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6:49 Dorothy Keating sent to Canada 1894 aged 6 (Canada) by Dave Francis
6:45 The widow Eugenie Caroline Theodore Rinsby died in Lowerhill nr Richmond, London (London and Middlesex) by PatLac
6:33 Where is Studley, Devon? (Devon) by teragram31510
6:30 Elizabeth Harris, Southall (The Common Room) by LizzieL
6:05 Re: Diary summary week ending 27th July 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by ThrelfallYorky
5:59 Simon and Johanna Mangan (Clare) by OneNightWright
5:54 1841/1851 Census - WILLIAM STUBBS (Shropshire Lookup Requests) by BushInn1746
5:51 Birney - Routledge Look Up (Northumberland Lookup Requests) by redpaws
5:30 Suffolk parish registers to go online? (Suffolk) by rebeccaclaire86
5:16 Elizabeth Sharon b. 1670 Married George Blenkinsop (Northumberland) by Lewis21
5:07 Marriage Look up please - LEGENDER (Durham Lookup Requests) by diddymiller
4:59 Johanna SAUTER (researching) (Family History Beginners Board) by jaywit
4:51 Y DNA (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by amilne109
4:48 More Machells (Australia) by BridgetM
4:00 Leith - Kirkgate Associate church - Help for place name on 1805 baptism record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Rena
3:19 Looking for information on Reid Family (Durham) by mulberry-rose
3:11 FindMyPast newspaper error (Technical Help) by Zaphod99
2:51 Query re names and titles on Paish Record (The Common Room) by ptdrifter
2:19 Falvey/Lundrigan (Cork) by aghadowey
1:20 Thomas/Cole of Begelly (Pembrokeshire) by rickjt62
1:10 Great Train Robbery (The Common Room) by Siely
12:55 Death after 1970 - cannot locate any record (Australia) by cupoflife
12:41 Am I on the right thinking here. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by jc26red
12:12 Swansea Workhouse (The Common Room) by Ladyhawk
12:08 Looking for Info on William Kelly (Ireland) by MistyEchoes100
11:37 1690s Latin translation help with Yorkshire records (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Bookbox
11:26 Need help finding photograph/description of WW1 Soldier (Limerick) by Andy J2022
10:06 Attorney/solicitor look up between 1770 and 1775 (London and Middlesex) by hanes teulu
9:51 Irish James KELLY and Scottish Agnes BRECK marry in Dumfries in 1823 (Dumfriesshire) by Neale1961
9:50 Michael Woolaghan marriage - Whitehaven Dist. 1883 (Cumberland) by AlanBoyd
9:27 Seeking the Origins of Joan MARTIN – Married John WIDDICOMBE, 1774, Ugborough (Devon) by jonwarrn
8:25 William Carroll death (Down) by scotmum
8:07 hart (Leitrim) by gaffy
8:05 Robertson and Hay connections - Cruden early 1800s. (Aberdeenshire) by evequest
7:58 Tracking Down a Missing Grandfather (Another One) (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by rsel
7:12 HILL family - Kilnoe and Tuamgraney; Caherhurley; Ballymalone (Clare) by louisa b
5:53 Anne Slade (Dorset Lookup Requests) by Kay99
5:05 iFamliy for Mac still supported? (Technical Help) by mckha489

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