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8:07 Devon Place Name Help Needed (Devon) by nellie d
8:07 What are all these medals? (Armed Forces) by Kathmferrier
7:57 Help with WW2 records (Armed Forces) by Andy J2022
7:56 More help with WW2 records (Armed Forces) by Kathmferrier
7:49 Ancestry DNA...no longer a match? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by David Nicoll
7:17 1939 Register (The Common Room) by collin
6:45 Gunn / Killick family in Brighton (Sussex) by ggrocott
6:39 Y111 vs Y67 test (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by David Nicoll
6:18 Redshaw family (South Africa) by Moonstar36
6:09 Finding an Aunt (The Common Room) by Spelk
5:24 Diary summary week ending 14th September 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Caw1
5:19 Interpreting (not Deciphering) a 1706 Will (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Buffnut453
5:15 James Stone christened 1798 (Lancashire) by eileendavid
5:13 John Alnwick, Gateshead Merchant (Northumberland) by AllanUK
4:28 John THORNTON WW1 1921 Dundee (Angus (Forfarshire)) by trevalyn
4:28 Look up request for baptism record 1767.... (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by NoughtyDoughty85
4:25 Belgium birth record (Europe) by ibbotson
4:20 Help please - very confused!!! (The Common Room) by CarolineWebb
4:17 LEWIS HENRY VAUGHAN WW1 1916 (Monmouthshire) by trevalyn
3:50 The widow Eugenie Caroline Theodore Rinsby died in Lowerhill nr Richmond, London (London and Middlesex) by Axonais
3:41 A butcher, a baker... by the name of Wilson (possibly Sorbie, Wigtown) (Wigtownshire) by CaroleW
3:41 When do you have enough information? (The Common Room) by BushInn1746
3:30 Dorothy valance Robinson lincoln (Lincolnshire) by JohnCater
2:46 George and Warren Taylor, Aird 1734 (Antrim) by lmhurley
1:48 Ford & Yew Tree Cemetery Records (Lancashire Lookup Offers) by Jrb01
1:48 Difficulties tracing ancestors the Newcastle area (Family History Beginners Board) by Radcliff
1:39 Mackin Family from Mallow (Carlow) by Robert2022
1:38 Mylroie from Isle of Man (Isle of Man) by Frances_mnb
1:32 Harry Edward de Gratte Maskens (Australia) by Whazzo8
1:18 occupation details (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Kay99
1:14 What happened to John Cook & Frances Crowder 1812-1813 at Knottingley? (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by dobfarm
1:12 Page Family Ely (Cambridgeshire Lookup Requests) by AlanBoyd
12:54 John Sykes (London and Middlesex) by Aquitaine
12:21 marriage of david J Jones and Sarah Guy (Family History Beginners Board) by trish1120
12:15 Marriage of Francis Hodder and Judith abt. 1670 Devon. (Family History Beginners Board) by Higpoidius
11:44 Allen/ Allen nee Ellum (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by Beechbaby
11:40 INNES George John (Aberdeenshire) by bleckie
11:16 William Clarence Walter Good (Sussex) by *Sandra*

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