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8:58 George Hood 1815 Selby Marriage - James Cookin / James Cook in W (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by dobfarm
8:52 Scope and limitations of DNA matches (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by bugbear
8:52 Underage marriage (The Common Room) by J.R.Ellam
8:36 Medallion Identification (The Common Room) by Syd R
8:19 Family of John Torr of Etna Furnace near Philadelphia West Jersey, yeoman (Immigrants & Emigrants - General) by BushInn1746
7:48 Edward Fabian Shield in India (Other Countries) by HughC
7:39 McManus family of Kilmore, Cavan (Cavan) by Kiltaglassan
7:35 Eliza Amelia Smith, died Ipswich 1940 (Suffolk) by Pinetree
7:31 Change of name - Help required. (New Zealand) by Helenw52
7:23 Trees on Ancestry (The Common Room) by J.R.Ellam
7:23 Thomas Rourke (Wicklow) & Mary Byrne (Carlow) (Family History Beginners Board) by Kiltaglassan
6:53 Richard Mathew (Europe) by hanes teulu
6:49 Help with French occupations 1660s (Europe) by joger
6:18 Struggling to understand this Will. Any suggestions appreciated (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by horselydown86
5:50 Draper's yardstick symbol (The Lighter Side) by tonepad
5:47 Who were these SMYTHS? (Buckinghamshire) by Vance Mead
5:32 WILDs of Darwen (Lancashire) by amondg
5:11 Mary Ellis Coventry 1960 (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by McGroger
4:10 Applying for a death certificate in Tasmania (Australia Resources & Offers) by Nova67
3:38 john james tickell b 1849 (Australia) by carolgenealogy1970
3:09 More on Hiding in Tasmania (Australia) by TasTyger
2:45 Restore photo of my late Mum Babs Smith taken in Cooper Park, Elgin in the 1940s (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by McGroger
2:27 1787 Constables Census of Westmorland (Westmorland) by warncoort
2:17 Help reading a surname (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Neale1961
1:04 Rearguard retreat at Dunkirk - mid June 1940. Last Irish Soldiers to leave. (Durham Lookup Requests) by Doreen Peacock
12:32 Help with Latin record of death from Egypt (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Bookbox
11:51 What happened to John Cook & Frances Crowder 1812-1813 at Knottingley? (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by BushInn1746
11:49 Please help deciphering a will (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Wayne N
11:41 Searching for LETTY Mc CREA(?) MIDDLESBROUGH/TO FALKIRK 1952/3 (Durham Lookup Requests) by Doreen Peacock
11:32 Peter Aadland, 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate) (Armed Forces) by ShaunJ
11:32 what do rootschatters make of g grannies story (Gypsy or not) (Travelling People) by Rena
11:07 Robert CLARKSON WW1 Private 9588 Manchester Regiment (Armed Forces) by Tgapitbull
10:59 Family deceased member (Family History Beginners Board) by Ladyhawk
9:06 William Forsyth Anderson born 15 Sep 1905 Borthwick (Midlothian) by rosie17
8:52 Robert ARMSTRONG WW1 1921 (Cork) by LH
8:37 Looking for info on Charles and Joycey YATES (Missouri) (US Lookup Requests) by amondg
8:20 Re: Diary summary week ending 29th June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
8:12 Heatlie's in Scotland (Selkirkshire) by sarah

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