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10:32 Smithfields, Sheffield 1932 (The Common Room) by ASB74
10:29 Old school photo dated 1915 (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by loord74
10:25 Tyne and Wear Archive advice needed! (Northumberland Resources & Offers) by KGarrad
10:03 My oldest rellie has passed (Canada) by rosie17
10:02 Grandfather jailed for bigamy - missing link (Family History Beginners Board) by M3D1C_Dan
9:58 On the beach in 1914 (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Avondale16
9:56 Enlistment Date Please ? (World War One) by ALAMO2008
9:55 Ancestry London Baptisms (The Common Room) by Cockneyrebel
9:28 1851 census birthplace help (Lanarkshire) by Margow
9:27 Service Number in Royal Irish Rifles (World War One) by ShaunJ
8:31 Help deciphering Job Description (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by emeltom
8:27 Alexander Wilson the spy coincidence ? (The Common Room) by J.R.Ellam
8:21 Captain John Hood, Ship "Brothers" London-Selby-York (possibly from Scarborough) (Occupation Interests) by BushInn1746
7:55 Pinkerton family (Down) by Kiltaglassan
7:04 Louisa Jane UDY (New Zealand) by Eyesee
3:26 Water Police Court records at the Sydney Justice and Police Museum (Australia) by PeterProg
3:04 Homestead grants (Canada) by J.J.
2:56 Diary summary week ending 25th May 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by BushInn1746
12:58 Found Anyone Famous (The Common Room) by DianaCanada
12:39 An Intriguing Marriage Certificate (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by PatLac
12:05 Completed Post (Northumberland) by Steve3180
11:04 72 Old Monkland Rd. (Lanarkshire) by sancti
10:34 Jessie Harrington (nee Munn) (United States of America) by pettsy
10:14 Latin to English, please. (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by mezentia
10:01 Palmer Families of Antrim Crumlin Muckamore (Antrim) by aghadowey
9:27 Looking for Mother & Father of Margaret McGlynn, born about 1897 or 1898 (Antrim) by aghadowey
9:22 Newspaper Lookup Request Please,Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advert (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by Chezney
8:44 Sheffield Indexers (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by jayaygee
8:18 Green Eyes (The Lighter Side) by Top-of-the-hill
6:44 Death in Bradley, Wrexham. (Denbighshire) by softly softly
6:42 John C Taylor 175 Cedar Road Rochester (Kent) by flst
6:34 My Heritage (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
6:34 thomas bee and elizabeth (Lincolnshire) by gc1
5:52 Coal Porter at docks- Poplar (The Common Room) by cockney rebel
4:39 Local Place-Names (Houses, Hills, Fields et al) (Inverness) by Hector99
4:00 42 Magpie Hall Road, Chatham ..... Hospital? (Kent) by Rowan Tree
2:38 Sarah Ogden - who was she? (Lincolnshire) by heywood
1:58 Cambridge Grounds, Sheffield (Travelling People) by suektaylor

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