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9:56 William UDY (Cornwall) by Neale1961
9:52 Death cert (New Zealand) by minniehaha
9:09 Finding a potential Hall ancestor. Help and advice required please. (Leicestershire) by Steve C
9:03 Mary Loveridge – Birth/ Baptism Record (Northamptonshire) by pegwill
8:50 1901 Census Mary Ellen Nolan Request (Cheshire Lookup Requests) by hanes teulu
8:40 Help Please - RAMPLING (Suffolk) by KGarrad
8:33 Searching for ship manifest record - ancestor from Galicia, Austria (United States of America) by AlanBoyd
7:22 Captain William Sanderson (1795-1842) of South Shields, died in Quebec (Durham) by AlanBoyd
6:41 JOHN CHARLES and MARGARET CADENHEAD (Kincardineshire) by haney
6:39 Jean CREAG (Kincardineshire) by Forfarian
6:29 parents for Thomas and John Cox 1801-1850 (Devon) by amondg
5:29 Obituary Lookup please (US Lookup Requests) by carol80
2:26 Checking a word please (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by goldie61
2:20 Looking for grandparents address in Stockton, NSW (Australia) by maddys52
2:06 GORRY/GURRY/GOREY from Geashill-Cloneygowan for Y-DNA Research (Offaly (Kings)) by ChrisMcLain
1:44 Repro Boer War medal and clasps. (Armed Forces) by Red Tom
11:58 Help with mother's maiden name from marriage record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by deigo1
10:26 Marriage Look Up - O’Neill & Jessop (United States of America) by Glinny
10:10 1851 census birthplace help (Lanarkshire) by sancti
8:48 C16th Handwriting (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by slightlyfoxed
8:42 WEDDING (Australia) by aghadowey
8:40 Thomas Jones and wife Elizabeth? what happened to them? (Flintshire) by weenie
8:34 family (Europe) by aghadowey
8:27 17thBGH RAMC in India (World War Two) by Joy Dean
7:21 Completed: John J Foley married between 1915 & 1920 New York (US Lookup Requests) by kgmoore
5:33 Robert Miller, Coal Master, Knowehead, 1798 - 1855 (Ayrshire) by CaroleW
5:30 Fire Brigades 1890 (The Common Room) by Top-of-the-hill
5:13 London burial George Cadwallader : (London and Middlesex) by Iain...
5:05 Patrick, James, Thomas & John LARKIN in Ballinasloe (Galway) by Kiltaglassan
4:31 marriage and children for John Stearn (1811-1860) (Suffolk) by FrancisGrn
4:07 Help me find the Church of Ireland church of Ballykean (Offaly (Kings)) by ChrisMcLain
3:39 Royal Hibernian Military School - Dublin (Dublin) by Sinann
3:15 Uniform / Medal Identification (World War One) by KGarrad
2:50 Re: Diary summary week ending 1st June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by KGarrad
2:27 How to find Irish resources (Ireland) by aghadowey
2:27 gertrude Berry 1887 (Staffordshire) by heywood
1:55 Ministry of Aircraft Production in WW2 (World War Two) by cath151
1:54 The language that changed the world. Word of Mouth BBC Radio4 (The Lighter Side) by ThrelfallYorky

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