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6:57 Trying to find these Parents. (London and Middlesex) by Romilly
6:47 Poppysmum / Andrew Harris (Family History Beginners Board) by rosie17
6:43 Dennison (many aliases) (The Common Room) by mickawinn
6:40 Occupation in 1861 Census Abernethy and Kincardine (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by emeltom
6:36 John Wilson 1901-1964 - Wick (Caithness) by softly softly
6:15 John LEWIS Born Abt 1844 Gloucestshire - Died 1901 Australia (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by Daisypetal
6:08 Vere Smith marriage to Elizabeth Jones (Monmouthshire Lookup Offers) by Elizlloyd
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5:58 Low Dog Kennel Widdrington (Northumberland) by Pete E
5:48 More on Hiding in Tasmania (Australia) by PatLac
5:21 Birkenhead Crematorium lookup (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by toonerty
4:54 Thomas Blenkinsop Married Isabella Harrison, Durham (Durham) by jonwarrn
4:41 Allmarks in Cheshire (Cheshire) by sigrid7
4:18 Look up please, Newspaper Article (The Common Room) by Romilly
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
1:39 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
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
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