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11:43 Cassidy/McIntyre Ireland (Family History Beginners Board) by Neale1961
11:34 Sergeant Major Charles Edward Nesbitt-Clarke (Armed Forces) by ShaunJ
11:15 Pro Tools disappeared from my Ancestry account (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by TonyV
11:07 Anyone recognise this place name (Carmarthenshire) by roycymru
11:05 Account of death of my grandfather in a fire (Family History Beginners Board) by Spelk
11:02 Diary summary week ending 24th August 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Caw1
10:07 Seeking Ship for Lascars Tafezoody & Abdul Hozee (Aden, March 1903) (Other Countries) by CaroleW
10:01 John Egan British army (Armed Forces) by CaroleW
10:01 Seaman record book (Down) by zion
9:45 Help neede with Monumental Inscription (The Common Room) by Chris Doran
9:43 Anyone up for a challenge with Imperial German Military History? (Europe) by jess5athome
9:26 General question about entering peoples birth year (Family History Beginners Board) by MollyC
9:22 Sending letters to unknown relatives (The Common Room) by Jackiemh
9:20 Edward egan born 1842 limerick (Family History Beginners Board) by Royfamily
9:17 Death George Allen Macdonald, May 12, 1948 (United States of America) by Peggy13
8:33 A Connection between the Bucklers and the Bracebridges (Warwickshire) by MP69
8:11 Francis (Frank) Henry Waistell (Lancashire) by *Sandra*
7:55 Anne HARFORD, born around 1860, Calcutta, India (Devon) by Ellicat5
7:09 Was Imre FURST living in Glasgow in 1961 my grandmother's 2nd cousin? (Lanarkshire) by colee
7:04 Joseph Rowlands (Durham) by Lgugg
7:04 Torphichen (West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)) by ffoxy99
6:41 A cluster of matches in South CArolina (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by David Nicoll
6:27 Gumble's (Travelling People) by AnnH123
6:08 Sarah Jane Harrison (Durham) by ojbumblebee1993
6:06 Family Lines of Robert Fischer (1841), Madurai, IN (Other Countries) by Ramalingam
5:26 William John Hearne / Brice (Devon) by Chelybel131
5:25 Seeking Ship for Lascars Tafezoody & Abdul Hozee (Aden, March 1903) (Other Countries) by Kabirhussain1234
5:21 Seeking Ship for Lascars Tafezoody & Abdul Hozee (Aden, March 1903) (Other Countries) by Kabirhussain1234
5:14 very low cm for 2c1xr but share matches on both sides (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by weenie
4:15 Silk Mill Derby (Derbyshire) by spendlove
4:03 Occupation in 1890 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Kiltaglassan
4:00 CULLEY BROTHERS AND EMPLOYEES NAMED GLASS (Northumberland) by belfordian
3:58 Alvaston Hall Derby (Derbyshire) by spendlove
3:54 Michael Halloran (Kilkenny) by aghadowey
3:53 Wakefield Quarter Sessions translation (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by sticksville
3:50 finding mary ann chatfield (London and Middlesex) by youngtug
3:32 Castleford Cemetery - layout (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by JCam
3:26 Company: Universal Amusements Ltd (304,786) private company reg'd 5 Sep 1935 (London and Middlesex) by ValJJJ

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