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12:01 John Alnwick, born Gateshead 1690 (Durham) by ColC
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11:44 Edward Tonckin/Tonkin/Tonken (The Common Room) by Gordon163
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11:33 Reeves family of Fareham (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) by Lgugg
10:42 When did either Harry Wyton DYSON or George Herbert Dyson set sail for Canada? (Canada Lookup Request) by Keith Sherwood
10:34 Loseby (with a Higgins marriage connection) (Ireland) by rosie17
10:30 Maria Amelia Becket (1853 - ?) (Surrey) by Fish Island Steve
10:27 Edith Mary Ely b 1887 Downham (Norfolk) by *Sandra*
10:12 Are my eyes deceiving me? Am I hallucinating? (The Common Room) by AllanUK
10:11 Linda M M WONSON-MARSHALL (Australia) by haney
10:04 Mutton, Motton, Mouton, Mitten, Mytten (Cornwall) by Oneday
9:32 Fanny Longbottom (Lancashire Lookup Requests) by heywood
9:20 Mccullough (Antrim) by Jon_ni
9:11 Is Spidermonkey still with us? (The Common Room) by 4b2
9:04 Third Statistical Account of Scotland (Scotland) by GordonFindlay
9:00 The Eldridge family (The Common Room) by Joy Dean
8:37 Free Access to Selected Records on Ancestry.com until 30th June 2026 (The Common Room) by Chris Doran
7:57 Victoria Probate (Australia) by sparrett
4:01 Thomas Graham, Graham orphanage London? Illegitimate son of Colin Campbell? 1897 (Family History Beginners Board) by gtoal
11:12 obit James Rankin, Jan 16, 1915, Manhattan, New York (United States of America) by Peggy13
10:37 Looking for Jack Barnes b Bradford Yorks c 1880/81 before 1921 (Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
9:24 Benjamin Renger marriage help with brides details (German) (Europe) by fiddlerslass
9:15 Thompson from Goshen, Orange Co., NY (US Lookup Requests) by lanarman
8:43 Keeler Mystery (Gloucestershire) by ashtayl04
7:50 William H Croasdale (Durham) by Pennines
6:01 Submariner in 1861?! (Occupation Interests) by ShaunJ
4:44 Brick Wall:Unknown Family/Racial Origins: Messias Baker-Hancock County, MS 1800s (US Lookup Requests) by oldohiohome
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3:23 Abercastle, Mathry 1851 census missing? (Pembrokeshire) by jane k

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