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5:35 Isabella Allan Barrett born 9 Aug 1916 Penicuik (Midlothian) by Forfarian
5:24 Ebenezer Elgar (United States of America) by shellyesq
5:19 Lookup Requests - 17th Century Probates (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by nobrickwalls
4:51 1848 TWISS Birth Certificate. Where in Ashton-in-Makerfield??? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by AlanBoyd
4:42 Where is this place? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by brianchatters
4:41 Diary summary week ending 13th July 2024 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
4:12 Joseph Rogers of Bocking (st Mary's) (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by petey22
4:11 TA info about 4th Bn. King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (World War Two) by pogo99
3:53 More on Hiding in Tasmania (Australia) by PatLac
3:50 Issue with tree search function in Ancestry.com/Ancestry.co.uk (The Common Room) by jonwicken
3:43 Harold Smith (Nottinghamshire Lookup Requests) by my family tree
3:41 Where is Heytesbury? (Wiltshire Lookup Requests) by Milliepede
3:39 Francis McElhern & John McElhern Ireland early 1800's (Ireland) by Imcarthur67
3:09 How long for certs to arrive from GRO Ireland? (Ireland) by nicdigby
2:59 Bond family history (Devon) by trish1120
2:20 Death record in French, Haiti 1908 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by kizmiaz
2:13 Here's a word we should all start using (The Lighter Side) by ThrelfallYorky
2:10 Cause of Death 1912 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by James Griffin
2:10 Do you have suggestions for improving ancestry.com? (The Common Room) by ThrelfallYorky
1:48 Alexander FRASER 1795-?? (Inverness) by CaroleW
1:43 My Heritage or Genes Reunited (The Common Room) by olives
1:06 Hughes family in Marylebone (London and Middlesex) by Rodger
12:16 Boer War medals. (Armed Forces) by Red Tom
11:25 Outlier in DNA matches (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
11:07 Johanna SAUTER (researching) (Family History Beginners Board) by sparrett
10:32 Hugh McKay (Family History Beginners Board) by Neale1961
10:26 Where do I go from here? (London and Middlesex) by LizzieL
10:21 British Royal Artillery (Armed Forces) by ShaunJ
10:09 John Dearson Miller (aka John Deerson Meller), Horringheath, nr. BStE, 1749 (Suffolk) by windy_miller
9:59 John Thomson & Isabella Ure (Lanarkshire) by Neale1961
9:20 Social workers / Children's officers (Dunbartonshire) by CaroleW
9:08 John Thomson (~1878 - 1952) & Isabella Annie Ure (~1883 - 1945) (Lanarkshire) by Forfarian
8:54 Thomas Howarth born 1893 - 1897 Blackburn Great Harwood Lancashire UK (Lancashire) by amondg
8:31 Victorian Tattoos? (The Common Room) by Wexflyer
8:14 Lewis family from Willenhall/Wolverhampton (The Common Room) by LizzieL
3:37 Sarah Johnston death Mar 27,1890 Wroxeter Township, Huron Co., Ontario (Canada) by Peggy13
1:05 Father's surname? (The Common Room) by DianaCanada
12:43 Bridget Nolan (Ireland) by shanreagh

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