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12:02 3/9126 Pte William Waddington West Ridings Regiment (World War One) by mmm45
11:59 Thoughts on why this would happen please (The Common Room) by flower fairy
11:40 Re: Diary summary week ending 31st August 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Caw1
11:37 MyHeritage 2nd connection query (Technical Help) by BillyF
11:32 What is your wildest coincidence? (The Lighter Side) by pandacub
11:26 19 Bryanston Street, Portman Square (London and Middlesex) by maddys52
11:25 John Mortimer, mariner (Devon) by Norfolk Nan
11:24 India research; Wellington, Madras (Other Countries) by ShaunJ
11:17 Facundo Esquivel(zeta) (Europe) by pb_devon
11:16 Parents of Thomas Tuffrey/Turffrey b. 1785, Leafield, Oxfordshire. (Family History Beginners Board) by Higpoidius
11:09 Children of Thomas Mason and Elizabeth, Devon, England 1805-1819 (Family History Beginners Board) by Higpoidius
11:09 Harry Catchpole (Cambridgeshire) by *Sandra*
10:56 Seeking Kavanagh family at 158 Townsend Street, Dublin (1890) (Dublin) by Jytefas
10:56 Herbert Woodburn Ireland and Family N S W (Australia) by Jenny1
10:48 Explanation of Conveyances needed (The Common Room) by probinson
10:44 Seeking Irish emigrant Patrick Kavanagh, born Dublin 1869, in Liverpool area (Lancashire) by aghadowey
10:38 Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House" (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by janan
10:21 Cant find birth (The Common Room) by Neale1961
10:19 Margaret Nicholson born circa 1817 - Borgue (Kirkcudbrightshire) by Forfarian
10:08 searching for a child name changed from William John Moore to James McBlane Moor (Ayrshire) by daljul
9:21 Old silver - assay marks, trying to date spoons (The Common Room) by cordley
9:15 Harmer Rogers c1753 (Norfolk) by petey22
9:13 Harry Frederick Harris Mason (World War Two) by alan o
9:01 Really Stuck and need help (The Common Room) by David Nicoll
8:56 Alan Carr b1931 (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by MollyC
8:27 Finding the Parents of Clara Hornke (Family History Beginners Board) by cath151
7:13 ERNEST HOPE Acrobat (Australia) by sparrett
6:33 Charles Lines Book of Warwick and the Brown Bear Inn (Warwickshire) by Carolynxyz
6:18 Approximate date of this photo, Co. Wexford (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by maddys52
4:06 William Constable and Daisy Blunt Vyse (Canada) by J.J.
1:55 Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers? (The Common Room) by brigidmac
1:50 George Hood 1815 Selby Marriage - James Cookin / James Cook in W (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by dobfarm
12:59 Ancestry Club 1890. A bargain if never there was one. (The Common Room) by Wexflyer
12:44 Methodist Church marr 1864 original registers (Australia) by jamxr
12:09 Photo improvement John Quinn (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Magh Itha
11:36 Tammy married her daughter off - ELLINgTON Family (Durham) by Damck
10:34 Merchant Seaman lost at sea (The Common Room) by Jebber
10:11 I am about to jump off a very tall building (Warwickshire) by Lib2

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