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12:13 Help translate (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by orkrad
11:57 A non-Machell (Australia) by BridgetM
11:54 Clare Bracken Ireland 1920s-40s Great Grannys sister (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by RJ137
11:45 Lithuania, Feb 1927 - Jonas Sadauskas (Europe) by ChrisDiaz
11:45 Re-thinking our early roots! HUMANS BBC2 series (The Common Room) by elliot
11:29 What Happened to Ellen? (The Common Room) by Daisypetal
11:17 Great uncle Lar Loughlin 1946 Dublin with relatives (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by RJ137
10:31 Court Martial request. J Coleman (Armed Forces) by Jack TT
9:42 Unknown Surname (Family History Beginners Board) by sonyao
9:19 2nd Battalion Gold Coast Regiment (World War Two) by littleliz02
9:13 Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers? (The Common Room) by bearkat
9:04 Residents 95 Featherstall Road South Oldham 1954 (Lancashire Lookup Offers) by jksdelver
9:00 Lewis family from Willenhall/Wolverhampton (The Common Room) by Matt7924
8:58 Identity of Maggie Campbell's Parents (Lanarkshire) by Creasegirl
8:46 GARDINER family Western Australia (Australia) by J.A.M.
8:42 Anyone researching Goodman and Smith in Leicester (Leicestershire) by willsy
8:32 Machpela, Penygroes, Caernarvonshire (Caernarvonshire) by collwyn ap tangno
7:49 Catherine Clarke (Cavan) by bettyrubble
7:33 William Thomas married a Rachel Williams, (Glamorganshire Completed Lookups) by softly softly
6:32 Restore a photo of my late sister my mother and my cousin Dilys circa late 1940s (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by private78245
6:23 Mullis, worth (Devon Lookup Requests) by insidecentre
6:15 Re: Diary summary week ending 20th July 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
6:09 Request Look Up Baptism Lucy Herbert (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by Elizlloyd
5:24 UK probate 1950 (The Lighter Side) by HughC
5:08 Birth of Annie Burns (Family History Beginners Board) by exantia
5:05 GRO Death registration (The Common Room) by Jon_ni
4:57 Potential phishing on Ancestry - beware (The Common Room) by Zaphod99
4:27 McIllhuaish (Gaelic Language) by Old Bristolian
4:19 Lavinia Morris (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by RJ137
4:16 Two brick walls, Cooper & Rance (Berkshire Lookup Requests) by Avandel
4:14 Marrige St Peter's Leeds 1844 - THACKRAY/WEST (Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests) by Pinetree
3:37 THOMAS HENRY BRADY 1921 (Antrim) by Jon_ni
3:10 George Smith - Marquis of Hastings (Sussex Lookup Requests) by hanes teulu
2:34 Mysterious McCormicks in Campbeltown (Argyllshire) by Sineadb89
2:32 42 Gun street spitalfields (Family History Beginners Board) by Royfamily
2:09 Seeking info on Theunissen, Fick, Bobbins, and Stranack families — Caledon & Pri (South Africa) by TreeSpirit
1:45 Looking for a Death Record of Emily Keen nee Hart who died between 1891 and 1896 (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by softly softly
1:43 Drawing board moments. (The Lighter Side) by Nanna52

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