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12:08 Wilson-Sloan (Down) by aghadowey
11:59 Anne Slade (Dorset Lookup Requests) by ciderdrinker
11:24 ARTHUR SUTER WW1 1916 (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) by BumbleB
11:14 Streetname related question (Family History Beginners Board) by Vendee
11:09 Kate nee Bennett McLeod born 23 Aug 1899 Tunbridge Wells (Canada Lookup Request) by Cockneyrebel
11:04 1686 French marriage (Europe) by goldie61
11:00 Dorothy Keating sent to Canada 1894 aged 6 (Canada) by Norfolk Nan
10:54 Dundalk St. Nicholas (Church of Ireland) (Louth) by athacliath62
10:53 Ford & Yew Tree Cemetery Records (Lancashire Lookup Offers) by ozranga
10:53 Re: Diary summary week ending 27th July 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Gillg
10:37 Just can’t find birth cert ? (The Common Room) by Antony1977
10:24 Robert KIDD's parentage (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by Eyesee
10:08 esra worthington (Lancashire) by cae howell
10:04 George Hood 1815 Selby Marriage - James Cookin / James Cook in W (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by dobfarm
8:52 Name on 1851 Census (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by dobfarm
8:35 Wilfred Shelbourn(e) (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by Ladyhawk
8:21 Papers Past, Gleaners' V Cleaners' Union. (New Zealand) by minniehaha
8:19 EDGE families in Malpas (Cheshire Lookup Requests) by hanes teulu
7:48 Unfindable couple / Male was in Navy (Kent) by louisa maud
6:33 Charles Phillips (Cambridgeshire) by bobtonks
5:32 Tracking down poorly attested Whitehaven family (Cumberland) by maddys52
5:32 Ship Clasmerden 1854 (Australia) by judb
4:58 Roecliffe Brick and Tile works - Moses Gough (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by hanes teulu
4:14 cantrell of Ashover, Sutton cum Duckmanton (Derbyshire Lookup Requests) by marp
1:24 Wartime movements of mystery father (The Common Room) by Penmaiden
1:09 Albert E Webb (Australia) by tejjy
12:26 Thomas WILLIS marriage (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by Eyesee
12:16 Help locating a marriage (Ireland) by dublin1850
10:06 Corkhill family help (Isle of Man Lookup Requests) by Blue70
9:12 Advice/Opinions on English Name from Prussia (The Common Room) by Rena
9:08 Sellars (US Lookup Requests) by David Nicoll
9:01 Help with French Document (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Zefiro
8:40 Roberts and Hughes Anglesey Mystery (Wales) by osprey
8:29 Deciphering occupation on 1951 Census (Census and Resource Discussion) by fiddlerslass
8:27 Patrick Molloy (Ireland) by Kiltaglassan
8:13 Bridget Nolan (Ireland) by Kiltaglassan

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