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10:11 1897 Rescue from Drowning in Carlisle. (Cumberland) by This Boy
10:04 ERNEST HOPE Acrobat (Australia) by Jennaya
10:04 Lily Fitzgerald born 3 Sep 1901 Southwell (Nottinghamshire Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
9:23 Rattlesden - Allwood Family (Suffolk) by LizzieL
9:12 Does "officer meal" in Kirk Session Accts. refer to ground officer’s allowance? (Scotland) by Forfarian
9:10 Scottish birth and bapism (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Millmoor
8:56 William Thomas Stratton (Family History Beginners Board) by Philldw
8:51 Nov 1838 marr .St James, Paddington, Middlesex (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by mickmack1942
8:43 SS Bendigo (Ireland) by HMac
8:22 Can anyone translate these jottings (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by AlanBoyd
8:12 Jemima Elizabeth Brown and Walter Brown - Keighley after 1901 (Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests) by jonwarrn
7:56 Not sure where to start! (Cork) by Vasquez109
7:29 Address for Groom's parents? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Wexflyer
7:20 family baptisms on same day (The Common Room) by robweldon
6:53 Re: Diary summary week ending 21st september 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by mare
5:27 Montréal region couple, c. 1860s, please help verify (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by planckera
5:04 James R Davis (Australia) by New Zealander
12:06 Tate of Wistow; Rimington of Pontefract; Todd, Turner & Wharrey of Selby (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by BushInn1746
11:54 Charles Jamson Marriage (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by g eli
11:48 Y111 vs Y67 test (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by BushInn1746
11:39 Christopher Laws (Family History Beginners Board) by amondg
11:38 Help locating two houses (The Common Room) by Jool
10:58 French marriage contract 1618 (Europe) by goldie61
10:47 1550 French marriage contract - help understanding (Europe) by goldie61
9:27 Elizabeth Rippingall (Norfolk) by PatLac
9:13 Latin: 1611 Probate of John Wilde (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Wayne N
9:08 Sarah Marsham b. c1806, Bradfield, Berks (Berkshire) by Mabel Bagshawe
9:01 Bexar County home for the aged (United States of America) by oldohiohome
8:57 newspaper look up pease. (The Common Room) by hanes teulu
7:18 Wilmont/Willment family Curry Mallet (Somerset) by teragram31510
6:27 Date Please? (Florence Pitter - London, England) (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by jim1
6:05 1921 Cencus William Parrott Butlin (Census Lookup and Resource Offers) by May2488
5:50 Alexander Lewis help please! (Wales) by Ladyhawk
4:52 Headstones in cemeteries and the GDPR regulations (The Lighter Side) by Enumerated
4:42 WHITE-LE-HEAD (Durham) by Elliven
3:56 Athlone/Mullingar (Westmeath) by crang89
3:21 Rootsmagic software - buyers beware! (Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation) by jc26red
3:18 William "Billy" Tone b. Ire 1796 d. 1867 Arthur Ont. can't find (Canada Lookup Request) by heywood

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