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8:00 Help with Latin? word from 1711 marriage allegation COMPLETED, WITH THANKS (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by oldtimer
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7:59 Family Lines of Robert Fischer (1841), Madurai, IN (Other Countries) by Ramalingam
7:55 Where can I see Irish church records onlline for births, marriages and deaths? (Ireland) by nannyj
7:24 Occupation Robert Dunbar 1891 Canada Census (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by tonepad
7:17 Find a Will Gov UK website problem (The Common Room) by Andy J2022
7:02 Am I on the right thinking here. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by David Nicoll
6:55 R N Distinguished Service Medal (World War Two) by ALAMO2008
6:48 Lutus -Lithuania- (Family History Beginners Board) by Elutus
6:36 Broadbent/Conroys from Bradford and Westmorland (Westmorland) by CaroleW
6:21 Robert KIDD's parentage (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by Annette7
6:19 Edward egan born 1842 limerick (Family History Beginners Board) by heywood
6:07 16th Dragoons (Armed Forces) by Andy J2022
6:00 Susan Justin born Clonanny 1855 (Laois (Queens)) by Lance Matthews
5:10 Founder of Liverpool Police. Michael James Whitty Wexford 1795 - 1873 (Wexford) by Wexflyer
5:06 Diary summary week ending 17th August 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by radstockjeff
4:45 Occupation? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Wexflyer
4:18 William Robinson Bell (Cumberland) by *Sandra*
4:00 McKenzie's from Carlisle, Cumberland; originated where? (Cumberland) by charlesmkeenan1
3:35 Little Bealings Baptism registers 1813-1924 On-Line with Ancestry (Suffolk) by smudwhisk
3:13 when were these built (The Common Room) by wilcoxon
3:11 Struggling with this Surname (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by kevinf2349
3:06 Very little info - where to start? (World War Two) by rosie99
2:57 Alexander McKANE WW1 1917 (Down) by Kiltaglassan
2:51 Question about Father entry on a marriage reg (Antrim) by rosie99
2:51 stephen brown (London and Middlesex) by ciderdrinker
2:34 Doubting family stories (The Lighter Side) by Wellington66
2:10 Winchester Close, Elgin (Moray (Elginshire)) by Forfarian
1:57 Ukrainian translation (Europe) by lowiekpopiek
1:49 Otto Diacono, son of William & Mary Diacono of Mary Hill Hotel, Nuwara Eliya (Other Countries) by jorose
1:30 Looking for information on the surname Hughes (Wexford) by LH
1:30 Divorce records? (Renfrewshire) by KGarrad
12:20 Barrowden marriage help please (Rutland) by rosie99
12:18 Broadbent/Conroy Bradford or Westmorland (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by Jeffrey
12:11 What is a Scout's V.C.? (The Common Room) by J Bux
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