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8:25 Thomas Eastwood addegoole farm Kylemore (Galway) by taramcdsmall
8:20 Mary Ann Amelia MOORCRAFT and Alfred John PETERS both born 1859 (Kent) by heywood
8:19 More German professions (Europe) by Zefiro
8:15 Burial record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Tickettyboo
8:13 Re: Diary summary week ending 9th November 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
7:40 Belgium translation help (Europe) by Zefiro
7:38 Will of Thomas Giddings (1780) Tydd St Mary: advice on AI help to transcribe it. (Lincolnshire) by amondg
7:17 Death of Robert MITCHELL (Dublin) by aghadowey
7:16 WAAF WW11 service records (Armed Forces) by rafcommands
7:13 WWI Soldier Uniform Country? (Armed Forces) by Viktoria
7:06 ANTCLIFF family Notts (Nottinghamshire) by Richie1956
6:39 Help with look up for 1st Cousin 1 x rem in Birkenhead (Cheshire) by tornado
6:30 Ernest George Mackenzie b.1892 mystery emigration and death (South Africa) by Jool
6:23 Kuper Meister, Boettger - translation (Europe) by HughC
6:16 James Griffin 1816-1870 (Staffordshire Lookup Requests) by Dean Wells
6:10 Raymond Woodrow Statham (Family History Beginners Board) by Julesrose
6:09 Merchant Seaman George Sidney Jopling (The Common Room) by Rena
5:49 Am I missing something in the 1911 and 1921 censuses? (The Common Room) by JenB
5:34 John Wryght baptism 11-1-1595 child for John Wryght + Jane Bruce -unintelligible (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by horselydown86
5:31 Missing Wilkins kids (The Common Room) by EdCan
5:30 Royal Caledonian School Bushey (Hertfordshire) by LaLisa
5:22 Did James Lindsay Robertson serve in the Boer War? (Armed Forces) by Forfarian
5:18 The Nicholson Family of New Building and Ardmore. (Derry (Londonderry)) by nealjohn
4:53 I can't get near this one! (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Tickettyboo
4:41 Hannah Charles (Somerset) by osprey
4:37 Marriage certs (The Common Room) by Jebber
3:48 Wills from Canada (Canada) by aghadowey
3:09 Eveline Marjory Challis born 13 Oct 1901 Stepney, London (US Lookup Requests) by softly softly
2:50 WW2 evacuees to RUTHIN (Denbighshire) by brigidmac
2:42 First Fifty Years Project (South Africa) by Kinsy
2:39 Gypsy Camera...Smith Family (Travelling People) by Anis86
1:26 Devizes Cemetery (Wiltshire) by grahamila
1:19 Help reading the writing (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Isabel H
1:13 Ronald Lines (b1933 Birmingham) (Family History Beginners Board) by Jim Webster
1:06 What is your wildest coincidence? (The Lighter Side) by coombs
12:43 John Drynan SS California 1912 (Immigrants & Emigrants - General) by oldohiohome
12:35 What happened to Frederick Murray born 1903 Moama NSW, Australia (Australia) by Essnell
12:31 George Cranston BAIRD (Dumfriesshire) by trevalyn

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