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10:07 THOMPSON - George and Rosey (McClements) of Dungiven (Derry (Londonderry)) by Elwyn Soutter
9:53 JAMES MUIRHEAD GRANT WW1 1918 (Angus (Forfarshire)) by trevalyn
9:50 Harry Merwin Shedd 1912-1996 (United States of America) by Ratty2
9:42 Family name Assistant Surgeon : (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by PatLac
9:23 Annie Mary Glenn...Marriage to Hallam ? (Lincolnshire) by Mabel Bagshawe
8:36 John Morris 1822 Peppard Help Needed! (Oxfordshire) by TomGad
8:12 Date for Victorian Family Portrait - Lincolnshire (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by John’s
8:07 "Not a publishable cas" (World War Two) by tonepad
7:28 Samuel Norman of Woburn (Bedfordshire) by Norfolk Nan
7:26 Cosnett (Worcestershire) by CaroleW
7:15 Death, Edward Johnston, 1877, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada (Canada) by Peggy13
7:13 Ancestry Ethnicity Update (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Josephine
7:03 Osborn Of Leicester. (Leicestershire Lookup Requests) by Cas (stallc)
7:02 William Evans, Elizabeth Davies and their parents - any help? (Carmarthenshire) by sarah
6:06 Ann Wrappell m. William Grimsbury, 1700 West Harptree, Somerset. (Family History Beginners Board) by Higpoidius
5:21 Temperance Hotel, Barker Gate, Nottingham 1880s (Nottinghamshire) by purlin
5:19 Unreducting a record on the 1939 Register (The Common Room) by Comberton
4:40 Pamela Jean Housego (Norfolk) by andyhayes
4:12 Re: Diary summary week ending 12th October 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Jebber
3:57 Group of miners NSW (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Ian999
3:25 Henry J Young marriage New Jersey (United States of America) by Jenny1
2:33 Barking parish burials BUGG (Suffolk Lookup Requests) by ColC
1:58 148th Battery Lytham st Annes 1915 (World War One) by jim1
12:57 Records of ATS who served in WW2 (Armed Forces Resources) by willyam
11:35 spelling of »several« (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by JanSeifert
11:25 Katherina Warren m. Jacobus Soper 1641 Ugborough, Devon. (Family History Beginners Board) by Higpoidius
10:41 field diary 1832 deciphering problems (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by JanSeifert
10:16 George Armitage (Oxfordshire) by Eric armitage
9:43 Are these photos of the same person? (The Common Room) by May2488
9:37 Tracing Police ancestors (Sussex) by hanes teulu
8:22 Description of a coat of arms (Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms) by French pat
7:17 French document in Rodiere from 1579 (Europe) by goldie61

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