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7:33 David Houston, born in Cullybackey about 1854 (Antrim) by Abhanliath
7:32 Edward john Harrison (Norfolk) by *Sandra*
7:29 Edith Mary Ely b 1887 Downham (Norfolk) by Pinetree
7:25 William H Croasdale (Durham) by pinnochio
7:19 1860s book inscription (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by mulberry-rose
7:04 Loseby (with a Higgins marriage connection) (Ireland) by Kiltaglassan
6:46 WILSON: James, Charles & Alfred - Lambeth to Bermondsey c.1830-1881 (Surrey) by Ella Cinders
6:34 Finding a Grave (Galway) by Kerrill
6:26 Most quirky relative you’ve come across? (The Lighter Side) by fiddlerslass
6:23 When did either Harry Wyton DYSON or George Herbert Dyson set sail for Canada? (Canada Lookup Request) by dbree
5:22 How do I know if DNA ThruLines for a potential ancestor are true? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Zaphod99
5:09 Humphrey Dodd (Northumberland) by rosie99
5:08 Are my eyes deceiving me? Am I hallucinating? (The Common Room) by Zaphod99
5:03 Maria Amelia Becket (1853 - ?) (Surrey) by softly softly
5:02 Robert Rayner - Dewsbury (Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests) by shardiex
4:30 Diary summary week ending 28th June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
4:25 Victoria Probate (Australia) by ~MERLIN~
4:13 Boden/Bodin - Illanois (United States of America) by angel~eyes
4:10 WWII paperback books (The Lighter Side) by still_looking
4:01 Street Name - Wandsworth GRO district in 1882 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by ShaunJ
3:55 New Brighton (Cheshire Lookup Offers) by jksdelver
3:21 Help find Whitby lass Jayne Joyce (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by Jayhen6
3:16 Third Statistical Account of Scotland (Scotland) by still_looking
3:09 New Brighton (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by jksdelver
2:49 Levy/Levey family Manchester late 1800s (Lancashire) by heywood
2:44 Submariner in 1861?! (Occupation Interests) by jane k
2:38 Mutton, Motton, Mouton, Mitten, Mytten (Cornwall) by polly50
2:13 Edward Tonckin/Tonkin/Tonken (The Common Room) by trish1120
2:01 George Potts (Australia) by hexhamlad
1:35 Myers Sisters (Durham) by hexhamlad
1:27 John Alnwick, born Gateshead 1690 (Durham) by AllanUK
12:56 Location of Maltings Colby c1830’s (Westmorland) by Jeffrey
12:24 Advice on where to look (The Common Room) by heywood
11:42 area name (Hertfordshire) by murphies
11:33 Reeves family of Fareham (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) by Lgugg

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