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Findmypast to offer free access to military records for Remembrance Day
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Cost of probate records to become ten times more expensive in huge Government price hike
The UK government has announced that the cost of ordering civil probate records for England and Wales will increase from £1.50 to £16
First consumer DNA test to provide low-cost whole genome sequencing goes on sale
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Newly digitised British Army WW2 service records to go online for the first time
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David Olusoga investigates the history of the British Empire in new BBC TV series
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UK census records are a crucial family history resource, but when was the census taken and where can you find census records including free census websites?
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Cost of probate records to become ten times more expensive in huge Government price hike
The UK government has announced that the cost of ordering civil probate records for England and Wales will increase from £1.50 to £16