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1:22 Help please, any record of Jessey Munro Scott Thomson in Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Shropshire) by J.J.
1:20 Matthews family what became of them. (Dublin) by Kiltaglassan
1:18 Looking for offspring of Anne Phillips and Thomas Heyward (Pembrokeshire) by rosie99
1:18 Part of my GRO birth record is missing (The Common Room) by rosie99
12:54 Scottish birth and bapism (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by trish1120
12:53 John Sykes (London and Middlesex) by Aquitaine
12:49 Dorset deaths 1907 (Dorset) by tonepad
12:44 Elizabeth King born about 1790 in Croxton (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by trish1120
12:09 The hell that is two factor authorisation (The Common Room) by danielr
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11:57 Re: Diary summary week ending 21st september 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by radstockjeff
11:46 Kenneth Frank Newman in the USA (United States of America) by tim4sharon
11:09 DNA hope (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
11:03 marriage of david J Jones and Sarah Guy (Family History Beginners Board) by david seddon
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9:44 Families of Vokins, Lockey and Lawrence. (Oxfordshire) by corinthian
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9:25 Emily Mary Spencer/Greenwell (Durham) by Radcliff
9:13 MAYNARD - Unwanted Certifcate (Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs H to M) by rosie99
8:33 Burial Certified (The Common Room) by J Bux
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4:37 Morton Buston (Durham) by danielr
3:17 Y111 vs Y67 test (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by 4b2
3:14 Need help finding a death and a birth record (Ayrshire) by KMLC
1:00 Samuel Cowan (Ireland) by ard
12:47 Tate of Wistow; Rimington of Pontefract; Todd, Turner & Wharrey of Selby (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by dobfarm
12:38 Headstone pictures CAMBUSNETHAN CHURCHYARD WISHAW (Lanarkshire) by ard
12:34 Missing couple (Ireland Resources) by Olicana
12:05 Immigration - James and Esther ARTHUR with son Horatio (Australia) by wivenhoe
11:07 Marriage recorded in two places, same date? (Family History Beginners Board) by q98
10:57 French marriage contract 1618 (Europe) by goldie61
10:28 Discharged unfit (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Jebber
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8:24 Major John Parkes (Isle of Man Lookup Requests) by Frances_mnb
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