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7:47 William Cray, Great Elm, Frome (Somerset) by Neale1961
7:45 1897 Rescue from Drowning in Carlisle. (Cumberland) by This Boy
7:42 George Smailes, White-le- Head (Durham) by Radcliff
7:38 Did Edward SWEENEY have a daughter in Ireland called Julia Ann? (Ireland) by Richard Knott
7:37 Robert Kemp conundrum (Norfolk) by jonwarrn
7:36 Carbones inde maritimas p(ro)iectas (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by MollyC
7:28 Help locating two houses (The Common Room) by rosie99
7:24 Christopher Laws (Family History Beginners Board) by rosie99
7:16 Presumed death (The Common Room) by Jcutting
6:38 Bedminster Burial (Somerset Lookup Requests) by lcsnor
6:28 Assist with the deciphering (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Pennines
6:11 Headstone pictures CAMBUSNETHAN CHURCHYARD WISHAW - Part 2 (Lanarkshire) by ard
6:02 Headstone pictures CAMBUSNETHAN CHURCHYARD WISHAW (Lanarkshire) by ard
5:20 jANE sHEA (Limerick) by LH
5:14 Book "Without A Shilling" Pocock family history (Wiltshire) by Pocock_archivist
5:00 Help transcribing townland near Ballina (Mayo) by dublin1850
4:25 Elizabeth Rippingall (Norfolk) by PatLac
3:38 Jane Tilly nee Ormston. (Kent) by rosie99
2:19 Scottish birth and bapism (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Millmoor
1:50 Help - Scenic/Theatre Artists in 1840's (England) by hanes teulu
1:49 Looking for O'Kane Family of Limavady (Derry (Londonderry)) by Kiltaglassan
1:43 Elizabeth Stubbs from Glasgow (Lanarkshire) by tomolloy
12:53 Wilmont/Willment family Curry Mallet (Somerset) by LizzieL
12:09 James Prudhoe baptised 1816 Chester le Street COMPLETED (FANTASTIC ROOTSCHATTERS (Durham) by kabeja
11:53 **COMPLETED **Kirby Ravensworth Parish Records. Marriage for William Clark 1803 (Completed Yorkshire (North Riding) Look up Requests) by kabeja
11:36 Stuck on a family mystery (The Common Room) by missbeeby
10:39 Hutton family Belfast in 1850-1870’s (Antrim) by goatfish77
10:02 John Harris, death in circa 1832 Walworth & Kennington (b 1767) (London and Middlesex) by LizzieL
9:07 Lily Fitzgerald born 3 Sep 1901 Southwell (Nottinghamshire Lookup Requests) by Cockneyrebel
8:15 Nov 1838 marr .St James, Paddington, Middlesex (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by mickmack1942
8:01 The Illegitimate child of James Stephenson (New Zealand Completed Requests) by TwiggyTree
4:45 Ancestry Update 2025 (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Wexflyer
4:33 Dixon from Whitehaven (Cumberland) by Chinchillaaaa
3:22 ERNEST HOPE Acrobat (Australia) by sparrett
2:57 Looking for migration to Australia Thomas Henry Howard (Australia) by maddys52
12:29 Missing couple (Ireland) by scotmum
12:24 Having difficulty with a 18th century marriage surname (The Common Room) by dobfarm
11:39 SS Bendigo (Ireland) by TreeSpirit

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