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GUIDANCE - England and Wales births after 1837 Started by philipsearching	0 / 23,973	by philipsearching Tuesday 22 May 18 15:37 BST (UK)
Tracing Living Relatives Started by Boongie Pam	6 / 93,166	by dawnsh Tuesday 29 January 13 15:16 GMT (UK)
Guide to Genealogy for Beginners Started by jackhonour	0 / 47,214	by jackhonour Monday 02 July 12 19:12 BST (UK)
A GUIDE TO CIVIL REGISTRATION AND CENSUSES IN ENGLAND AND WALES Started by Valda	8 / 56,938	by Valda Sunday 23 January 11 18:58 GMT (UK)
LOOKING FOR A PERSON? Started by Valda	1 / 56,232	by Valda Sunday 09 January 11 16:00 GMT (UK)
Getting Started / Beginners Links Started by Berlin-Bob « 1 2 »	12 / 87,280	by dobfarm Friday 03 September 10 22:33 BST (UK)
Don't be deceived - Research isn't always easy! Started by Mogsmum « 1 2 3 4 ... 8 »	69 / 207,667	by Arranroots Thursday 30 April 09 19:32 BST (UK)
USE OF THIS BOARD PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING Started by Rick	0 / 62,113	by Rick Monday 15 October 07 09:12 BST (UK)
Understanding Family History Documentation - Some Notes Started by Biker	1 / 58,948	by suegill Tuesday 28 February 06 22:44 GMT (UK)
***Searching for information before 1837*** Started by Little Nell	0 / 35,907	by Little Nell Sunday 01 May 05 11:56 BST (UK)
Unable to find death date Started by Lissyjane « 1 2 »	11 / 237	by aghadowey Today at 12:45
Williams help needed ! Started by wiilams83	3 / 217	by ciderdrinker Tuesday 29 April 25 12:42 BST (UK)
Marriage certificates Started by Bellas girl « 1 2 3 4 ... 10 »	86 / 1,961	by mckha489 Monday 28 April 25 21:00 BST (UK)
Collingswood Buildings, Cramlington, Northumberland Started by Rita Fail	6 / 74	by AlanBoyd Monday 28 April 25 15:05 BST (UK)
The Watsons Started by Curiously	2 / 120	by Curiously Monday 28 April 25 10:52 BST (UK)
John Turner Started by wolfman99 « 1 2 »	9 / 278	by wolfman99 Monday 28 April 25 10:51 BST (UK)
Mary Eeke Started by wolfman99 « 1 2 »	14 / 800	by Neale1961 Monday 28 April 25 02:34 BST (UK)
Roberts and Jones (nickname Bando) families Blaenau Ffestiniog Started by wildwelsh1	6 / 177	by wildwelsh1 Sunday 27 April 25 13:31 BST (UK)
Coal Miner Records Started by AJLAMERS85	7 / 229	by scotmum Saturday 26 April 25 09:03 BST (UK)
Italian men in Germany in 1938 Started by bliveroo	1 / 206	by Daisypetal Friday 25 April 25 23:02 BST (UK)
Daisy Alice Ansell Started by martindh	3 / 147	by BushInn1746 Friday 25 April 25 19:10 BST (UK)
Eastwood Old Cemetery - Scotland Started by mulholland69	3 / 93	by PatLac Friday 25 April 25 16:28 BST (UK)
death certificate small to read Started by Pinjarra1929 « 1 2 3 »	19 / 1,325	by manukarik Thursday 24 April 25 19:59 BST (UK)
William Henry Polkinghorn(e) Started by paulmayuk	2 / 183	by paulmayuk Wednesday 23 April 25 19:19 BST (UK)
Trace deceased relative Started by Cosmos55 « 1 2 »	9 / 284	by Cosmos55 Wednesday 23 April 25 18:51 BST (UK)
Poppysmum / Andrew Harris Started by Kobee « 1 2 »	11 / 407	by trish1120 Monday 21 April 25 09:40 BST (UK)
How to find a burial in Dublin Started by jaycee96	2 / 69	by jaycee96 Monday 21 April 25 09:36 BST (UK)
Looking for Hornsby (Cumberland/Northumberland/Durham) Started by OutInTheCold « 1 2 3 4 »	30 / 2,272	by Radcliff Monday 21 April 25 08:28 BST (UK)
registering a birth in the 1860's Started by Sasbear « 1 2 3 »	26 / 786	by Milliepede Sunday 20 April 25 10:30 BST (UK)
Second Boer War-Corporal John Jackson #7487 Started by JodyK « 1 2 »	12 / 203	by Neale1961 Sunday 20 April 25 02:20 BST (UK)
MyHeritage upload of 3 family dna files Started by Sealeaffish	3 / 146	by Sealeaffish Saturday 19 April 25 13:00 BST (UK)
Oechsle (Exley) UK Connection Started by CaptainAwesomepants « 1 2 »	11 / 1,719	by finnmabobby Saturday 19 April 25 05:13 BST (UK)
Coughlin family Ireland then Barnsley. Started by KEVKEV « 1 2 »	11 / 225	by Neale1961 Friday 18 April 25 05:52 BST (UK)
stuck on 3rd generation ancestor Started by Sasbear « 1 2 »	17 / 486	by wilcoxon Thursday 17 April 25 09:15 BST (UK)
McDonough in Scotland Started by Trafalgar91	1 / 45	by diddymiller Wednesday 16 April 25 20:02 BST (UK)
Searching for an old address in Eston, Middlesbrough - Peacock Yard Started by Grimpil	7 / 144	by GrahamH Wednesday 16 April 25 07:39 BST (UK)
Looking for Nora may Marshall family history Started by Thomas Hallman	1 / 166	by chempat Wednesday 16 April 25 00:35 BST (UK)
Burial in Bo'ness Started by Michael Hammerson « 1 2 »	9 / 212	by AlanBoyd Tuesday 15 April 25 17:57 BST (UK)
GRO Referance number Started by Killjoy	3 / 164	by Killjoy Tuesday 15 April 25 12:15 BST (UK)
Grandfather jailed for bigamy - missing link Started by M3D1C_Dan « 1 2 3 4 ... 25 »	224 / 38,786	by M3D1C_Dan Tuesday 15 April 25 12:04 BST (UK)
lost family Started by Suzy100 « 1 2 »	12 / 352	by amondg Tuesday 15 April 25 08:00 BST (UK)
Looking for relatives of a James Neil/Neal in Camberwell Peckham area Started by Tomneal90	7 / 115	by Tomneal90 Monday 14 April 25 22:42 BST (UK)
Looking for birth confirmation for Tom Kennedy Started by davidkennedy	6 / 247	by davidkennedy Monday 14 April 25 11:06 BST (UK)
Looking for passenger manifest Numidian April 1912 Started by Flobess	3 / 133	by dbree Monday 14 April 25 01:16 BST (UK)
Findmypast sub any offers going? Started by Corporal18	8 / 616	by confusion Saturday 12 April 25 22:01 BST (UK)
tradegar workhouse in Wales Started by Bellla123	2 / 32	by David Nicoll Saturday 12 April 25 07:44 BST (UK)
Can searcher companies get it wrong ! Started by tomjackliam « 1 2 3 »	19 / 844	by tomjackliam Friday 11 April 25 18:03 BST (UK)
Customs officer lookup Started by Stuart Clark	1 / 183	by shanreagh Friday 11 April 25 04:58 BST (UK)
Mystery of Eli Yates… Started by Jayhen6 « 1 2 »	14 / 330	by Jayhen6 Thursday 10 April 25 19:09 BST (UK)
turners court Started by Diggit « 1 2 3 »	20 / 8,469	by acorngen Wednesday 09 April 25 17:03 BST (UK)
GRO birth registration contains comment "Occasional Copy: A". What does it mean? Started by Elastik « 1 2 »	15 / 8,214	by Deirdre784 Wednesday 09 April 25 09:41 BST (UK)
Parents of Fred Hoyle Started by N.Demaine92 « 1 2 »	17 / 298	by trish1120 Monday 07 April 25 10:22 BST (UK)
Carrie Victoria Lutz of Philadelphia US Started by webbedwards « 1 2 3 4 »	33 / 1,833	by seeds ltd Monday 07 April 25 10:21 BST (UK)
Trying to find a report in a local paper 1835 Started by FelicityH « 1 2 3 »	26 / 1,352	by nic_tas Monday 07 April 25 02:58 BST (UK)
Elisha Rightdoer Lee Started by SandraD	4 / 3,650	by littlefishlock Sunday 06 April 25 13:21 BST (UK)
Sarah Jane Sellerby/Sarah Eleanor Button. Are they the same person.? Started by TheOnlyRogueAngel « 1 2 »	10 / 214	by TheOnlyRogueAngel Sunday 06 April 25 08:19 BST (UK)
Possible father? Started by N.Demaine92 « 1 2 »	9 / 477	by jonwarrn Saturday 05 April 25 18:52 BST (UK)
Robert Gunning, Donaghadee, Workington, Sheffield Started by Radcliff « 1 2 »	17 / 295	by Radcliff Thursday 03 April 25 20:07 BST (UK)
Ireland/Eire/northern Ireland records Started by Buddie73	5 / 224	by Kiltaglassan Thursday 03 April 25 20:05 BST (UK)
Patrick McPartland's family Started by Goosebump	4 / 91	by Goosebump Thursday 03 April 25 19:56 BST (UK)
Nicholas Francis Gunning ,Donaghadee, Workington Benfield Durham ? Started by Radcliff « 1 2 »	10 / 268	by softly softly Thursday 03 April 25 08:36 BST (UK)
William John, Fireman at Lan Colliery 1875 Started by Gwaelodian	7 / 144	by Gwaelodian Tuesday 01 April 25 21:15 BST (UK)
Need help please to find record of Reginald Woodcock b 1910 in Rotherham Started by pacaine « 1 2 »	9 / 339	by pacaine Monday 31 March 25 18:32 BST (UK)
Stuck and Need help on 2nd great grandparents, Thomas Johnson and Fanny Wilmot Started by Jason Jase « 1 2 3 4 ... 20 »	172 / 13,255	by jonwarrn Monday 31 March 25 10:52 BST (UK)
Where did I find this information?? Started by JANICELEEDALE	4 / 306	by JANICELEEDALE Sunday 30 March 25 23:46 BST (UK)
Albert Edwin Carroll b.1903 Grimsby, Lincs or b.1904.? Started by TheOnlyRogueAngel « 1 2 3 »	26 / 270	by brigidmac Sunday 30 March 25 18:12 BST (UK)
Mother and Baby Homes- Birkenhead - 60’s/70’s Started by Elswick	6 / 222	by Elswick Sunday 30 March 25 12:06 BST (UK)
Affiliation orders Started by Daisyroot	7 / 197	by Daisyroot Saturday 29 March 25 22:04 GMT (UK)
Probate and wills - what do you get when ordering? Started by ValJJJ « 1 2 »	9 / 474	by ValJJJ Saturday 29 March 25 11:41 GMT (UK)
Can't find in 1921 or 1939 registers. Started by pacaine « 1 2 »	13 / 403	by pacaine Saturday 29 March 25 10:58 GMT (UK)
Prison Records Started by SunshineOz « 1 2 »	14 / 4,752	by Gallicrow Thursday 27 March 25 12:31 GMT (UK)
Passenger information - India Started by AprilLan « 1 2 »	16 / 508	by Daisypetal Wednesday 26 March 25 23:41 GMT (UK)
Looking to trace THOMAS WAKE b1770 Huntingdon Started by truculent punk	7 / 714	by windy_miller Wednesday 26 March 25 22:34 GMT (UK)
The "deaf, dumb, imbecile" part of the 1911 census Started by Ahmed_U « 1 2 3 4 »	29 / 10,328	by diddymiller Tuesday 25 March 25 20:32 GMT (UK)
noc 46-66 Started by hughnott	5 / 284	by ShaunJ Monday 24 March 25 21:11 GMT (UK)

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