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11:13 Latin Cartulary of Godstow Abbey (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by emjsw
11:12 Do you have suggestions for improving ancestry.com? (The Common Room) by gingernut1
11:03 Father's surname? (The Common Room) by CaroleW
10:51 Blake and Hickey families Tipperary (Tipperary) by blamcca
10:05 John and Maria Weaver (Shropshire) by Shrop63
9:57 Robert Williams Mariner Sunderland (Caernarvonshire) by Tall Al
9:54 John LEWIS Born Abt 1844 Gloucestshire - Died 1901 Australia (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by Neale1961
9:40 Diary summary 6th July 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by KGarrad
9:08 British Royal Artillery (Armed Forces) by ShaunJ
8:36 Irish Orphans (Family History Beginners Board) by bitzar
8:26 More on Hiding in Tasmania (Australia) by sparrett
7:53 Drew (London and Middlesex) by mickawinn
4:54 Descendents of Quigley twins born Clones, 1913 (Monaghan) by MikeQ
3:03 Andrew Young - how can I discover more about his fate? (Ayrshire) by mckha489
12:16 Scary stories about fake wills (The Common Room) by Jool
11:58 Robert Edward foreman (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
11:00 Mary Parks (Nottinghamshire) by willsy
10:41 Tate of Wistow; Rimington of Pontefract; Todd, Turner & Wharrey of Selby (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by dobfarm
9:53 WW2 - Sgt Richard Henry Barker (World War Two) by Andy J2022
9:52 1841/1851 CENSUS SEARCH FORMS (Antrim) by Sinann
9:31 James Murray Marriage (1831) problem (Carlow) by Wexflyer
8:46 Gilliver (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by Siely
8:37 Elisha (One Name Studies: A to G) by Siely
7:48 1633 Welsh Conveyance (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Llanfihangel
7:32 59th Regiment of Foot Service Records? (Armed Forces) by MollyC
7:13 Elusive Couple (The Common Room) by Raybistre
7:10 McKenna family of Hill Top, Dipton (Durham) by AlanBoyd
6:59 Video digitisation services (Technical Help) by familydar
5:54 Help to decipher name and address of friend (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by daljul
5:15 Ancestry Clusters (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by 4b2
3:59 Trying to find court documents for a marital separation in 1901 Basingtoke (Family History Beginners Board) by AntonyMMM
3:25 Peter Grant (Inverness) by Forfarian
3:21 How to find Irish resources (Ireland) by aghadowey
3:17 Jones, Carmarthenshire (Carmarthenshire) by Cas (stallc)
2:42 Nolan, Inchmore (Westmeath) by Kiltaglassan
2:12 undertakers records (Dublin) by dublin1850
2:05 Poppysmum / Andrew Harris (Family History Beginners Board) by rosie17
1:53 Jessie Struthers 1839-1904 (Ayrshire) by Forfarian

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