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8:47 What value is the hyphen in a double barrelled surname? (The Common Room) by LizzieL
8:35 Bird Family of Exeter (Devon) by pastoralviewer5
8:29 A plaque for an ancestor - how do I find decendents? (The Common Room) by tedscout
8:23 William Armstrong b1852 Ireland but British soldier (England) by overlandermatt
8:23 A Marriage between a Walter ROBINSON and a Beatrice SNAITH pre 1926 Richmond? (Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests) by BumbleB
8:22 1494 Will of Alys Northwood of Thanet (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Wayne N
8:16 Caroline Elizabeth Hall (London and Middlesex) by TomGad
8:01 Edward Alexander ALEX Rippingille abt 1855 • Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) by Neale1961
7:52 James Williams m. Elizabeth Bush, Lambeth 1840s - searching for marriage (The Common Room) by softly softly
7:51 Land in Woolwich, Plumstead and Greenwich (Kent) by AlanBoyd
7:38 Thomas Wells, Can’t find death record (Oxfordshire) by TomGad
7:35 Clark family (London and Middlesex) by softly softly
7:13 Echuca, Victoria, 1870's. (Australia Resources & Offers) by osip
6:59 What happened to John Cook & Frances Crowder 1812-1813 at Knottingley? (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by BushInn1746
6:42 Midshipman RN 1915 (Armed Forces) by tonepad
5:05 UK to Australia 1927 (Australia) by aahume
5:04 Benjamin Armstrong born Mansfield Query (Nottinghamshire) by castlebob
3:15 Parish map for Cheadle or Stockport (Cheshire) by Kay99
2:08 Mason Family from Great Yarmouth (Norfolk) by MasonT78
1:21 Help with three Latin words in parish register 1623 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Shirl_R
12:57 Ramsey Baptisms LOOKUP needed - Ibberson/Hunns (Huntingdonshire Lookup Requests) by JenClark
12:52 DNA testing (Family History Beginners Board) by Biggles50
11:49 Charles Abrey (Durham) by Elliven
10:48 William (Staffordshire) by aghadowey
10:34 Alex Borodenko d 6 April 1994 Scunthorpe Hospital (Lincolnshire) by aghadowey
10:14 John Donkin - who were his parents? (Durham) by aidansrest
10:02 1996 Camden burial / Cremation Alice Picton (London and Middlesex) by CaroleW
9:41 Obit George Johnston died July 27, 1890 Sterling, Massachusetts (United States of America) by Peggy13
9:37 Obit Jane Johnston, 23 Jan 1901, Clinton, Massachusetts (United States of America) by Peggy13
9:34 Stevensons of Cullen / Keith / Rathven (Banffshire) by GR2
9:10 william wales (London and Middlesex) by Mabel Bagshawe
8:55 alan davenport frost (US Lookup Requests) by Theo1275
8:44 "Possible networks found" on Ancestry trees (The Common Room) by Josephine
8:18 Diary summary week ending 16th November 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
7:57 Mystery of married couple in Calne, Wiltshire: Thomas and Anne Partridge (Family History Beginners Board) by osprey
7:39 Death of Robert MITCHELL (Dublin) by PatLac
7:37 Wartime pic - can it be improved? (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Stanza
7:25 Alexander Gordon (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by raggyroo

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