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9:22 Johanna SAUTER (researching) (Family History Beginners Board) by ShaunJ
9:21 Where do I go from here? (London and Middlesex) by LizzieL
9:20 Social workers / Children's officers (Dunbartonshire) by CaroleW
9:19 John Thomson & Isabella Ure (Lanarkshire) by Forfarian
9:08 John Thomson (~1878 - 1952) & Isabella Annie Ure (~1883 - 1945) (Lanarkshire) by Forfarian
9:07 Death record in French, Haiti 1908 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by kizmiaz
8:54 Thomas Howarth born 1893 - 1897 Blackburn Great Harwood Lancashire UK (Lancashire) by amondg
8:41 Where is Heytesbury? (Wiltshire Lookup Requests) by jusnoneed
8:31 Victorian Tattoos? (The Common Room) by Wexflyer
8:23 Hugh McKay (Family History Beginners Board) by Bobinsky1
8:14 Lewis family from Willenhall/Wolverhampton (The Common Room) by LizzieL
8:13 Francis McElhern & John McElhern Ireland early 1800's (Ireland) by gaffy
8:10 John Dearson Miller (aka John Deerson Meller), Horringheath, nr. BStE, 1749 (Suffolk) by hanes teulu
4:46 Here's a word we should all start using (The Lighter Side) by horselydown86
3:37 Sarah Johnston death Mar 27,1890 Wroxeter Township, Huron Co., Ontario (Canada) by Peggy13
1:50 More on Hiding in Tasmania (Australia) by PatLac
1:05 Father's surname? (The Common Room) by DianaCanada
12:43 Bridget Nolan (Ireland) by shanreagh
12:41 Joseph Moorehouse (Moorhouse) County Wexford (Wexford) by Wexflyer
12:35 Ebenezer Elgar (United States of America) by shellyesq
11:38 Photo dating please (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by WelshGen
10:47 1848 TWISS Birth Certificate. Where in Ashton-in-Makerfield??? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by MollyC
9:56 Ancestry Clusters (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by TonyV
9:48 Gravestone Information (Graveyards and Gravestones) by RobinOz
9:34 TA info about 4th Bn. King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (World War Two) by Kiltaglassan
9:08 George Hood 1815 Selby Marriage - James Cookin / James Cook in W (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by dobfarm
9:06 Looking for info on Mary Theresa Brown family b. Ballynacargy,Westmeath 1878 (Family History Beginners Board) by Kiltaglassan
8:59 South Shields studio photo (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Beavances
8:57 Copenhagen birth 1745: Jacob Isaacher COHEN (Europe) by colee
8:25 Anonymous History of Scotland (Scotland) by hanes teulu
7:57 Information on John Costello & Mary Davey from Ireland (Ireland) by KathMc
7:32 Restore Old Photo From 1952 of Graham (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by loord74
7:16 Outlier in DNA matches (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
6:17 Henry (Harry) Bryson Army joined prior to WW11 demobbed 1st Sept., 1944 (Armed Forces) by pogo99
6:05 Thomas Connolly of Parish of Drumgoon (Cavan) by KathMc
5:49 Diary summary 6th July 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
5:30 James Connolly (Dublin) by tayal
5:30 Boer War medals. (Armed Forces) by pogo99

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