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1:27 John Alnwick, born Gateshead 1690 (Durham) by AllanUK
1:26 Are my eyes deceiving me? Am I hallucinating? (The Common Room) by trish1120
1:25 When did either Harry Wyton DYSON or George Herbert Dyson set sail for Canada? (Canada Lookup Request) by dbree
1:23 Boden/Bodin - Illanois (United States of America) by rosie99
1:11 David Houston, born in Cullybackey about 1854 (Antrim) by aghadowey
1:04 Edward john Harrison (Norfolk) by softly softly
12:57 Edward Tonckin/Tonkin/Tonken (The Common Room) by trish1120
12:57 Edith Mary Ely b 1887 Downham (Norfolk) by rosie99
12:57 William H Croasdale (Durham) by pinnochio
12:56 Location of Maltings Colby c1830’s (Westmorland) by Jeffrey
12:24 Advice on where to look (The Common Room) by heywood
12:09 Diary summary week ending 28th June 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by louisa maud
12:01 Help find Whitby lass Jayne Joyce (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by rosie17
11:42 area name (Hertfordshire) by murphies
11:33 Reeves family of Fareham (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) by Lgugg
10:34 Loseby (with a Higgins marriage connection) (Ireland) by rosie17
10:30 Maria Amelia Becket (1853 - ?) (Surrey) by Fish Island Steve
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
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
4:21 Geordie Diary (Northumberland Resources & Offers) by pinnochio
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