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12:36 Foundlings birth records (The Common Room) by Skaife
12:32 Andrew Douglas CHRISTIE (Angus (Forfarshire)) by JackieDuffus
12:32 ERNEST HOPE Acrobat (Australia) by sparrett
12:27 Help with townland Fanad Peninsula (Donegal) by rathmore
12:20 Look up request William S Duncan death 1950 (Angus (Forfarshire)) by AlanBoyd
12:19 Interpreting (not Deciphering) a 1706 Will (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by goldie61
11:48 Finding an Aunt (The Common Room) by Spelk
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
11:19 Death of James Ritchie Johnston, born 26 Nov 1895, Manitoba, Canada (Canada) by *Sandra*
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
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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
6:42 Diary summary week ending 14th September 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by mare
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
8:40 Merchant Seaman lost at sea (The Common Room) by rebeccaclaire86
8:35 Help finding John Herbert (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) by Little Nell
8:35 James Anderson and Jane Lorimer (Family History Beginners Board) by JakeMcGhee
8:11 Ancestors of Edward Foley and Rebecca Cooksey (The Common Room) by CaroleW
7:53 Austrian Birth Record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Zefiro
7:44 Joseph Alexander McMaster/Macmaster Family (Family History Beginners Board) by sarah
6:11 Maritime info - ships, voyages, casualties, owners, captains, etc 18th-20th cent (Useful Links) by Melbell
6:06 Company Conduct Sheet questions (Armed Forces) by overlandermatt
5:33 Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House" (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by John915
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