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7:50 1897 Rescue from Drowning in Carlisle. (Cumberland) by This Boy
7:48 Ann Leach born about 1755 Devon (Devon) by mcadamsd
7:47 wanted ! mcguires! (Leitrim) by Kiltaglassan
7:40 Elizabeth Rippingall (Norfolk) by PatLac
7:38 Nov 1838 marr .St James, Paddington, Middlesex (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
7:15 Jemima Elizabeth Brown and Walter Brown - Keighley after 1901 (Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests) by jonwarrn
6:58 Knightsbridge chapel Baptism for Lucy Herbert from 1630 onwards. (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by Elizlloyd
6:48 SS Bendigo (Ireland) by hanes teulu
6:39 newspaper look up pease. (The Common Room) by wilcoxon
6:39 Trying to find living relatives of Elizabeth Murray born in Drogheda (Louth) by Kiltaglassan
6:29 Re: Diary summary week ending 21st september 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
6:08 Not sure where to start! (Cork) by Kiltaglassan
5:50 Wilmont/Willment family Curry Mallet (Somerset) by LizzieL
5:10 Christopher Laws (Family History Beginners Board) by rosie99
4:54 Rattlesden - Allwood Family (Suffolk) by Greensleeves
4:38 Headstones in cemeteries and the GDPR regulations (The Lighter Side) by Zaphod99
4:30 Can anyone translate these jottings (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by J Bux
4:17 Looking for O'Kane Family of Limavady (Derry (Londonderry)) by Mikeyguitar
4:15 Scottish birth and bapism (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Millmoor
4:04 Puzzling birth (The Common Room) by AntonyMMM
3:47 How to record locations in Germany before unification? (The Common Room) by davecapps
3:31 Y111 vs Y67 test (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by BushInn1746
3:28 Matfen Murder 1855 - Conroys & Allens alias Andersons (Northumberland) by mulberry-rose
3:14 'Yeoman of the Crossbows' (The Common Room) by jomaxie
2:48 Brussels, Belgium births (Europe) by hanes teulu
1:21 Charles Jamson Marriage (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by emeltom
1:08 Address for Groom's parents? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Wexflyer
12:27 ERNEST HOPE Acrobat (Australia) by sparrett
12:24 Having difficulty with a 18th century marriage surname (The Common Room) by BumbleB
12:03 Help locating two houses (The Common Room) by May2488
11:52 Lily Fitzgerald born 3 Sep 1901 Southwell (Nottinghamshire Lookup Requests) by Cockneyrebel
11:14 Sarah Marsham b. c1806, Bradfield, Berks (Berkshire) by emmygee
10:50 Robert CORNEWELL of Sewers End (Essex) by Peter Cornwell
10:32 Montréal region couple, c. 1860s, please help verify (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by jim1
10:22 Ruskington, gravestone (Lincolnshire Lookup Requests) by rotter55
9:14 Help finding William O'Donnells death (United States of America) by Tee1412NZ
9:12 Does "officer meal" in Kirk Session Accts. refer to ground officer’s allowance? (Scotland) by Forfarian
8:56 William Thomas Stratton (Family History Beginners Board) by Philldw

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