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6:24 Born 1909 and still alive - British woman is now the oldest person in the world (The Common Room) by Glen in Tinsel Kni
6:23 1 Word in Heraldic Description of a Crest - need help deciphering (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by manukarik
6:22 HENRY JOHN ATKINSON (Family History Beginners Board) by Milliepede
6:22 Query about Edwardian postcards (The Common Room) by Top-of-the-hill
6:15 Tom and Mary Brayshaw deaths (The Common Room) by AllanUK
6:06 THOMAS HUBERT MASON WW1 Salford (Lancashire) by trevalyn
6:05 Family Search - Compare a Face (Technical Help) by Zaphod99
5:59 Burial Records for Belturbet (Cavan) by california dreamin
5:52 Mystery and assistance looking for my ancestor John Wilson and Samuel Wilson (Bedfordshire Lookup Requests) by amondg
5:45 1691 burial in Lilleshall (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Zacktyr
5:36 WW2 RAF Service Number 1229885 Archibald Henry Gibbs RAF- which squadron? (World War Two) by Andy J2022
5:26 Finding William Lewis (Gloucestershire) by Milliepede
5:13 Offer: St Sepulchre Northampton baptism 1815 - 1834 (Northamptonshire Resources & Offers) by ClemFandango
5:04 Mystery and assistance looking for my ancestor John Wilson and Samuel Wilson (Northamptonshire Lookup Requests) by rosie99
4:56 And the next Ancestry feature is............. (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by 4b2
4:02 Help with place name please Limerick Ireland (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by heywood
3:41 Help with mother's maiden name from marriage record (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by PatLac
3:40 Suicide 1918, Mansford street, Bethnal Green (London and Middlesex) by petey22
3:09 What happened to Jane Dixon? (North Shields) (Northumberland) by trish1120
2:59 John Smith of Coven (Staffordshire) by PaulStaffs
2:54 LUCY family in 1848 (Cork) by garlands
2:42 Elizabeth Webb - which set of parents? (Herefordshire) by Norfolk Nan
2:06 Mass Observation Day 2026 (The Lighter Side) by ThrelfallYorky
1:24 Alice Luback Marriage / Death New York (US Lookup Requests) by shellyesq
1:18 Slightly Pixelated Photograph (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by loord74
1:15 Help in tracing an Aunt (Offaly (Kings)) by rathmore
12:50 Broe/Brough of Rathfarnham Dublin (Dublin) by TAFH
12:37 Elizabeth B Traynor (London and Middlesex) by chalkley1973
11:55 Trying to find record of a marriage in Biella, Italy (Europe) by Hermann Hellemann
11:34 Irwin: Alexander b1790 d1883 (Derry (Londonderry)) by aghadowey
10:43 Diary summary week ending 18th May 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by Viktoria
10:25 George Lindsay, Elizabeth Lindsay (nee Mulrennan), the Haw, Lifford (Donegal) by Kiltaglassan
10:10 Sarah Moore Henley in Arden (Warwickshire) by Zakerias
9:43 Does anyone know Mannion Buildings in Manchester? (Lancashire) by rgh79
8:51 Place Name - Reading Help (Northamptonshire) by rkraeuatzd
8:23 Millens in Hothfield (Kent) by jmillen1
8:20 Apps vanishing on Android phobile (Technical Help) by Forfarian
7:08 Jacob Doell family photo (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by fatkid

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