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12:17 Stephen Paul Tonkin 1842-1904 (Cornwall) by trish1120
12:08 Thomas Robson Accident 24 Dec 1934 Gateshead (Durham) by bramhallbill
12:00 My DNA from that well known website!! (The Lighter Side) by Zaphod99
11:48 Was Frederick Sr the father? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
11:46 Clerical error in marriage register? (Somerset) by rosie99
11:45 A real conundrum (Family History Beginners Board) by LizzieL
11:27 William CHISHOLM & Elspet FRAZER (Angus (Forfarshire)) by trish1120
11:18 Diary summary week ending 19th October 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
10:49 2nd Great Grandfather John Halpin - where was he buried in Ilford (Family History Beginners Board) by ResearchJu
10:34 Burns Family (Yorkshire (North Riding)) by Topham26
10:22 Lingard death: newspaper announcement? (Ireland) by heywood
10:13 Samuel Bede Cooper Birth/Baptism/Marriage details help! (Nottinghamshire) by CooperSteve71
9:53 How to find the motivation to carry on? (The Common Room) by Zaphod99
9:52 Ancestry DNA update (The Lighter Side) by jaywit
9:33 Missing PRs (Family History Beginners Board) by wilcoxon
9:15 Another Cause of Death (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by cockney rebel
8:43 Bristol Electoral Registers pre 1939 (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by Andy J2022
8:11 Gregerson (Kent Lookup Requests) by louisa maud
7:18 GEELAN (Longford) by Kiltaglassan
6:08 Frederick Burgess born 24 Apr 1885 Ontario and family (Canada Lookup Request) by *Sandra*
1:25 Number on Passanger List (United States of America) by shellyesq
12:36 Australian electoral rolls - abbreviations (Australia) by K Rees
12:32 BMD Records? (New Zealand) by forthefamily
11:42 WW1 Attestation Papers -- dependants? (New Zealand) by Marmalady
11:34 Ethel Mary John (Glamorganshire Lookup Requests) by Ladyhawk
11:31 GREENLAND - Joseph Henry (Died at Sea) (Australia) by kevinf2349
11:26 I`m trying to find out about William McIlwain &2 other family members (Family History Beginners Board) by Radcliff
10:46 Help with Spanish research (Europe) by GrahamSimons
10:25 What is your wildest coincidence? (The Lighter Side) by DianaCanada
10:14 Job advertising (The Common Room) by Top-of-the-hill
9:21 wrights of waddington lincs (Lincolnshire) by star sister 14
9:08 Look up in Evening Chronicle etc (Durham) by Tickettyboo
9:01 Having Trouble With Identifying The Parents of George Blenkinsop, Of Sunderland. (Durham) by jonwarrn
7:46 Confectioners in Pontypridd (Glamorganshire) by Deirdre784
7:36 Padbury (Buckinghamshire) by wilcoxon
7:08 CLIFFORD FAMILY FROM CARCHIVEEN (Kerry) by Kiltaglassan
6:32 O'Neill (Tipperary) by gaffy
4:02 Dublin Parnells Football Team (Dublin) by Milliepede

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