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12:10 When did either Harry Wyton DYSON or George Herbert Dyson set sail for Canada? (Canada Lookup Request) by *Sandra*
11:47 Submariner in 1861?! (Occupation Interests) by fiddlerslass
11:44 Gentleman`s what? 1861 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by heywood
11:28 Levy/Levey family Manchester late 1800s (Lancashire) by heywood
11:15 Digby Willoughby (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by expensiveocean
11:07 George Sinclair and Peti Matiaha (New Zealand Completed Requests) by shanreagh
11:03 Diary summary week ending 28th June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Gillg
10:56 Hettie Hill - born 1891 South Africa, arrived in Sydney Australia 4 October 1907 (Australia) by ellenmaggie
10:45 How do I know if DNA ThruLines for a potential ancestor are true? (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Biggles50
10:36 Edith Mary Ely b 1887 Downham (Norfolk) by *Sandra*
10:10 Missing a husband (Staffordshire) by softly softly
9:57 Female occupation? (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by andygmandrew
9:53 Looking for Jack Barnes b Bradford Yorks c 1880/81 before 1921 (Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
9:37 William H Croasdale (Durham) by Pennines
9:27 Mccullough (Antrim) by Heather Walsh
9:27 Richard Moore - Portland quarry man missing after 1861 (Dorset) by alan o
8:47 Mary Ellen Kerr also known as Nellie (Australia) by 85jbk
8:02 George Newton Spencer (Originally from Glasgow B 1882) Lived Hamburg 1908 - 1980 (Europe) by davecapps
7:45 John Campbell 1782 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by BronwenS
7:26 I am looking for the parents of Thomas Parkins from Wendover. (Buckinghamshire Lookup Requests) by Anika_010
6:34 Royal Navy light middleweight boxer I G A Barrington 1955 (England) by Tgapitbull
5:41 Casper Caldwell, Maghernageeragh, marriage settlement (Tyrone) by rlw254
5:35 Brick Wall:Unknown Family/Racial Origins: Messias Baker-Hancock County, MS 1800s (US Lookup Requests) by musicaltynes
3:44 William Power (Waterford) by shanreagh
2:55 What happened to Frederick Murray born 1903 Moama NSW, Australia (Australia) by Essnell
12:49 Victoria Probate (Australia) by Suzy W
11:17 Loseby (with a Higgins marriage connection) (Ireland) by PatLac
9:21 HMS Veryan Bay August 1950 (Armed Forces) by Tgapitbull
8:40 Advice - Online Newspaper records (The Common Room) by Kiltaglassan
7:50 Benjamin Renger marriage help with brides details (German) (Europe) by fiddlerslass
6:57 IRELAND’s 1926 Census - Free (Ireland) by aghadowey
6:52 Frederick Shattock bp Nether Stowey, Somerset 1854 (Somerset) by teragram31510
6:21 JAMES JOHNSTONE ANDERSON 1920 (Angus (Forfarshire)) by trevalyn
3:13 Wanlockhead Company of Pioneers (Family History Beginners Board) by Kiltaglassan

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