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2:52 Searching for a death/burial record 1814-1819 (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by lanarman
2:46 Campbell + Cleland (Lanarkshire) by Milliepede
2:41 Ancestry messaging (Family History Beginners Board) by garngad
2:41 Emma Blanche VEVERS, Rawcliffe 1845 – disappears after Goole Workhouse 1867 (Yorkshire (West Riding)) by PatLac
2:37 Help Please any details David Lloyd (Norfolk) by trish1120
2:27 Professor- slang term for a common thief? (Occupation Interests) by lanarman
2:26 Help needed please with Welsh Owen (Jones) ancestors from Pentrefelin (Caernarvonshire) by deejayEn
2:19 Emma MILLS (b. 1844 approx.) marriage, children and death (Monmouthshire) by Cas (stallc)
2:17 Jones obit (Canada) by lanarman
2:08 Christening gown (The Lighter Side) by Treetotal
2:08 Marriage - Thomas McGregor / Mary Thomson (Lanarkshire) by softly softly
2:07 Unusual name: Esakia (The Common Room) by jbml
1:33 Chesham Parish Register - HARDING (Buckinghamshire Lookup Requests) by jbml
1:30 Help appreciated: untangling the Holcombs of Godstone (Surrey) by jbml
1:15 Myths debunked when doing family histroy. (The Lighter Side) by jbml
1:07 Strange page in French register about 1650. (Europe) by joger
12:55 Richard & Elizabeth Leng, late 17th century (Sussex) by jbml
12:44 NSW Orphan or Adoption Records (Australia) by wivenhoe
12:40 George Davidson and Margaret Falconer (Nairnshire) by ColC
12:40 George Son of John Hood bapt Gateshead 1st Oct 1786, any info please? (Durham) by BushInn1746
12:34 Two Brock families from old or west kilpatrick 1744 (Scotland) by Forfarian
12:30 Eric Seaton (Yorkshire (North Riding) Lookup Requests) by CaroleW
12:05 Sweetheart badge, (Armed Forces) by SmallTownGirl
11:51 Townland puzzle (Tyrone) by Kiltaglassan
11:36 Frank Mendle (Antrim) by aghadowey
11:35 Double Biddulph baptism, maybe? (The Common Room) by mezentia
11:24 The Runaway Billingsgate Orphan: John CLARKE (b. c1802 London - d. 1878 Gornal) (London & Middlesex Lookup Requests) by ciderdrinker
10:56 Scotland's People, Ancestry, FamilySearch etc: which to use? (Scotland) by Forfarian
10:20 Trouble finding birth Richard Gray McAllister 1848 (Scotland) by gloswegian
10:03 Deciphering this WWII RAF war record (Armed Forces) by rafcommands
10:01 Diary summary W|E 13th September 2026 (The Stay Safe Board) by BumbleB
9:45 Portlich (Ross & Cromarty) by Forfarian
9:28 9-11 October Auckland Family History Expo (New Zealand Resources & Offers) by genebrarian
9:21 GRO index (The Common Room) by AntonyMMM
9:03 Marriage of James Richardson and Sarah Ann Kinloch, Upper Stondon, 3.6.1872 (Bedfordshire) by LizzieL
7:55 Howie / Houie Family of Angus (Angus (Forfarshire)) by Forfarian
7:02 Family For Charlotte Please (Kent) by jbml
1:03 Knox and O'Hare of Donabate (Dublin) by ejk

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