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10:25 Thomas Manning b1851 (Galway) by CaroleW
9:42 Trying to trace a murder.... (Northumberland) by Radcliff
9:33 Ancestry Member Search problem (The Common Room) by jonwarrn
9:27 Ghost family? (Ireland) by Forfarian
9:24 Brabon family, Burwash, 1861 (Sussex Lookup Requests) by Mullins-Brabon
9:11 Sanders family, Hatherleigh (Devon) by Mabel Bagshawe
8:58 Ann Heslop born 1749 East Hauxwell (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by Christianmpoulsen
8:58 SWEDEN, Births from the Swedish Death Index 1901-2006 Record (Europe) by Riire
8:50 What is this heraldic charge? (The Common Room) by jnomad
8:42 Help locating two houses (The Common Room) by May2488
8:39 Bedminster Burial (Somerset Lookup Requests) by osprey
8:32 Marriage of Clement Gerry bef. 1655 Ashwater, Devon. (Family History Beginners Board) by bevj
8:31 A few words on a 16C woodcut (Europe) by Zefiro
8:29 Diary summary week ending 28th September 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
8:18 Ancestry Update 2025 (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Alison55
8:05 John Harris, death in circa 1832 Walworth & Kennington (b 1767) (London and Middlesex) by jonwarrn
7:58 jANE sHEA (Limerick) by aghadowey
7:24 Information wanted! Bradley and Collins Family In Retford / Grimsby / Essex (Nottinghamshire Lookup Requests) by Retford67
7:04 Cardiff Workhouse death (Glamorganshire) by heddwch
6:57 Did Edward SWEENEY have a daughter in Ireland called Julia Ann? (Ireland) by heywood
6:55 Christopher Laws (Family History Beginners Board) by Spelk
6:20 Marriage 1866 Ulverston John Hesketh/ Mary Ann Pratt (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by Radcliff
5:41 James Maguire - died Lathalmond Dunfermline (Fife) by Forfarian
5:37 Ancestry Managment. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by nestagj
5:35 Help: brick wall GODLEY (The Common Room) by Ciphy
4:42 Hubert Avery (Glamorganshire) by Deirdre784
4:07 Death of Former Soccer Player Thomas Septimus Dickinson (Canada Lookup Request) by *Sandra*
4:07 Joseph Habersham 1728-1796 (Dorset) by radstockjeff
4:06 Place of a Marriage (Lincolnshire Lookup Requests) by smithkei
4:06 Jane Tilly nee Ormston. (Kent) by rosie99
3:39 Re: Diary summary week ending 21st september 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
2:55 Photo Recognition (Ross & Cromarty) by BRUCE123
2:14 WILLIAM FRANCIS RUSSELL CALLAGHAN (Cork) by rathmore
2:05 Foundlings birth records (The Common Room) by Skaife
1:18 Presumed death (The Common Room) by hanes teulu
1:06 Elizabeth Rippingall (Norfolk) by coombs
12:34 Robert Kemp conundrum (Norfolk) by Norfolk Nan
11:59 Westminster Chest 1764 will (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by horselydown86

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