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11:36 Edward Prichard, b. 1835 (Flintshire) by softly softly
11:35 Looking for missing Elsie Annie Rufey (Le Heinsworth) b. 1914 Wokingham, England (Canada) by mckha489
11:32 Query Regarding Symbols in Baptism Entries (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Bookbox
11:28 Passenger Lists Liverpool to Buenos Aires, Argentina (Family History Beginners Board) by sparrett
11:25 Job Swinerton Salem (United States of America) by swinno
11:24 Samuel Norman of Woburn (Bedfordshire) by Norfolk Nan
11:14 Catherine Mitchell, Cannot find any details (Scotland) by TomGad
11:12 Missing Elsie Annie Rufey b. 1914 Wokingham, Berkshire (Berkshire) by janjim
11:04 Already have father & 1 of sons DNA, is it worth doing another son? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
10:55 I'm not sure I really understand this lack of matches (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by LizzieL
10:41 Info on Richardson Sherwood Blenkinsopp, of Tacoma, Washington (United States of America) by JackB015725
10:31 Cady Cemetery Wisconsin (US Lookup Requests) by Heirloom1690
10:28 Baptised twice? (The Common Room) by Jebber
10:18 Diary summary week ending 19th October 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Jebber
10:14 Burgher Church, Pollokshaws ca 1817-1849 ??? (Lanarkshire) by Forfarian
9:55 The Briar Line (Roscommon) by gaffy
9:48 Looking for Harriet Smith before her marriage (Bedfordshire) by softly softly
9:41 St Jude Hexthorpe Doncaster (Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests) by hanes teulu
9:39 Don't know where to start (Family History Beginners Board) by gaffy
9:01 Clerical error in marriage register? (Somerset) by LizzieL
8:21 Custom Clustering from Ancestry (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by ikas
8:05 A real conundrum (Family History Beginners Board) by LizzieL
7:04 Number on Passanger List (United States of America) by hr3333
4:44 More on Hiding in Tasmania (Australia) by Lucy2
4:35 Pictures relating to CHARLES CLARK (1841-1921), emigrated to Australia 1852 (Aberdeenshire) by GeoffTurner
4:11 CHARLES WILLIAM CLARK (1841-1921) -- pics and Parramatta asylum details. (Australia) by GeoffTurner
3:22 Marriage certificates (The Common Room) by Jon_ni
1:05 GREENLAND - Joseph Henry (Died at Sea) (Australia) by sparrett
12:40 Privacy Settings on Ancestry trees (The Common Room) by Essnell
11:52 Bridget Cullen b.1883 lived in Barnacullia (Dublin) by taramcdsmall
11:45 Mawhinney at Newtownards (Down) by JulieInNornIron
11:23 Janet Duncan (nee Davidson) death in 1875, Echo Bank, Liberton, Midlothian (Family History Beginners Board) by RINAJ
10:52 Could Eliza ever be short for Elizabeth? (The Common Room) by Nova67
10:15 Old newspapers (The Common Room) by mezentia
9:11 Find a birth (Derry (Londonderry)) by argyle25cassidy
9:10 Deciphering names in PCC will (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by discovery
8:54 Mort cloth records (Fife) by RJ_Paton
8:27 Records for a house and residents pre 1894 (Family History Beginners Board) by hanes teulu

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