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7:26 Can't find grandfather's history anywhere (Family History Beginners Board) by LizzieL
7:26 McLernon (Tyrone) by garngad
7:26 John THOMSON from Manchester late 18th century (Lancashire) by amondg
7:25 Speakers House, Henley-on-Thames, 1930s (Oxfordshire) by PeterProg
6:52 Looking for names of Ships for Kulhanek Family (Immigrants & Emigrants - General) by TreeSpirit
6:36 Am I on the right thinking here. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by David Nicoll
6:32 Help with abbreviations R.N. record (World War One) by tonepad
6:09 Captain John Hood, Ship "Brothers" London-Selby-York (possibly from Scarborough) (Occupation Interests) by BushInn1746
4:30 US submarines based out of Australia operating in Indonesian waters (World War Two) by misuaorang
4:06 Finding the Regiment (Armed Forces) by Wexflyer
3:42 Royal Navy Masters Logs, early 1800s. Duplicate log books? (Armed Forces) by Wexflyer
1:51 HASLER family from Switzerland (New Zealand Completed Requests) by Lucy2
1:44 SUSAN WESTWELL Murder 1904 (Lancashire) by haney
1:17 Where can I find and access Gravesend parish records? (Kent) by warncoort
1:13 John mulligan (Australia) by sparrett
1:04 Huntly trade/PO Directory, 1870s? (Scotland) by Countryquine
11:44 Esther Watkins of Woolaston (Gloucestershire) by rickjt62
11:30 Offer:Look-up Liverpool (Mersey) Pilots 1734/1990 (Lancashire Lookup Offers) by ozranga
11:10 Osborne's of Bridgnorth (Shropshire) by CaroleW
11:04 The Most Recent Census covering Northern Ireland (Ireland) by Jon_ni
11:03 Finders International (The Lighter Side) by Jackiemh
10:58 Seeking advice on adoption and family history search in Croydon (Family History Beginners Board) by Doreen Peacock
10:54 stephen brown (London and Middlesex) by CaroleW
10:05 John Symonds (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by kenandjulie
9:58 New Scottish records at Ancestry. (The Common Room) by GR2
9:48 Jemima Wood - Willoughby on the Wolds (Nottinghamshire) by Woodster
9:42 Jennie Kellett Prudhoe (Northumberland) by Radcliff
9:30 Burma (Armed Forces) by collin
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
7:40 DROWNED ONCE, BURIED TWICE (The Common Room) by KGarrad
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

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