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9:42 Looking for the name of wife of Thomas Holcroft / mother of Jane Holcroft (Lancashire Lookup Offers) by Mabel Bagshawe
9:35 1861 Fanny Turner (nee Davison) at Beverley as Frances Bales (Yorkshire (East Riding & York)) by willsy
9:21 Marriage of Frederick Conway(16th Reg o 1291) to Roseanne Thompson 9th Sept 1870 (Armed Forces Resources) by ShaunJ
9:20 Kuhn 1733 (Europe) by Zefiro
9:09 Cecil John Pearce 5th grenadier guards (World War One) by ALAMO2008
9:00 Claud Nimmo (Ayrshire) by Forfarian
8:51 Ormsby Powell Family (Europe) by softly softly
8:47 Signature on a list of shareholders (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Bookbox
8:42 Re: Diary summary week ending 15th June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
8:14 Great Grandfather's WW1 Medal Record - Remarks (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Tickettyboo
7:40 Birth of Winifred May Spearing (Surrey Lookup Requests) by Mabel Bagshawe
7:35 Bussey Family (England) by softly softly
6:23 The Francis Family in Australia (Australia) by Ellenmai
6:13 Thomas Walmsley 27/12/1755 - 22/3/1839 (Lancashire) by lancsann
6:07 Brewer (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by rosie17
5:33 Help Translating German POW Card (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by smokeyfeline
4:29 The cap badge holds the clue (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by jim1
4:25 Hatters - Stockport & Denton (Cheshire/Lancashire) (Occupation Interests) by Rowan Tree
4:13 ALICE JAMES & ? FOSTER Entry to USA abt 1912 (US Lookup Requests) by c.piasoma
3:42 17thBGH RAMC in India (World War Two) by Joy Dean
3:37 WW1 memorial in St. Anne, Stanley, Liverpool (WW1 In Memoriam) by GDW67
3:02 Thomas Steacy 1912 Kilkenny (Kilkenny) by gaffy
2:48 Fred reed (Staffordshire) by softly softly
2:33 Poppysmum / Andrew Harris (Family History Beginners Board) by rosie17
2:08 Looking to extend thd Hartell family (Leicestershire) by Annie65115
1:59 More on Hiding in Tasmania (Australia) by Ranolki
1:49 IPM phrase "p. Sect. Cur" (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by tlodge60
1:48 George Arthur Riley 7 Feb 1910 Perth, Ontario (Canada Lookup Request) by *Sandra*
1:41 Belford Presbyterian records online? (Northumberland) by belfordian
1:23 Devereux/Deverside Hyat (Kent) by bearkat
1:16 Looking for Richard Mitchell and Annie Bourke (The Common Room) by jorose
1:01 Woman's Headwear Name & Around What Year (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Uhnnohn
12:01 Artillery battalion in 1787 (Armed Forces) by Richard Knott
11:42 Noyadd - Parish of Talachddu - 1861 Census (Breconshire) by Aberhonddu
11:38 Why would Greenwich Hospital grant someone property? (The Common Room) by Richard Knott
11:20 drownings in the thames (London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests) by jaywit
11:12 Ruth WALKER 1855-1929 (New Zealand) by jorose
11:12 Can anyone find what happened to my 3xgreat aunt Sarah Hawkes b 1820? (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by dicko99

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