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8:56 6th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers (World War One) by Andy J2022
8:54 Help with mother's maiden name from marriage record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by PatLac
8:52 Norton St Philip (Somerset) by Bagpuss_Janet
8:48 Help searching for Dorothy Drew (Sussex Lookup Requests) by osprey
8:42 Please make the Engine Shed sharper & Clearer (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by hoobaloo
8:22 Does anyone know Mannion Buildings in Manchester? (Lancashire) by rgh79
7:46 Trees on Ancestry (The Common Room) by Creasegirl
7:45 Sarah Coates (Down) by sam.b
7:38 Any Belgian Speakers Out There (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Zefiro
7:15 Phillips and Howells 1921 census in wales (Census and Resource Discussion) by Damuan187
7:11 Diary summary week ending 18th May 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Roobarb
7:07 The Victory Beer House (Surrey) by KPM
6:39 Thomas McLagan (Perthshire) by snowolf
4:46 Mass Observation Day 2026 (The Lighter Side) by LizzieL
4:38 Query about Edwardian postcards (The Common Room) by Top-of-the-hill
4:37 Alice Luback Marriage / Death New York (US Lookup Requests) by shellyesq
4:15 Finding William Lewis (Gloucestershire) by Milliepede
4:02 Suicide 1918, Mansford street, Bethnal Green (London and Middlesex) by LizzieL
2:52 Abbreviations in U.S. Craftperson Files, 1600 - 1995 (United States of America) by HowardBeale
2:10 Alexander Gordon (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by softly softly
2:10 William James Harris - Royal Navy/Royal Air Force? (World War One) by AllanUK
1:55 stephen tierney help needed, (Tipperary) by comfort
1:53 Trying to find a Thomas Fisher who was an Officer of the Excise in 1764 (The Common Room) by RowanR
1:18 Stretton Parish, Great Broughton 1861 Census (Cheshire) by AlanBoyd
1:06 Workhouse in 1902 (Antrim) by Leon47
12:11 Brinlack: 1860s, 70s, children of Marie McHUGH, McFADDEN, FERRY? (Donegal) by colee
12:08 Searching for Living relatives of Joseph Hardie Davidson (Family History Beginners Board) by mckha489
11:23 Locating Woodger Terrace, Monkwearmouth (Family History Beginners Board) by Shiny1
11:13 looking for birth record (Waterford) by aghadowey
9:28 Can anyone read the cause of death - please. (Europe) by heilanlassie
9:10 Re: Forde families in Cork (Cork) by Kiltaglassan
8:48 Henry Flower (Gloucestershire Lookup Offers) by LizzieL
8:21 Seeking John Barrett's Death Record (Ireland) by Kiltaglassan
8:01 Richmond Louis Frederickson (1883 - 1906) (South Africa) by pampoen
3:50 Jacob Doell family photo (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by fatkid
2:54 Barbados and Jamaica - George James Landells of Burke & Wills infamy (Australia) by tabud
2:39 FamilySearch Lancashire Will search text search (Lancashire Resources) by mckha489
12:35 Irwin: Alexander b1790 d1883 (Derry (Londonderry)) by shanreagh

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