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8:50 Occupation on 1861 census (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by AlanBoyd
8:48 Victorian theatre London (The Common Room) by Chris Doran
8:39 Was there a baby?? (Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests) by Forfarian
8:33 Profession needed 3 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Philezra
8:33 Finding a potential Hall ancestor. Help and advice required please. (Leicestershire) by AlanBoyd
8:22 Searching for ship manifest record - ancestor from Galicia, Austria (United States of America) by jamesm113
8:20 Local Place-Names (Houses, Hills, Fields et al) (Inverness) by Forfarian
8:00 Ellen Docherty Rooney b. 1906 (Nottinghamshire) by mulberry-rose
7:57 An Intriguing Marriage Certificate (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by PatLac
7:44 Death cert (New Zealand) by Fresh Fields
6:51 Re: Diary summary week ending 1st June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
6:00 Looking for John Roberts . A Challenge (The Common Room) by wilcoxon
5:52 Profession needed (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Philezra
5:42 Bellerby village (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by Bogie
5:39 Who was Ellen Robinson and what became of her? (Warwickshire) by Ladyhawk
5:39 George Adamson 1806-1859 (Dumfriesshire) by Forfarian
5:37 Image size (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by KGarrad
5:26 Profession required (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Philezra
5:24 Robert and Christina Armit, Kirkwall (Orkney) by Forfarian
5:10 Looking for Mother & Father of Margaret McGlynn, born about 1897 or 1898 (Antrim) by Gerard 62
5:02 John DOYLE Minnigaff (Kirkcudbrightshire) by Forfarian
4:50 Mary Loveridge – Birth/ Baptism Record (Northamptonshire) by rosie99
4:30 Dorizac Family in England - Name Origin? (The Common Room) by Anne Forrest
4:27 Help with a witness first name please (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by rosie17
4:09 looking for Jane Doris Smith (London and Middlesex) by raa
3:40 Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced (The Lighter Side) by fiddlerslass
3:40 John Gadney and Mary Mores (Oxfordshire) by TomGad
3:24 Children of Military Personnel (The Common Room) by ChrissieL
2:10 Box of old photos - few clues (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Neale1961
1:56 Offer - Scottish Biographies 1938 (Library and FHS Lookups ) by flst
1:26 Apps vanishing on Android phobile (Technical Help) by Forfarian
12:57 Thewlis. Hinchliffe Mill/Holmfirh (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by bykerlads
12:38 ruth onyon (Lincolnshire) by DCB
12:34 10th Regiment of foot( North Lincolnshire) (Armed Forces) by Jack TT
11:01 St Paul's Parish, Glasgow. (Lanarkshire) by RJ_Paton
10:10 Grave Map of Dundonald Cemetery? (Antrim) by Kiltaglassan
10:09 Lookup Request - Which Caernarvon Church? (Caernarvonshire) by Gadget
9:49 family (Europe) by WILLIAM 1

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