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12:12 Sarah Ogden - who was she? (Lincolnshire) by cordley
12:08 Conundrum (Lancashire) by softly softly
11:51 Jessie Harrington (nee Munn) (United States of America) by pettsy
11:27 Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers? (The Common Room) by *Sandra*
11:08 An Intriguing Marriage Certificate (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by ShaunJ
10:51 Ancestry London Baptisms (The Common Room) by Cockneyrebel
10:38 Mystery elphick (Australia) by jorose
10:30 FamilySearch Lancashire Will search text search (Lancashire Resources) by jonwarrn
10:29 thomas bee and elizabeth (Lincolnshire) by ColC
9:18 Alexander Wilson the spy coincidence ? (The Common Room) by LizzieL
9:03 Old school photo dated 1915 (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Avondale16
8:39 Thomas Kell(e)y (1781 - ) (Devon) by Gordon163
8:00 "Homespun linen" (The Common Room) by Wiggy
7:40 Hit and killed by a train 1915 Hawes area (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by AlanBoyd
4:48 Burial of William SMITH (Pembrokeshire) by Pam57152
3:10 McPhee family from Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland (Inverness) by Rosinish
2:51 Sherrington Parish Registers - DOWNING (DOWNYNG), 16th century (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by Romandog1947
2:50 Adoption may 1939 ilkeston (Family History Beginners Board) by elouise dorothy
2:41 Death - MacKinnon/Cullen/McCluskey (Toronto) (Canada Lookup Request) by Rosinish
1:25 Reverse Marraiges WA (Australia) by aussie-girl
1:05 Diary summary week ending 25th May 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by mare
11:24 21st Hussars (Armed Forces) by Bellas girl
11:05 Parrott Parrot Perrett and other spellings, from Gloucestershire (One Name Studies: N to S) by Neale1961
10:07 Another Bill burial (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by mezentia
9:58 Pixelated jpg scanned 20 years ago (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by meaty
9:22 Anyone able to read the maiden surname on the attached photo! (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by David Nicoll
8:43 Suffolk Wills in Essex Record Office (Suffolk) by jonwarrn
7:49 Looking for Parents of Patrick Delaney (Laois (Queens)) by Kiltaglassan
7:27 Belford Presbyterian records online? (Northumberland) by emmec
7:02 Family Search - Person Codes (Family History Beginners Board) by Cornelius88
6:41 Strugnall family of Croydon 1700s (Surrey) by jonwicken
6:31 Searching about Marianna O'Mally (Family History Beginners Board) by sarah
6:20 WALLACE Family - Bury St Edmumds (Suffolk) by TheOneandOnly
5:11 Francisco Samuel Short ? (Cornwall) by PatLac
4:55 Help me find the Church of Ireland church of Ballykean (Offaly (Kings)) by Sinann
4:23 Romani people on the Virginia Peninsula (Travelling People) by Darnity
4:11 Please help? Are these traveller names? (Travelling People) by Darnity
4:01 Identify cap badge, please (Armed Forces) by SmallTownGirl

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