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11:52 Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced (The Lighter Side) by Rena
11:25 Rejected by US Authorities in 1913 (Immigrant and Emigrant Resources & Offers) by wifeywebb
11:09 Information from a train accident (United States of America) by RJ137
11:03 Ashby, James (Buckinghamshire Lookup Requests) by amondg
10:59 where is William Jones ?? (Lancashire) by Daisypetal
10:48 Hurling Team 1930s (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by dublin1850
10:42 deleted name on 1911 census (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by chempat
10:13 Starting out (Family History Beginners Board) by Biggles50
9:58 Furintone / Fiorintone in Cardiff (Glamorganshire) by Mabel Bagshawe
9:54 Edward Kilroy 1815 (Galway) by Bellas girl
9:46 Passenger details of OLIVER family arr Sydney Aug 1886 (Australia) by Tgapitbull
9:44 Death look up please (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by Ladyhawk
8:58 Ann Mayor 1775-1860 (Durham) by willsy
8:51 Will of Dorothy Sloggett 1705 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Trevellian
8:47 More on Hiding in Tasmania (Australia) by Ranolki
8:19 drownings in the thames (London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests) by PatLac
7:53 Help with five names on Free Franklin letters from 1832 1837 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by mckha489
7:49 Brewer, Desert Rat (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Dannemois
7:37 Protocols for officially identifying dead bodies in Scotland (late 19th C.) (Scotland) by RJ_Paton
7:22 Where to start with Scottish Research? (Scotland) by Ronda231
7:11 Family search (New Zealand) by Kiltaglassan
7:06 Donovan brothers from Durris? (Cork) by Gortinanima
6:35 Armstrong family in Dipton (Durham) by AlanBoyd
5:23 No birth registration (Other Countries) by ruth52
5:17 Essex Record Office (Essex) by fiddlerslass
5:16 Fairey mystery girls (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by Elfern
4:56 ROBERT ARMSTRONG WW1 1921 (Cork) by trevalyn
4:53 Caroline Adelaide Brown, died July 18, 1971, Scarborough (Canada) by Daisypetal
4:52 Linzell Family of Middlesex (London and Middlesex) by Elfern
4:47 Could someone try improve this small photo of my Granddad John Beaumont (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by dobfarm
4:37 Occupation (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by softly softly
4:22 Ann Bride, Dublin (Dublin) by Fecamp
4:16 Diary summary week ending 22nd June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
4:11 Elizabeth Carroll born 1847, Griffin Street, Deptford (Family History Beginners Board) by Josie88
2:46 Kilroy surname (Ireland) by Bellas girl
2:09 Rootschatters in the past (The Common Room) by ThrelfallYorky
1:48 James Connolly (Dublin) by DanielleHill99
1:23 Bond family history (Devon) by philrmoon

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