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6:03 Looking to find Bernard Tracey, Norfolk, Massachusetts. (US Lookup Requests) by Johnno1970
5:59 Tracking down Margaret Atkinson Coulthard (Cumberland) by rosie99
5:52 Andrew Douglas CHRISTIE (Angus (Forfarshire)) by Forfarian
5:39 Need help finding a death and a birth record (Ayrshire) by KMLC
5:38 Merchant Seaman lost at sea (The Common Room) by rebeccaclaire86
5:31 Robert Whittaker esplen (Lanarkshire) by *Sandra*
5:30 Look up request William S Duncan death 1950 (Angus (Forfarshire)) by Kathmferrier
5:08 Redshaw family (South Africa) by CaroleW
5:06 Foundlings birth records (The Common Room) by Skaife
5:05 Emily Mary Spencer/Greenwell (Durham) by rosie99
4:53 Ancestry Managment. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
4:49 Mary ann smith/new grocock (The Common Room) by Jcutting
4:46 When do you have enough information? (The Common Room) by dobfarm
4:40 Austrian Birth Record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by FNEVIK
4:32 Marriage certificate (The Common Room) by softly softly
4:31 James Hollick - Shippon, Berkshire 1801 (Berkshire) by amondg
4:28 Civilian Deaths in WW1 (World War One) by tonepad
4:25 Inquest Query (Yorkshire (East Riding & York)) by Jool
3:59 ROXBOROUGH family of Aghadowey (Derry (Londonderry)) by aghadowey
3:44 Are the records for old Blaris graveyard available any where please. (Antrim) by Jon_ni
3:33 Death of James Ritchie Johnston, born 26 Nov 1895, Manitoba, Canada (Canada) by Peggy13
3:24 Anyone know anything about this website - Ros Davies? (Antrim) by Jon_ni
2:25 William James Summers 1872 Bromham (Wiltshire) by Milliepede
2:13 Diary summary week ending 14th September 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
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
1:25 trying to find parents of James lee b 1872 bethnal green (London and Middlesex) by ciderdrinker
1:05 Looking to confirm (or refute) an oral history of the Redferns of Wirksworth. (Derbyshire) by M_ONeill
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
11:29 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
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
9:13 Belgium birth record (Europe) by ibbotson
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