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3:44 John LEWIS Born Abt 1844 Gloucestshire - Died 1901 Australia (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by Milliepede
3:44 John Wilson 1901-1964 - Wick (Caithness) by alanatabz
3:44 Occupation in 1861 Census Abernethy and Kincardine (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Calleva
3:44 Birkenhead Crematorium lookup (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by toonerty
3:42 Low Dog Kennel Widdrington (Northumberland) by Pete E
3:40 Trying to find these Parents. (London and Middlesex) by Romilly
3:29 Look up please, Newspaper Article (The Common Room) by Romilly
3:29 Allmarks in Cheshire (Cheshire) by BumbleB
3:26 Bernard H Gallagher died 1982 (United States of America) by shellyesq
3:15 Johanna SAUTER (researching) (Family History Beginners Board) by fiddlerslass
3:08 Elliot Building Bedlington (Northumberland) by mulberry-rose
2:29 James Watson d.c.1689 Ship Prudent Mary East India Company (Family History Beginners Board) by Coningesby
2:07 Barnabas Hedley born 1792 (The Common Room) by trish1120
2:01 32 High Street, Berwick? (Northumberland) by Pete E
2:01 Simon Garrad 1785 to 1859 (Suffolk Completed Lookup Requests) by trish1120
1:54 Vere Smith marriage to Elizabeth Jones (Monmouthshire Lookup Offers) by trish1120
1:48 Thomas Blenkinsop Married Isabella Harrison, Durham (Durham) by softly softly
1:39 Ford & Yew Tree Cemetery Records (Lancashire Lookup Offers) by Johnorrett
12:23 William Billing Sloggett the Miner/Oculist? (The Common Room) by Trevellian
9:45 Gilliver (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by Siely
9:36 WALTER McFARLANE McINNES , Luss. (Dunbartonshire) by trevalyn
9:13 What happened to Herbert and Louisa Augusta Holloway nee Harvey? (London and Middlesex) by LizzieL
8:52 Trying to identify this chap (New Zealand) by PatLac
8:47 Redwood (Blenheim) - Look up please (New Zealand Completed Requests) by JJ Girl
8:33 Diary summary 6th July 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
8:12 Andrew Young - how can I discover more about his fate? (Ayrshire) by Forfarian
8:12 Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers? (The Common Room) by antiquesam
7:55 Autograph book scanned images available if your name is here?? (World War One) by BushInn1746
6:45 Bigamy (The Common Room) by collin
6:42 Ann Brake Walden, married at St Germans 1843 (Cornwall) by HughC
6:37 Here's a word we should all start using (The Common Room) by mare
6:18 More on Hiding in Tasmania (Australia) by Ranolki
5:52 Joice Jolliffe (or Jollief), wife of Charles Packer, m. 04 July 1731, Horfield (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by nobrickwalls
5:36 Please help find grave for Elsie McCarthy (Carmarthenshire) by kieran257
4:01 Understanding NZ Directories street orientations (New Zealand) by Fresh Fields
2:36 Tracing a photographer called Little Tich (The Common Room) by sparrett
1:48 Mary Jane McClelland birth 1864 (US Lookup Requests) by heath
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