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10:12 Where can I find and access Gravesend parish records? (Kent) by Dave Francis
10:10 Can't find grandfather's history anywhere (Family History Beginners Board) by Mabel Bagshawe
10:05 John Symonds (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by kenandjulie
9:58 New Scottish records at Ancestry. (The Common Room) by GR2
9:56 Captain John Hood, Ship "Brothers" London-Selby-York (possibly from Scarborough) (Occupation Interests) by dobfarm
9:50 Esther Watkins of Woolaston (Gloucestershire) by rickjt62
9:48 Jemima Wood - Willoughby on the Wolds (Nottinghamshire) by Woodster
9:46 Help with abbreviations R.N. record (World War One) by Top-of-the-hill
9:44 The Most Recent Census covering Northern Ireland (Ireland) by Leon47
9:43 HASLER family from Switzerland (New Zealand Completed Requests) by Lucy2
9:42 Jennie Kellett Prudhoe (Northumberland) by Radcliff
9:36 Osborne's of Bridgnorth (Shropshire) by Mr Gwynne Chadwick
9:35 Seeking advice on adoption and family history search in Croydon (Family History Beginners Board) by Kiltaglassan
9:30 Burma (Armed Forces) by collin
9:26 Huntly trade/PO Directory, 1870s? (Scotland) by flst
8:59 Palmers of Killead (Antrim) by gc1
8:58 baptism registers (The Common Room) by MollyC
8:31 Long standing brick wall about to come down? (Northamptonshire) by mckha489
8:09 John mulligan (Australia) by eda
7:40 DROWNED ONCE, BURIED TWICE (The Common Room) by KGarrad
6:53 McLernon (Tyrone) by garngad
6:11 Attempted hacking - Hotmail / Outlook (Technical Help) by Rena
5:57 James O'Gorman - Irish farmer in South Africa during 1st Boer War (South Africa) by caroline_wex
5:49 Diary summary week ending 17th August 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
5:35 Jones and Sharp of Baltinglass/Hackettstown (Wicklow) by Charlie J
5:12 Great War military unit ID (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Nevthedigger
5:02 1963 UK Family Photo for Restoration Please (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by TwistNShout
4:32 stephen brown (London and Middlesex) by bigjon
4:30 Henson family last recorded 1880 census Pennsylvania (United States of America) by shellyesq
3:44 Langton(s) House, Alresford (Hampshire & IOW Completed Lookup Requests) by t5181825
2:35 Offer:Look-up Liverpool (Mersey) Pilots 1734/1990 (Lancashire Lookup Offers) by ShaunJ
2:19 Hiding The Gold (World War Two) by Siely
1:21 Cross (x) on an Anglican Baptismal Record (The Common Room) by LizzieL
1:15 Harry Burman Morrall 1869 - 1953(?) Art Teacher at Hull (Yorkshire (East Riding & York) Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
12:46 Identity of Father, 1645 At All Saints (Northumberland) by ciderdrinker
12:45 Decipher place of burial San Fran death cert 1931 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by gc1
12:39 Isabella Jopling/Richardson b. 1837 (Durham) by mulberry-rose
11:36 Confused by Pardoe family of Ombersley - were there two Hannahs? (Worcestershire) by clairec666

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