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3:52 Strange 1911 census and missing person (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) by chempat
3:41 Church register entry (The Common Room) by kath davis
3:30 Eliza Reeve born 1883 Great Canfield (Essex) by LizzieL
3:28 Lyent/Lient (Somerset) by ashtayl04
3:12 Bird / Battle - Irish families who settled in Manchester. (Lancashire) by Biggles50
3:09 Belcher’s of Bradford but of Irish descent. (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by Biggles50
2:39 GREENLAND - Joseph Henry (Died at Sea) (Australia) by ~MERLIN~
2:38 Daniel Green and Mary Eayres 1754 Hawridge (Buckinghamshire) by Norfolk Nan
2:35 London Neighbourhoods (London and Middlesex) by PatLac
2:31 Catharina Margharetha Friedricke Hadde b. abt. 1832 Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. (Europe) by Higpoidius
1:48 Silk Winders (Family History Beginners Board) by AlanBoyd
1:00 Re: Grandfather- Patrick O' Callaghan (Ireland) by Jon_ni
12:36 Old Military Men, Need some help with info (Armed Forces) by TomGad
12:13 Hughes Family burial plot - missing members (The Common Room) by Amy149
12:10 Can anyone date this photo from England of a Lovelock family member? (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Viktoria
12:07 Re: Diary summary week ending 26th October 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
11:53 William and Louisa MITCHELL (Dublin Resources & Offers) by Eyesee
11:47 Long Wittenham, Berkshire 1960's. (The Common Room) by townsie
11:46 Surname EDRUPT pre 1800 (Huntingdonshire) by trish1120
11:34 Looking for any notable family background of my French ancestors (Europe) by tornado
11:22 Peter and Harriet McCallum (Midlothian) by CelticMom
11:14 what kind of bed? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Bookbox
11:14 Elizabeth Isabella Scott Burn born 20 Jul 1896 Edinbugh (Midlothian) by Cockneyrebel
10:34 Birth certification in old Russian (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Marianthompson47
10:23 I`m trying to find out about William McIlwain &2 other family members (Family History Beginners Board) by Radcliff
10:15 1841 census clarity (Devon Completed Lookup Requests) by philsearch
9:54 Mother's name 094? (Australia) by Forfarian
9:50 Query Regarding Symbols in Baptism Entries (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Janet Waterhouse
9:35 Mary Tait of Keswick (Canada) by q98
9:08 Identifying a Matthew Lynch, Nottinghamshire death, 1965 (Family History Beginners Board) by wilcoxon
9:04 Alexander Campbell Herriot (Fife) by Millmoor
8:47 Harry Wellington Louis (London and Middlesex) by aidansrest
7:51 Looking for church marriage record (Mayo) by heywood
7:09 Veryan parish register images (Cornwall) by Vasquez109
12:40 Where Am I? No. 12a - Part Two of "Cazza's House" (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by hepburn
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