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4:03 Samway Clacton on Sea shop repatriated WW2 any info Please [from Aust] (Family History Beginners Board) by RickyJack
3:44 Latin translation please christening record 1638 (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Eyesee
3:28 Where is Marian after 1800? (Durham) by Jomot
3:25 Princes`s Christians Nursing Service second Boer War (Armed Forces Resources) by shanreagh
3:07 J. Hopkins (The Common Room) by maddys52
2:37 Stillbirth records (Family History Beginners Board) by Elliven
2:34 rose and sophia mylrea (Canada Lookup Request) by dibanks
2:14 A cautionary tale re. the perils of AI in genealogy (The Common Room) by AnnieBard
1:38 Free Access to Selected Records on Ancestry.com until 30th June 2026 (The Common Room) by maddys52
1:30 Kennedy / Caldwell / Hunter – Ayr & possible Kildare connection, 1828–1848 (Ayrshire) by Neale1961
12:44 Trying to find Parents of 3rd Great grand father. (Durham Lookup Requests) by Neale1961
12:38 Jsmes John Hearn born in London, died in SA (South Africa) by Neale1961
12:38 Long/Wallace/Dill/Stewart/Mullan/Logan (Derry (Londonderry)) by Thursday
12:22 Death Dr. John Robert McCullough, July 12, 1900, York Co., Ontario (Canada) by Peggy13
12:13 Davies Family Deaths (Herefordshire) by amondg
11:47 Creating a photshopped headstone (Technical Help) by PatLac
11:01 Grub(b) family of Old Machar (Aberdeenshire) by David Nicoll
10:59 Help with Elizabeth Collins (Cornwall) by CaroleW
10:54 Notorious John Backhouse of Whitby what happened to him? (Census Lookup and Resource Requests) by Mabel Bagshawe
10:53 Third Statistical Account of Scotland (Scotland) by GordonFindlay
10:44 Daisy Letherby (London and Middlesex) by Joy Dean
10:27 Looking for Jack Barnes b Bradford Yorks c 1880/81 before 1921 (Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests) by dobfarm
10:15 Fire at Rea Street, 1891 - Gallagher (Warwickshire) by Daisypetal
10:11 JOHN REARDON WW1 (Tipperary) by Ladyhawk
10:07 JOHN AUGUSTIN QUINLESS WW1 1917. (Dublin) by *Sandra*
10:02 Davies family of Lydney, links to Sweden?? (Monmouthshire) by ashtayl04
9:43 Are my eyes deceiving me? Am I hallucinating? (The Lighter Side) by LellBee
9:24 Greenhill Camp, Carlton (Nottinghamshire) by Whenu
8:21 John E WONSON Bulli NSW 1916 (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by haney
8:14 1789 Edenderry House, Belfast, Ireland (Family History Beginners Board) by aghadowey
8:10 The Eldridge family (The Common Room) by Joy Dean
8:05 Hugh Weir of Ballyminstra (Antrim) by Kiltaglassan
7:49 Ancestry's Tithe maps and Apportionments - Where's the maps? (The Common Room) by D Orris
7:48 Thomas ANDERSON (aka MASON) WW1 (Dublin) by trevalyn
7:45 Joseph Gallagher - Elizabeth Hannah (Mably) DIVORCE after 1919/20? (Berkshire) by fisherj
7:22 UK forces records (The Lighter Side) by Familysearch
7:14 Orchard Street or Churchgate Independent, Stockport, Cheshire, (Cheshire Lookup Requests) by Pendlewitch67
6:54 Understanding Poor Relief records (Glamorganshire) by David Outner

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