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2:25 William James Summers 1872 Bromham (Wiltshire) by Milliepede
2:25 Civilian Deaths in WW1 (World War One) by KGarrad
2:14 Andrew Douglas CHRISTIE (Angus (Forfarshire)) by *Sandra*
2:13 Diary summary week ending 14th September 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
2:09 Merchant Seaman lost at sea (The Common Room) by jonwarrn
2:00 Finding an Aunt (The Common Room) by softly softly
1:58 Ancestral relevance on Old Chalice (Breconshire) by KGarrad
1:57 chalice inscriptions (The Common Room) by KGarrad
1:45 Look up request William S Duncan death 1950 (Angus (Forfarshire)) by Kathmferrier
1:25 trying to find parents of James lee b 1872 bethnal green (London and Middlesex) by ciderdrinker
1:24 Death of James Ritchie Johnston, born 26 Nov 1895, Manitoba, Canada (Canada) by dbree
1:11 ROXBOROUGH family of Aghadowey (Derry (Londonderry)) by Ady Roxburgh
1:05 Looking to confirm (or refute) an oral history of the Redferns of Wirksworth. (Derbyshire) by M_ONeill
12:45 When do you have enough information? (The Common Room) by Jillity
12:44 Foundlings birth records (The Common Room) by Doreen Peacock
12:32 ERNEST HOPE Acrobat (Australia) by sparrett
12:27 Help with townland Fanad Peninsula (Donegal) by rathmore
12:19 Interpreting (not Deciphering) a 1706 Will (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by goldie61
11:35 Ancestry Managment. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by John Scott 1959
11:29 Help with abbreviations used in Alumni Oxonienses (England) by Geordie daughter
11:28 Marion McLellan Morrison born East Ham, Essex 1879/1880 (Essex) by Lance Matthews
11:16 Emily Mary Spencer/Greenwell (Durham) by AllanUK
10:49 marriage of david J Jones and Sarah Guy (Family History Beginners Board) by david seddon
10:48 Common Ancestors working again (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
10:25 James Hollick - Shippon, Berkshire 1801 (Berkshire) by Norfolk Nan
9:13 Belgium birth record (Europe) by ibbotson
8:40 Marriage certificate (The Common Room) by softly softly
8:25 Professional Footballer (Occupation Interests) by AlanBoyd
3:10 Looking to find Bernard Tracey, Norfolk, Massachusetts. (US Lookup Requests) by shellyesq
12:51 Group photo by Allan Ramsden for dating please (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by John Lunn
11:39 George Son of John Hood bapt Gateshead 1st Oct 1786, any info please? (Durham) by dobfarm
10:16 Ancestry Cluster Tool (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
9:52 Rebecca Cordley of Weston/Pinchbeck, nr Spalding (Lincolnshire) by cordley
9:35 Crematorium near east grinstead, sussex in 1949 (Sussex) by John915
9:04 Billy Martin, comedian, of Coventry (The Lighter Side) by Jackiemh
8:43 Belgium translation (Europe) by Viktoria
8:35 Help finding John Herbert (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) by Little Nell

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