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4:40 Slightly Pixelated Photograph (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by CForlow
4:35 Help with medal information, please (Armed Forces) by Nessie56
4:31 Fred Langson died WW1 born Wadebridge - who was his father and other questions! (Cornwall) by sprintexec
4:30 Paragraph in 1670s Shropshire will - any help much appreciated (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by K127
4:09 Frank Lewis from Wolverhampton/The Black Country: Hard to trace (The Common Room) by Matt7924
3:49 William Lewis (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by Vixen999
3:48 The Dodge Family of Somerset and Dorset (The Common Room) by rosie99
3:08 Browsers Copy & Paste problem (Technical Help) by Zaphod99
3:04 Thomas Hall of Lanchester (Durham) by Yorkyboyl
2:57 Homestead grants (Canada) by J.J.
2:57 Alice Luback Marriage / Death New York (US Lookup Requests) by marlin1
2:12 Harding obits - Winnipeg (Canada) by Douglas P
2:10 British and Irish census records from 1801 to 1840. (Useful Links) by Cockneyrebel
2:08 1801-1831 UK Census (The Common Room) by Cockneyrebel
1:44 Help in tracing an Aunt (Offaly (Kings)) by Maddie
1:40 Looking for Info on Mathurin Guegan (Europe) by joger
1:22 Looking for Info on Augsutine Couppey's Parentage (Europe) by joger
12:55 Rumney Hesket-in-the-Forest, Braithwaite or Itonfield (Cumberland) by KGarrad
12:00 Unusual First Names (The Lighter Side) by coombs
11:46 Ethelwyn HAMMOND burial 1951 (Sussex) by Eyesee
11:24 Diary summary week ending 18th May 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Gillg
11:24 Sarah Moore Henley in Arden (Warwickshire) by BushInn1746
11:10 The son of Sir George Rooke - George Rooke (1702-1739) (The Common Room) by maddys52
10:52 Seeking Death cert or obituary for Thomas DAVIS (Australia) by kazzann
10:42 *COMPLETED* Confusion over death dates, Hetherington family of Brampton (Cumberland Completed Lookups) by dawnsh
10:30 Help identifying Elizabeth Osborn(e) (Family History Beginners Board) by jonwarrn
10:27 Identify place and trade names please. (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Leon47
10:20 Re: Forde families in Cork (Cork) by Kiltaglassan
10:18 George Russell family Hambledon. Buckinghamshire . (Berkshire) by ColC
10:18 Maybe more Morbid than "Lighter" (The Lighter Side) by Gillg
10:11 23andMe declares Bankruptcy (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by ikas
9:47 Thomas and Ann Lewis (living in Holborn in the 1820s) (The Common Room) by HopefulToff
9:39 Seeking Marriage Record or Confirmation: William Millward and Elizabeth? (Derbyshire) by hanes teulu
9:27 Old Scottish 1550s document. 1 line. (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by dbb1960
9:17 Why no mother's name on birth certificate? (The Common Room) by NicDaw
8:27 William Ratcliffe 1774 Hampton Wick & Peter Ratcliff of Dorking Any Connection? (Surrey) by T.R.
8:21 Green Eyes (The Lighter Side) by Siely
8:02 Soldiers Will (World War Two) by Andy J2022

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