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11:14 Elizabeth BOUGHTON (Australia) by buttercup
11:02 Robert James Goodfellow Clarke (Scotland) by Poppy62
11:01 Tracking Down a Missing Grandfather (Another One) (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by farmeroman
10:58 Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers? (The Common Room) by chris0001
10:51 Eli Goerge Farley (Suffolk) by CaroleW
10:42 Is this image from ww1? Is it armed forces or could it be with merchant navy? (Armed Forces) by Jebber
10:34 Michael McCormick marriage to Mary Orr or Auld (Ireland) by Neale1961
10:32 Brickwall with Margaret Brook(e)s from Whitchurch (Shropshire) by Aquitaine
10:30 Career history (Australia) by buttercup
10:28 George Smith - Marquis of Hastings (Sussex Lookup Requests) by buttercup
10:27 Anyone researching Goodman and Smith in Leicester (Leicestershire) by Aquitaine
10:19 Lewis Stewart Beattie born 14 Jun 1914 Toronto (Canada Lookup Request) by Cockneyrebel
10:14 Maryanne Devine of Gresford now (Family History Beginners Board) by Nicholsonmike
10:12 Re: Diary summary week ending 27th July 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by KGarrad
9:41 Translating a Dutch name to English (The Common Room) by Andrew Tarr
9:16 Lavinia Morris (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Dannemois
9:00 Date of Birth please 1829 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Zefiro
8:47 Samuel Maclauchlan Beale born 25 Aug 1875 Haddington, East Lothian (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by Cockneyrebel
8:21 Tom Hughes Liverpool Cottage (Isle of Man) by Blue70
7:49 Looking for the right Elizabeth Wright c1770 Please (Nottinghamshire) by jonwarrn
7:12 Brownlee at Headless cross farm (Lanarkshire) by AlanBoyd
6:03 Abraham Joseph Choury / Khoury c1854 - 1925 (Australia) by sparrett
5:46 Seeking info on James Connolly (Ireland) by Wexflyer
4:36 William Magill/McGill (Lanarkshire) by jackmcgill
2:59 Help with family (Montgomeryshire) by wiilams83
1:45 Tithe Map - Fressingfield, Suffolk (Suffolk Lookup Requests) by maddys52
1:28 Any Find my Past offers? (The Common Room) by libby9
12:38 George Son of John Hood bapt Gateshead 1st Oct 1786, any info please? (Durham) by dobfarm
12:28 Year of marriage lookup please (Canada Lookup Request) by lanarman
11:21 Seeking a family who lived in Geraldton in Western Australia. (Australia) by CallyJ
11:05 Burial Look Up for 1977 if possible please. (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by Daisypetal
10:49 Seeking info: McKee (Down) by aghadowey
10:23 Merseyside Biography Pages Website (Lancashire Resources) by Blue70
10:02 Martin Kilmartin (Galway) by Neale1961
8:35 The widow Eugenie Caroline Theodore Rinsby died in Lowerhill nr Richmond, London (London and Middlesex) by PatLac
7:56 Help to read a place name possibly Germany or Scandinavia (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by spanton
7:55 Taylor/McGrath (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
5:51 Re-thinking our early roots! HUMANS BBC2 series (The Common Room) by GrahamSimons

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