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9:27 William Park Prisioner Aberdeen Prisons (Aberdeenshire) by Kathmferrier
9:05 Otto James WERTHEN (South Africa) by hanes teulu
8:46 James George Hunt (Suffolk) by cath151
8:41 MyHeritage problem (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Raybistre
8:31 Selected HOOD of Yorkshire Old WILL Summaries and ADMINISTRATIONS Only (Yorkshire (West Riding) Resources & Offers) by dobfarm
7:38 Cause of death - can’t read top word (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Viktoria
7:22 R.C. Blackbrook, Lancashire. Location of baptism? (Lancashire) by CaroleW
7:21 North Lincoln Militia (Armed Forces) by bc1946
7:11 George Edridge (Hertfordshire) by Vance Mead
6:37 Absolutely stumped! (Angus (Forfarshire)) by Millmoor
6:27 Graves St Nicholas (Norfolk) by Christianmpoulsen
5:52 Anyone researching Goodman and Smith in Leicester (Leicestershire) by Aquitaine
5:27 Palmist (Occupation Interests) by Newtogene
5:26 Gilliver (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by Siely
5:09 Pine Family tree (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
3:51 Richard Owen help please (The Common Room) by wilcoxon
3:17 The widow Eugenie Caroline Theodore Rinsby died in Lowerhill nr Richmond, London (London and Middlesex) by PatLac
3:16 Restoration of old photo please and thank you (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Zakk007
2:46 John Armstrong, born in Canonbie c1680 (Dumfriesshire) by Janernifty
2:46 cantrell of Ashover, Sutton cum Duckmanton (Derbyshire Lookup Requests) by Designer Jeans
2:42 PEPWORTH in 1851 (Completed Census Requests) by Alicia B
2:31 Occupations (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by johneowens
1:38 Richard Pile/Pyle (Family History Beginners Board) by RHP485
1:16 Where is the graveyard for Dunboyne? (Meath) by rathmore
12:16 Dorothy Lloyd (Pembrokeshire) by trish1120
11:43 Newspapers (Nottinghamshire) by maddys52
11:41 Halifax bomber shot down 27 April 1944 Leucate, Aude, France (World War Two) by jayaygee
11:07 St Michael's, Bath 1700s look up request (Somerset Completed Lookup Requests) by trish1120
11:07 John Carnegie - Jane Dyett Married in Dromore 1838 (Down) by CaitG
10:34 Using modern techniques and filters in restoration (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Wiggy
10:20 Albert E Webb (Australia) by tejjy
10:04 Joseph Rogers of Bocking (st Mary's) (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by petey22
9:56 Greenhills in Essex (The Common Room) by Kevin G
9:52 Diary summary week ending 13th July 2024 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
9:48 Employee of The Times, London 1864 (The Lighter Side) by CaroleW
9:32 Help confirming battalion – Harry Stott, Lancashire Fusiliers, reg no. 3429 (World War One) by AllanUK
9:23 Re: Diary summary week ending 20th July 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by ThrelfallYorky
9:11 Birth cert from refugee camp Coimbatore India 1943 (Other Countries) by Jebber

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