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11:42 Mary Jane McClelland birth 1864 (US Lookup Requests) by aghadowey
11:42 Furintone / Fiorintone in Cardiff (Glamorganshire) by baytree1970
11:37 Protocols for officially identifying dead bodies in Scotland (late 19th C.) (Scotland) by aghadowey
11:34 William Harris Devenport (Warwickshire Lookup Requests) by softly softly
11:19 Ann Bride, Dublin (Dublin) by Fecamp
11:07 Help with five names on Free Franklin letters from 1832 1837 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by mckha489
11:06 Family Records Centre (England) by LizzieL
11:05 Diary summary week ending 22nd June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Gillg
10:58 The Reed Family - North Shields/Tynemouth (Northumberland Lookup Requests) by mulberry-rose
10:42 Starting out (Family History Beginners Board) by Biggles50
10:33 Fraser family birth registrations 1822 Wigton (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by carolapple
10:33 Definition of adulterer/adulteress (The Common Room) by Forfarian
10:33 Marriage of Louise Smith,1871-1946. (Essex) by gracol
10:33 No birth registration (Other Countries) by BushInn1746
10:15 Death cert (New Zealand) by Helenw52
10:06 George Arthur Riley 7 Feb 1910 Perth, Ontario (Canada Lookup Request) by Cockneyrebel
9:49 Passenger details of OLIVER family arr Sydney Aug 1886 (Australia) by softly softly
8:52 Occupation (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by softly softly
8:45 Mary Loveridge – Birth/ Baptism Record (Northamptonshire) by pegwill
8:35 MOD can reissue returned WW1 medals (World War One) by BushInn1746
8:32 Change of name - Help required. (New Zealand) by Helenw52
7:54 Robinson Family (Surrey Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
7:11 Ecclesall Union Workhouse - Sheffield (Yorkshire (West Riding) Completed Requests) by KGarrad
6:29 Donovan brothers from Durris? (Cork) by Wexflyer
5:49 Hurling Team 1930s (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by dublin1850
5:46 Victorian death 1875 (Australia) by sparrett
5:25 Will of Dorothy Sloggett 1705 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by horselydown86
3:12 Searching a specific address in a Scottish Census (Family History Beginners Board) by Gadget
2:43 Could someone try improve this small photo of my Granddad John Beaumont (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by McGroger
2:36 drownings in the thames (London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests) by PatLac
2:01 Armstrong family in Dipton (Durham) by Elliven
1:59 Bussey Family (England) by curtainhooks
12:27 Thomas Richard Morgan (1820-63) - farmer in Dolfor. (Montgomeryshire) by St Gregory
11:36 Rootschatters in the past (The Common Room) by jc26red
11:17 Registry of Deeds on Family Search (Ireland Resources) by jc26red
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10:07 Roman Catholic burials Newcastle 1910 St. Augustine (Northumberland) by JenB
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