Sheffield 1932 (The Common Room) by ASB74
8:48 Possible second marriage - brick wall (Europe) by heilanlassie
7:50 HMS MILE? WW2 (World War Two) by gaffy
7:39 need help with birth record (Tipperary) by Wexflyer
7:12 Royal Navy Reserves Records Abbreviations Help Please (World War One) by JMHaddy
5:26 William Lewis (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by Vixen999
5:08 Tracking down place of burial (Montana) (United States of America) by shellyesq
5:07 Seeking Information on the Family of Esther Martin (England) by softly softly
4:43 c. 1793 Alice SMITH, Moreton (near Bidston): parents & siblings??? (Cheshire) by Rowan Tree
4:28 two polish names (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Kay99
3:55 Watson (Yorkshire (East Riding & York)) by Curiously

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