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11:28 Dunmores around Earls Barton and surrounds (Northamptonshire) by rosie99
11:19 Looking for Grace Edwards in 1871/1881 (London and Middlesex) by Ladyhawk
11:14 Occupation 1901 census please (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by nicdigby
11:00 KEYNOR LANE (The Lighter Side) by Spelk
10:17 Idebtifying the Uniform (World War One) by alan o
10:17 McSHANE in Edendork, County Tyrone (Tyrone) by PJC
10:09 Pedigree Collapse/Endogamy and my theory on my 2x great grandmother’s parents (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by GailB
9:49 Family of CHARLES CLARK, sailed Aberdeen to Melbourne on "Jane Geary" 1852-53 (Australia) by Neale1961
9:38 Benbow family of Cornwall (Australia) by Neale1961
9:24 Booths of Bramley (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by LizzieL
9:20 Custom Clustering from Ancestry (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by SouthseaSteel
9:18 George Hood 1815 Selby Marriage - James Cookin / James Cook in W (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by BushInn1746
8:42 Rachael (Rachel) Scott (Durham) by aidansrest
8:36 Hungarian Inscription (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by bugbear
7:47 Francis E O Couzens (1893-1980) (US Lookup Requests) by mckha489
7:44 Newspaper Look Up (Aberdeenshire) by AlanBoyd
7:33 Moon family of Waldron (Sussex) by Keziah2
7:00 Elizabeth Dowle (Dowse), arr Parramatta Asylum from Darlinghurst Dec 1769 (Australia) by GeoffTurner
4:08 Coles Obituary (Huntingdonshire Lookup Requests) by warncoort
3:50 John Balls of Aldeburgh (1758) (Suffolk) by maddys52
2:33 Am I on the right thinking here. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Essnell
2:33 Newspaper look Up (Moray (Elginshire)) by Jool
2:16 William Henry Catt in New Zealand (New Zealand) by Eyesee
11:59 Looking for parents in Bodmin, Cornwall (Family History Beginners Board) by peb2050
10:58 Thomas William Liddle Service Records (World War One) by kinsey
10:52 1894 Italian Death Registration (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Eyesee
10:11 Highgate Cemetery (London and Middlesex) by rosie99
9:39 redacted names in 1939 register (Family History Beginners Board) by Biggles50
8:38 Estate of a female relative who died intestate in 1935 before her husband (The Common Room) by Tickettyboo
8:21 Roper’s Mill, Newtown, Pemberton (Lancashire) by AlanBoyd
8:14 Re: Diary summary week ending 2nd November 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
7:35 Daniel Grane, Langley Marish Bucks/Berks (Buckinghamshire) by Norfolk Nan
7:13 Needing help with Latin again (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by RowanR
5:37 Burial of a baby Gap Lane Cemetary Merton (Surrey) by Skaife
5:33 Louisa and Harriett MITCHELL (Dublin) by Kiltaglassan
5:21 Francis Drew FITZGIBBON WW1 (Kerry) by Kiltaglassan
4:35 Morris ap Cadwallader (Caernarvonshire) by collwyn ap tangno
4:32 John Newton, Lanchester (Durham) by Elliven

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