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11:38 Hedges (Australia) by sparrett
11:26 MyHeritage 2nd connection query (Technical Help) by BillyF
11:26 How to contact an Ancestry member (The Lighter Side) by KGarrad
11:25 Did Martin West own his Farm? (The Common Room) by Drosybont
10:28 Diary summary week ending 14th September 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
10:11 Löhr Family-Bavaria (Europe) by aghadowey
9:46 Joseph Edward GANNON WW1 1919 (Durham) by mulberry-rose
9:45 all my trees and dna has dissapeared any help appreciated (The Lighter Side) by raa
9:33 Professional Footballer (Occupation Interests) by KGarrad
9:16 Jane Ann Sheriff (Northumberland) by mulberry-rose
8:58 Looking for family of Raymond Shepherd of the crashed Halifax bomber in Holland. (World War Two) by David Van Coolwijk
8:22 Len Martin - WW.1 Soldier & Cinema Manager - Plz Help (Essex) by AlanBoyd
7:52 Thomas Hegarty (Wales) by heywood
4:58 Nigel Aubrey Bryan Darby (Surrey) by amondg
4:44 Bandridge / Drumballyroney Cromies - Still looking (Down) by Carmargue
4:37 Bastardy Bond Lookup (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by AlexNoodle
3:41 RC Parish of Magheralin Burial records (Down) by Irish Anne
12:51 Machell + Emmerson of Appleby (Westmorland) by BridgetM
12:22 Looking for grandfather in 1921 (Anglesey) by Deirdre784
11:47 Essex 1925 ish - Orphanage ? (Essex Completed Lookup Requests) by Ray Wynn
11:00 JOHN THORNTON WW1 1921 DUNDEE (Angus (Forfarshire)) by trevalyn
10:50 Peterhead (Aberdeenshire) by Rena
10:37 Help finding a French marriage contract in Rodiere manuscripts (Europe) by goldie61
9:33 Access to my own posts - keeps staying 'An error has occurred' (The Common Room) by KitCarson
9:25 Richard GARLAND c1771 (Devon) by migalsal
8:21 Terence PUDNER WW1 NEATH (Glamorganshire) by Sam Swift
8:14 Campbell Rathdrum (Wicklow) by Subaru
7:34 Marriage WARREN /PETIOT and Birth son George WARREN in Jersey (Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark) by amondg
5:43 RAMC Training at start of WW2 (World War Two) by Andy J2022
5:23 Vanelli of Toronto, Canada (Canada) by Inego_95
5:19 Does anyone own Walter Adcock? (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by dobfarm
5:02 What is your wildest coincidence? (The Lighter Side) by Biggles50
4:52 William Scott 1757-1826 (Northumberland) by AlanBoyd
4:30 R. Cundy and Sons, Stoke, Devenport Plymouth (Devon) by Veela2002
3:29 William Mather (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by softly softly
3:08 Cedric Arthur Nicholls, BHC 1931, Woodstock, Ontario (Canada) by polarbear
2:55 look up required (Armed Forces) by *Sandra*
2:19 Help deciphering signature (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Ray T

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