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6:05 Death of Samuel George Trickett (Family History Beginners Board) by Suzy100
6:02 Identity of Maggie Campbell's Parents (Lanarkshire) by CForlow
5:55 Doyle family, West Lothian (1860s & 1870s) (West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)) by Doddie
5:48 Otto James WERTHEN (South Africa) by TreeSpirit
5:32 Anyone researching Goodman and Smith in Leicester (Leicestershire) by rosie99
5:15 82nd foor soldiers 2nd Battalion (Armed Forces Resources) by Andy J2022
5:14 Looking for information on Reid Family (Durham) by CaroleW
4:59 Looking for a Sidney Peagam in the states (US Lookup Requests) by Taffster
4:50 The widow Eugenie Caroline Theodore Rinsby died in Lowerhill nr Richmond, London (London and Middlesex) by PatLac
4:47 Mary Parks (Nottinghamshire) by Annie65115
3:43 Catherine Clarke (Cavan) by bettyrubble
3:37 Re: Diary summary week ending 20th July 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
3:34 Route from Mittelheim to Hamburg in 1854 (Immigrants & Emigrants - General) by suzee01
3:26 Help deciphering profession (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Wrexthedragon
3:13 THOMAS HENRY BRADY 1921 (Antrim) by rosie99
2:27 GRO Death registration (The Common Room) by meekhcs
2:20 Finding a couple (The Common Room) by ShaunJ
1:56 Improving Digitized Photos (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by CForlow
1:10 Dowding/Evans/Powell (Monmouthshire) by trish1120
12:36 Cloneighgal ? (Carlow) by kclinch
12:28 Artificial Intelligence - Tongue in Cheek Observations (The Lighter Side) by BushInn1746
12:11 Land records 1660-1700 abt - Derrilorasry/Darolasary, Earl of Cork - Roger Power (Wicklow) by rathmore
11:55 Dorothy Lloyd (Pembrokeshire) by trish1120
11:27 Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers? (The Common Room) by Biggles50
10:30 Absolutely stumped! (Angus (Forfarshire)) by Forfarian
10:25 cantrell of Ashover, Sutton cum Duckmanton (Derbyshire Lookup Requests) by Designer Jeans
10:03 Using modern techniques and filters in restoration (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Neale1961
9:32 William Shelton Bradley Hughes (Shropshire) by Amy149
9:31 HILL family - Kilnoe and Tuamgraney; Caherhurley; Ballymalone (Clare) by Kiltaglassan
8:36 George Edridge (Hertfordshire) by corinthian
8:05 Ann Raynes died West Stockwith 1840 (Nottinghamshire) by amondg
7:48 Can anyone restore this photo (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by loord74
7:33 Origins of George Turner b. 1903 (The Common Room) by Aguella
7:28 Help deciphering abbreviations from 1945 Christmas menu (Armed Forces) by K127
7:04 Patrick John Byrne born possibly 1924 died in Leyland 1990 (Family History Beginners Board) by heywood
3:47 Help translate (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by celt11
11:51 James Oliver brn 1833 Sithney (Cornwall Lookup Requests) by Neale1961

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