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7:48 Baptised twice? (The Common Room) by UKgirl
7:38 Missing Elsie Annie Rufey b. 1914 Wokingham, Berkshire (Berkshire) by mckha489
7:07 Marriage certificates (The Common Room) by overlandermatt
6:59 (O.S.Minister) Clement Moscrip Pollokshaws (Renfrewshire) by Isabel H
6:59 Helping a DNA match (Family History Beginners Board) by David Nicoll
6:59 Help requested with two words in a 1650 text. (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Raybistre
6:53 My father moved From the MOD to the National Archives (Armed Forces) by Marianthompson47
6:44 Riccio Murder Ref (The Common Room) by castlebob
6:44 Diary summary week ending 19th October 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by ThrelfallYorky
5:46 "Not a publishable cas" (World War Two) by SmallTownGirl
5:39 Elizabeth Ann Taylor (London and Middlesex) by Daisypetal
5:20 Osborn Of Leighton buzzard (Bedfordshire Lookup Requests) by Daisypetal
5:13 Mort cloth records (Fife) by nellie d
5:09 Job Swinerton Salem (United States of America) by swinno
5:00 Catherine Mitchell, Cannot find any details (Scotland) by Forfarian
4:13 Janet Duncan (nee Davidson) death in 1875, Echo Bank, Liberton, Midlothian (Family History Beginners Board) by Milliepede
4:01 St Jude Hexthorpe Doncaster (Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests) by MollyC
3:46 DNA match on MyHeritage but not on Ancestry (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by David Nicoll
2:57 Custom Clustering from Ancestry (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by David Nicoll
2:55 GREENLAND - Joseph Henry (Died at Sea) (Australia) by kevinf2349
2:43 Cleaning up a gravestone (The Common Room) by Biggles50
2:32 I'm not sure I really understand this lack of matches (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
2:10 Could Eliza ever be short for Elizabeth? (The Common Room) by coombs
1:42 Cady Cemetery Wisconsin (US Lookup Requests) by *Sandra*
1:26 Looking for Harriet Smith before her marriage (Bedfordshire) by trish1120
12:36 Looking for missing Elsie Annie Rufey (Le Heinsworth) b. 1914 Wokingham, England (Canada) by mckha489
12:14 Passenger Lists Liverpool to Buenos Aires, Argentina (Family History Beginners Board) by rosie17
12:09 Query Regarding Symbols in Baptism Entries (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Bookbox
11:36 Edward Prichard, b. 1835 (Flintshire) by softly softly
11:24 Samuel Norman of Woburn (Bedfordshire) by Norfolk Nan
11:04 Already have father & 1 of sons DNA, is it worth doing another son? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
10:41 Info on Richardson Sherwood Blenkinsopp, of Tacoma, Washington (United States of America) by JackB015725
10:14 Burgher Church, Pollokshaws ca 1817-1849 ??? (Lanarkshire) by Forfarian
9:55 The Briar Line (Roscommon) by gaffy
9:39 Don't know where to start (Family History Beginners Board) by gaffy
9:01 Clerical error in marriage register? (Somerset) by LizzieL
8:05 A real conundrum (Family History Beginners Board) by LizzieL
7:04 Number on Passanger List (United States of America) by hr3333

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