In the Lighter Side post your topics that are on the "Lighter Side" of your hobby of Local History or Genealogy, or things that are perhaps not directly related to the subject but still relevant or of interest in some way.
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Genealogy - Who wants to be a Millionaire?
Started by Amy K |
4 / 3,655 |
by tiredwithtwins Sunday 31 October 04 00:12 BST (UK) |
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16 / 5,266 |
by minime Saturday 11 December 04 00:30 GMT (UK) |
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13 / 5,053 |
by KathyM Sunday 31 October 04 15:46 GMT (UK) |
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12 / 2,536 |
by AmyUK Thursday 05 January 06 17:51 GMT (UK) |
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192.com Help
Started by AmyUK |
3 / 978 |
by hlbradd Thursday 30 March 06 22:02 BST (UK) |
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Preservation/Archival Boxes
Started by AmyUK |
0 / 1,384 |
by AmyUK Monday 20 March 06 15:39 GMT (UK) |
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Is Feunde a real surname?
Started by Ancestry Addicted « 1 2 » |
11 / 1,534 |
by Andrew Tarr Friday 30 December 16 11:12 GMT (UK) |
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41 / 7,038 |
by weste Friday 13 January 17 11:04 GMT (UK) |
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Scared me ------ never
Started by Andi R |
6 / 934 |
by Andi R Sunday 28 August 05 19:11 BST (UK) |
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just want to say
Started by Andi R |
3 / 738 |
by rosie17 Tuesday 25 August 20 12:49 BST (UK) |
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62 / 10,141 |
by bearkat Wednesday 08 April 09 09:13 BST (UK) |
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Whats a noggin??Binge drinking
Started by Andi R |
6 / 1,883 |
by Suttonrog Saturday 26 November 05 01:12 GMT (UK) |
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4 / 724 |
by andrewalston Friday 01 October 21 17:33 BST (UK) |
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When the mind wanders ....
Started by Andrew Tarr « 1 2 » |
16 / 2,982 |
by jbml Wednesday 03 August 16 14:15 BST (UK) |
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Yule Humour
Started by Andrew Tarr « 1 2 » |
9 / 2,049 |
by Maiden Stone Tuesday 12 December 17 16:15 GMT (UK) |
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Total porkies
Started by Andrew Tarr « 1 2 3 » |
21 / 5,267 |
by Andrew Tarr Wednesday 02 December 15 23:11 GMT (UK) |
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Clerical self-expression
Started by Andrew Tarr |
1 / 875 |
by Maiden Stone Sunday 05 November 17 21:12 GMT (UK) |
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How to be remembered?
Started by Andrew Tarr |
6 / 1,266 |
by Andrew Tarr Tuesday 31 January 17 09:23 GMT (UK) |
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Early Scouse humour?
Started by Andrew Tarr « 1 2 » |
12 / 1,203 |
by Andrew Tarr Sunday 26 January 20 15:26 GMT (UK) |
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What's in a name?
Started by Andrew Tarr |
1 / 460 |
by jim1 Wednesday 14 September 16 11:39 BST (UK) |
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D-Day Quiz
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 » |
10 / 930 |
by Regorian Thursday 06 June 19 11:53 BST (UK) |
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Unusual census status
Started by andrewalston |
8 / 2,265 |
by jaybelnz Sunday 15 March 15 23:23 GMT (UK) |
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"Word of Mouth" on Surnames
Started by andrewalston |
1 / 1,169 |
by ScouseBoy Monday 01 August 11 22:27 BST (UK) |
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Occupation making a comeback!
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 3 » |
18 / 1,594 |
by Viktoria Tuesday 05 May 20 23:41 BST (UK) |
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2 / 1,711 |
by Jean McGurn Sunday 06 February 11 12:15 GMT (UK) |
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Most wildly inappropriate Ancestry Hint
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 3 4 » |
34 / 5,994 |
by guest189040 Sunday 16 June 19 20:46 BST (UK) |
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Surnames in other languages
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 3 4 » |
35 / 4,703 |
by Mart 'n' Al Friday 25 October 19 21:06 BST (UK) |
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Wedding Detectives
Started by andrewalston |
2 / 621 |
by oldfashionedgirl Thursday 05 November 20 10:08 GMT (UK) |
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Enumerator's census description
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 » |
10 / 1,184 |
by coombs Wednesday 29 September 21 14:06 BST (UK) |
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Surely some sort of record?
Started by andrewalston |
4 / 877 |
by Mike in Cumbria Friday 27 January 17 23:01 GMT (UK) |
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HOW MANY Illegitimate children ?!?
Started by andrewalston |
4 / 1,207 |
by marcie dean Sunday 16 July 17 16:23 BST (UK) |
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Accuracy in the 1841 census
Started by andrewalston |
8 / 863 |
by coombs Monday 09 November 20 12:57 GMT (UK) |
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A reminder of how much we lost in the blitz
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 » |
9 / 1,585 |
by Redroger Wednesday 06 September 17 18:20 BST (UK) |
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A surprise gift
Started by andrewalston |
2 / 1,129 |
by GR2 Sunday 08 January 23 16:55 GMT (UK) |
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A History of Britain in Numbers
Started by andrewalston |
5 / 602 |
by Mike in Cumbria Friday 06 December 13 11:56 GMT (UK) |
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Canal history programme on BBC1
Started by andrewalston |
2 / 757 |
by Familysearch Saturday 05 September 15 22:49 BST (UK) |
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Coronation Street's DNA Secrets
Started by andrewalston |
1 / 774 |
by heywood Tuesday 11 September 18 17:59 BST (UK) |
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DNA testing
Started by andrewalston |
2 / 732 |
by pharmaT Thursday 09 November 17 10:59 GMT (UK) |
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Voices from the Old Bailey
Started by andrewalston |
5 / 488 |
by LizzieW Friday 29 August 14 23:42 BST (UK) |
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Coincidence?
Started by andrewalston |
4 / 1,857 |
by andrewalston Wednesday 12 August 15 20:43 BST (UK) |
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Just a little late!
Started by andrewalston |
0 / 259 |
by andrewalston Thursday 09 November 23 11:57 GMT (UK) |
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Any secret diaries out there?
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 » |
9 / 1,603 |
by BrazilianBombshell Sunday 14 July 19 16:14 BST (UK) |
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47 / 3,602 |
by coombs Monday 24 July 23 00:26 BST (UK) |
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BBC Wales "Coming Home" - Ioan Gruffudd
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 » |
13 / 3,022 |
by groom Monday 09 January 17 21:16 GMT (UK) |
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Had they never heard of a compass?
Started by andrewalston |
2 / 1,979 |
by ShaunJ Thursday 07 July 22 16:26 BST (UK) |
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11 / 2,663 |
by Viktoria Tuesday 24 February 15 13:44 GMT (UK) |
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(In)appropriate address
Started by andrewalston |
8 / 1,086 |
by a-l Tuesday 17 December 13 14:20 GMT (UK) |
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What's in a name?
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 » |
10 / 1,297 |
by andrewalston Monday 07 December 20 13:28 GMT (UK) |
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Enumerator's poor spelling
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 » |
15 / 1,343 |
by Treetotal Wednesday 20 October 21 23:15 BST (UK) |
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Guess who found the policies!
Started by andrewalston |
0 / 443 |
by andrewalston Saturday 05 March 22 15:52 GMT (UK) |
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A cousin of some sort....
Started by andrewalston |
4 / 960 |
by Andrew Tarr Wednesday 05 February 20 09:31 GMT (UK) |
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Lost Films of WWII
Started by andrewalston |
1 / 543 |
by roopat Sunday 15 September 19 18:26 BST (UK) |
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Maybe I'm the lucky one.
Started by andrewalston |
3 / 1,633 |
by Liz_in_Sussex Sunday 04 March 12 19:35 GMT (UK) |
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4 / 1,009 |
by coombs Wednesday 18 August 21 18:11 BST (UK) |
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Ancestry - A Novel
Started by andrewalston |
0 / 2,030 |
by andrewalston Tuesday 02 August 22 09:36 BST (UK) |
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Worst writing on a census?
Started by andrewalston |
3 / 657 |
by Andrew Tarr Saturday 14 January 17 15:00 GMT (UK) |
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An enjoyable day
Started by andrewalston |
5 / 612 |
by andrewalston Tuesday 15 March 22 19:50 GMT (UK) |
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Rutherford & Fry on DNA testing
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 » |
12 / 1,288 |
by Maiden Stone Wednesday 28 November 18 16:26 GMT (UK) |
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4 / 1,340 |
by stanmapstone Saturday 27 June 15 17:41 BST (UK) |
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Unusual occupations
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 3 » |
22 / 2,468 |
by stanmapstone Saturday 24 December 16 13:32 GMT (UK) |
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1 / 1,113 |
by Jeuel Saturday 22 October 11 18:50 BST (UK) |
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Work you're glad to be out of
Started by andrewalston |
6 / 1,903 |
by Dimps Saturday 25 June 05 14:55 BST (UK) |
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45 / 5,833 |
by 3sillydogs Thursday 20 October 16 12:52 BST (UK) |
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Anyone else noticed a trendy occupation?
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 » |
11 / 4,128 |
by DianaCanada Monday 21 November 22 21:00 GMT (UK) |
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I'm sure we all agree with this....
Started by andrewalston |
1 / 915 |
by Nick29 Monday 06 February 12 11:58 GMT (UK) |
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Coincidence
Started by andrewalston |
3 / 857 |
by Lydart Friday 19 December 08 20:21 GMT (UK) |
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Change of emphasis?
Started by andrewalston |
4 / 844 |
by pharmaT Monday 02 July 18 10:08 BST (UK) |
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The things they try to sell us!
Started by andrewalston |
2 / 2,279 |
by River Tyne Lass Friday 12 August 22 13:36 BST (UK) |
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I wonder if she said yes?
Started by andrewalston |
1 / 685 |
by philipsearching Thursday 10 August 17 19:05 BST (UK) |
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Great house names
Started by andrewalston |
2 / 1,364 |
by marcie dean Thursday 07 October 10 20:38 BST (UK) |
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Murder, Mystery and My Family
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 3 4 » |
28 / 3,677 |
by pharmaT Monday 15 April 19 13:36 BST (UK) |
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Who wears the trousers?
Started by andrewalston |
5 / 348 |
by coombs Wednesday 28 February 24 15:23 GMT (UK) |
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Unusual relationships in 1861
Started by andrewalston |
4 / 1,144 |
by Ayashi Monday 27 November 17 21:34 GMT (UK) |
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You're as old as you feel
Started by andrewalston « 1 2 » |
13 / 1,571 |
by IgorStrav Tuesday 07 September 21 13:01 BST (UK) |
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2 / 933 |
by mshrmh Friday 27 July 12 15:44 BST (UK) |