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12:24 Lloyd parents (Montgomeryshire Lookup Requests) by wiilams83
12:24 Richard Stephens Lewis b. 1845 (Northumberland) by Tickettyboo
12:19 Death look up please (Hampshire & IOW Lookup Requests) by Helina
12:13 Parents of Thomas Nevil, Somersham, Huntingdonshire bef. 1740 (Family History Beginners Board) by shanreagh
11:53 Ancestry Message Boards (The Common Room) by Zaphod99
11:51 Really Stuck and need help (The Common Room) by JacobusV
11:35 Korzinski family in 1931 Ontario census (Canada Lookup Request) by *Sandra*
11:31 Parish Baptsism Register - 1623 April - Kingsclere, Hants (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by dobfarm
11:04 Scot Cave b. 1702 Wentworth (Family History Beginners Board) by Higpoidius
11:04 Tracing great grandfather (Family History Beginners Board) by jorose
10:37 unmuddling thru line display (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
10:05 Tricky Latin text - 1681 will (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Bookbox
9:57 world war two hospitality (Cheshire) by KGarrad
9:35 Not sure where to put this one! ASKED AND ANSWERED, THANKS (The Common Room) by lydiaann
9:12 William Hambling 1846 Dereham Norfolk (Norfolk) by oldhippy
9:08 Help with Bridget Donohoe near Miltown (Cavan) by aghadowey
8:29 Osborne's of Bridgnorth (Shropshire) by pastoralviewer5
7:45 ERNEST HOPE Acrobat (Australia) by sparrett
7:31 the school house Oswestry (Shropshire) by brigidmac
7:28 Could someone please help with identifying a place name on the 1841 Lancashire W (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by Kay99
4:44 WW2 evacuees to RUTHIN (Denbighshire) by brigidmac
4:37 Lemon ERVING age 104 (United States of America) by brigidmac
4:06 Searching sources for birth certificate or record for Robert James Ballesty 1867 (Family History Beginners Board) by Ballesty
12:23 Calling all GLEESONS (Tipperary) by Subaru
11:53 John Smith (Lancashire) by Jan Prit
11:48 Help with Campbell's from Perthshire Scotland (Perthshire) by Roberta Wilkie
10:37 Portadown Rowe Family (Ireland) by aghadowey
10:12 look up request Ednam Kirkyard MI Vol. 270, entries 42-44 (Hilson) (Kirkcudbrightshire) by Roberta Wilkie
8:03 Lookup Request - 1921 Census (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by *Sandra*
7:39 Skidmore Family (Shropshire Lookup Requests) by Mabel Bagshawe
6:57 Billiard Marker (Occupation Interests) by Skaife
6:39 Doubting family stories (The Lighter Side) by KGarrad
6:34 Harmer Rogers c1753 (Norfolk) by petey22
6:16 Donald Clark Birth 14 DEC 1821 • Petty,Inverness,Scotland (Inverness) by mcadamsd
4:29 John Thurman Leicestershire Battalion (World War One) by PERKO14
4:21 Help with baptism name or place (Cork) by Subaru
4:15 Diary summary week ending 24th August 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Gillg
4:08 A cluster of matches in South CArolina (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50

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